Sakana Namazu vs Fugu Max
Side-by-side comparison of API pricing, specs, benchmarks, and capabilities
Sakana Namazu is 42.9% cheaper on blended cost ($1.71 vs $3.00/Mtok)
| Specification |
by Sakana AI
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by Sakana AI
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|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Status | Current mid tier | Current mid tier |
| Released | ||
| Pricing per million tokens | ||
| Input | $0.950/Mtok | $2.00/Mtok |
| Output | $4.00/Mtok | $6.00/Mtok |
| Blended avg | $1.71/Mtok | $3.00/Mtok |
| Cached input | $0.150/Mtok | $0.250/Mtok |
| Price basis | Sakana AI Token Plan (pay-as-you-go) list price, per 1M tokens, read on the vendor's own console pricing page (input $0.95, cached input $0.15, output $4.00) and corroborated by Sakana's product page sakana.ai/namazu/ at the same figures; OpenRouter matches exactly. Unlike the tracked Fugu Ultra row the published Namazu rate is FLAT — Sakana lists no context tier for it. Billing is per token only and Namazu is excluded from Sakana's subscription plans. The built-in tools are billed outside the token rate ($7.00 per 1,000 web-search calls, $0.12 per hour of code execution) and are therefore not part of the tracked per-token price. | Sakana AI Token Plan (pay-as-you-go) list price, per 1M tokens, flat at any context length — the card states 'Fixed rates regardless of context length', unlike the context-tiered Fugu Ultra. web_search and web_fetch tool calls are billed separately at $0.007 per call and are not part of the per-token rate. The monthly subscription tiers (Standard $20, Pro $100, Max $200) bundle usage allowances rather than per-token rates and are not the list price. Sakana states the service is not offered to users in EU or EEA member states. |
| Specifications | ||
| Context window | 262K tokens | 1M tokens |
| Parameters | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Speed (TPS) | — | — |
| Modalities | ||
| Input |
text
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textimage
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| Providers | ||
| Available from |
Sakana AI — $0.950/$4.00/Mtok
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Sakana AI — $2.00/$6.00/Mtok
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Cost at scale
1M tokens · 50/50 input/output| Volume | Sakana Namazu | Fugu Max | Savings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1M tokens | $1.71 | $3 | $1.29 (43%) |
| 10M tokens | $17.13 | $30 | $12.88 (42.9%) |
| 100M tokens | $171.25 | $300 | $128.75 (42.9%) |
| 1000M tokens | $1712.5 | $3000 | $1287.5 (42.9%) |
When to pick which
distilled from the pricing and spec data above
Pick Sakana Namazu if…
- cost dominates: $1.71/Mtok blended vs $3.00 — 42.9% less on the same 50/50 token mix
Pick Fugu Max if…
- your workload re-reads context (agents, RAG, long chats): cached input costs $0.250/Mtok — 88% off its list input price
- you need the longer context: 1M tokens vs 262K (3.8×)
Summary
Sakana Namazu by Sakana AI costs $0.950/Mtok input and $4.00/Mtok output, with a 262K-token context window. It supports text input.
Fugu Max by Sakana AI costs $2.00/Mtok input and $6.00/Mtok output, with a 1M-token context window. It supports text, image input.
On a blended cost basis, Sakana Namazu is 42.9% cheaper than Fugu Max.
Note: Pricing is per million tokens. Actual costs vary with usage patterns, prompt caching, and batch discounts. Always verify against official provider pricing pages.
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