# Modal joins CNCF as gVisor maintainer

> Modal, along with Ant Group and Tines, will help maintain Google's gVisor runtime after Google donated it to the CNCF.

Oossa · 2026-11-11 · https://oossa.com/en/modal-joins-cncf-as-gvisor-maintainer

At KubeCon in Salt Lake City, Google announced it is giving the gVisor container runtime to the Cloud Native Computing Foundation. Modal said it will become one of three new maintainers, alongside Ant Group and Tines. Modal already runs about 40 million gVisor containers daily for AI workloads and plans to contribute more code upstream.

## The facts

- Modal launches ~40 million gVisor containers a day
- Modal joins gVisor maintainers with Ant Group and Tines

## Why it matters

Customers get a more secure and GPU‑friendly container runtime backed by multiple industry players.

## Sources & references

1. [Modal becomes a gVisor maintainer](https://modal.com/blog/modal-gvisor-maintainer) – Modal, 2026-11-11

Last updated: 2026-11-11