Author's Description
Fugu Max is the cost-performance model in Sakana AI's Fugu family. Rather than a single monolithic model, Fugu is a learned multi-agent orchestration system: a language model trained to route...
Key Specifications
Supported Parameters
This model supports the following parameters:
Features
This model supports the following features:
Performance Summary
Fugu Max, Sakana AI's cost-performance model, demonstrates moderate speed performance, ranking in the 40th percentile across benchmarks. However, it is positioned at a premium pricing level, placing in the 19th percentile for cost. A standout feature is its exceptional reliability, achieving a 100% success rate across all 8 benchmarks, indicating consistent and usable responses. In terms of specific performance, Fugu Max exhibits strong capabilities in Reasoning and Ethics, achieving perfect 100% accuracy in both categories. It also performs well in General Knowledge (99.5% accuracy) and Email Classification (98.0% accuracy). Its Instruction Following (80.0% accuracy) and Mathematics (93.0% accuracy) scores are respectable, placing it in the 82nd and 62nd percentiles respectively. While its Coding accuracy is solid at 90.0%, its Hallucinations score of 94.0% suggests room for improvement in acknowledging uncertainty, as it falls in the 43rd percentile for this metric. Key strengths include its high accuracy in critical reasoning and ethical considerations, coupled with its unparalleled reliability. The primary weakness lies in its premium pricing, which may be a consideration for cost-sensitive applications, and its moderate speed.
Model Pricing
Current Pricing
| Feature | Price (per 1M tokens) |
|---|---|
| Prompt | $2 |
| Completion | $6 |
| Input Cache Read | $0.25 |
| Web Search | $10000 |
Price History
Available Endpoints
| Provider | Endpoint Name | Context Length | Pricing (Input) | Pricing (Output) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sakana AI
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Sakana AI | sakana/fugu-max-20260911 | 1M | $2 / 1M tokens | $6 / 1M tokens |
Benchmark Results
| Benchmark | Category | Reasoning | Strategy | Free | Executions | Accuracy | Cost | Duration |
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Other Models by sakana
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Released | Params | Context |
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Speed | Ability | Cost |
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| Sakana: Fugu Ultra v2 | Sep 10, 2026 | — | 1M |
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★★ | ★★★★★ | +$$$$$ |
| Sakana: Sakana Namazu | Aug 10, 2026 | — | 262K |
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— | — | $$$$$ |
| Sakana: Fugu Ultra | Jun 23, 2026 | — | 1M |
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★ | ★★★★★ | +$$$$$ |