{
  "schemaVersion": "1.1",
  "recordId": "CL-0007",
  "snapshotVersion": 1,
  "snapshotCreated": "2026-10-25",
  "sourcePublicationDate": "2026-10-19",
  "topic": "AI Agents",
  "organization": "Modal / NVIDIA",
  "claim": "Will NVIDIA Vera's agent-sandbox throughput advantage hold for customers?",
  "status": "Rollout and replication pending",
  "state": "announced",
  "sourceFinding": "Modal reported up to twice the throughput of comparable x86 GNR hardware under load in early Vera tests, and described a planned rollout.",
  "evidenceLimits": "This is vendor/operator-run infrastructure benchmarking, not independent replication or a universal doubling of AI agent speed.",
  "nextEvidenceTrigger": "General customer availability, third-party reproduction and realistic performance-per-cost data.",
  "sources": [
    {
      "name": "Modal NVIDIA Vera benchmarking",
      "url": "https://modal.com/blog/nvidia-vera-sandboxes",
      "published": "2026-10-19"
    }
  ],
  "sourceTimeline": "2026-10-19: Modal publishes its first Vera benchmark",
  "linkedNews": "https://cortist.com/news/nvidia-vera-modal-ai-agent-sandbox-benchmarks/",
  "topicUrl": "https://cortist.com/ai-agents/",
  "trackedPromise": "Roll out Vera CPU support for Modal Sandboxes; no firm date stated",
  "integrityRule": "Append-only revisions: never overwrite this snapshot. Future evidence changes require a new version and review."
}