product · May 21, 2026

Modal Integrates with AppliedCompute to Train Custom Agents for Mercor and Other Clients

Modal announced integration with AppliedCompute for training custom agent workforces at companies including DoorDash, Mercor, and Cognition on May 20 2026. Frontier models set the baseline while specialized models raise performance ceilings according to the post. AppliedCompute uses Modal infrastructure for inference sandboxes batch processing and training. The video post received 103 likes and 14 reposts with 24,941 views. Mercor appears as one of three named clients in the infrastructure update.