Case Study: Quora safely runs thousands of Python sandboxes with Modal Sandboxes

How Quora uses Modal to run thousands of Python sandboxes simultaneously

Quora, the popular Q&A platform, faced a challenge in securely and reliably executing untrusted, LLM-generated Python code within its Poe AI chatbot. They needed a solution from a vendor that provided enterprise-grade isolation, low latency, and massive scalability to handle millions of users. Quora turned to Modal to utilize their Modal Sandboxes product to meet these requirements.

By implementing Modal Sandboxes, Quora was able to ship the feature months earlier than if they had built an in-house solution. The solution from Modal delivered the necessary security and scalability, stress-tested to handle 1000 sandboxes per second. This resulted in Quora saving an ongoing two engineers' worth of infrastructure maintenance time.

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Hwan Seung Yeo

Director of Engineering