Aion-3.0 vs Fugu Max vs Command A Plus
Fugu Max comes out ahead, 46 to 35 and 26 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.
Aion Labs
Aion-3.0
26/100- ECI—
- Price$3.00 / $6.00
- Context131K
- Our pick
Sakana AIFugu Max
46/100- ECI—
- Price$2.00 / $6.00
- Context1M
CohereCommand A Plus
35/100- ECI—
- Price$2.50 / $10.00
- Context128K
Fugu Max is our pick
Fugu Max is the better all-round choice, scoring 46/100 against Command A Plus (35) and Aion-3.0 (26). It leads on price and context window. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
- CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
- Lowest priceFugu MaxFugu Max $3.00 · Aion-3.0 $3.75 · Command A Plus $4.38 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextFugu MaxFugu Max 1,000,000 · Aion-3.0 131,072 · Command A Plus 128,000 tokens
- Widest inputsFugu MaxAion-3.0: Text · Fugu Max: Text, Images, PDFs · Command A Plus: Text, Images
- Self-hostingCommand A PlusPublishes downloadable weights
| Measure | Weight | Aion-3.0 | Fugu Max | Command A Plus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 22 | 26 | 19 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 35 | 70 | 70 |
| Context window | 20% | 25 | 60 | 24 |
| Overall | 100% | 26/100 | 46/100 | 35/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.
| Specification | Aion-3.0Aion Labs | Fugu MaxSakana AI | Command A PlusCohere |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $3.00 | $2.00 (best) | $2.50 |
| Output | $6.00 (best) | $6.00 (best) | $10.00 |
| Cached input | — | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $3.75 | $3.00 (best) | $4.38 |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Median of 4 providers | Median of 9 providers | Official Cohere API |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 131,072 tokens | 1,000,000 tokens (best) | 128,000 tokens |
| Max output | 32,768 tokens | 128,000 tokens (best) | 64,000 tokens |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | No | Yes | Yes |
| PDFs | No | Yes | No |
| Audio | No | No | No |
| Video | No | No | No |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | No | No | Yes |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary | Open |
| API model ID | — | — | command-a-plus-05-2026 |
| API providers | 4 | 9 (best) | 3 |
| Released | May 5, 2026 | Sep 11, 2026 | May 20, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | — | Apr 1, 2025 |
What would a month cost?
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- Aion-3.0$42.00
- Fugu Max$32.00
- Command A Plus$45.00
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Aion-3.0, Fugu Max or Command A Plus?
Fugu Max is the better all-round choice, scoring 46/100 against Command A Plus (35) and Aion-3.0 (26). It leads on price and context window. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
Which is cheaper, Aion-3.0, Fugu Max or Command A Plus?
Fugu Max is cheaper at $2.00 input / $6.00 output per million tokens (median across 9 API providers). Aion-3.0 costs $3.00 input / $6.00 output per million tokens (median across 4 API providers); Command A Plus costs $2.50 input / $10.00 output per million tokens (official Cohere API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $3.00 per million tokens for Fugu Max versus $3.75 for Aion-3.0 (1.3× as much) and $4.38 for Command A Plus (1.5× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Aion-3.0 has not been scored yet, Fugu Max has not been scored yet and Command A Plus has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Aion-3.0, Fugu Max and Command A Plus yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. All three support tool calling for agent workflows.
Which has the bigger context window?
Fugu Max has the largest context window at 1,000,000 tokens, against 131,072 for Aion-3.0 and 128,000 for Command A Plus. Maximum output per response: Aion-3.0 up to 32,768, Fugu Max up to 128,000, Command A Plus up to 64,000 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Aion-3.0 accepts text; Fugu Max accepts text, images and PDFs; Command A Plus accepts text and images. Fugu Max handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Command A Plus publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Aion-3.0 and Fugu Max is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Fugu Max is the newest, released Sep 11, 2026. Command A Plus came out May 20, 2026; Aion-3.0 came out May 5, 2026. Knowledge cutoff: Command A Plus Apr 1, 2025.
How do you decide the winner?
Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Nov 2, 2026.
