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Comparison · 3 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

Fugu Ultra vs Command A Plus vs Claude Mythos 5

Too close to call on our weighted score (Claude Mythos 5 36, Command A Plus 35, Fugu Ultra 33). The right pick depends on what you value most.

  1. Sakana AI

    Fugu Ultra

    Released Jun 15, 2026

    33/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$5.00 / $30.00
    • Context1M
  2. Cohere

    Command A Plus

    Released May 20, 2026

    35/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$2.50 / $10.00
    • Context128K
  3. Anthropic

    Claude Mythos 5

    Released Jun 9, 2026

    36/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$10.00 / $50.00
    • Context1M
01 — Verdict

Too close to call

It is close. Our weighted score puts them within a point (Claude Mythos 5 36/100, Command A Plus 35/100, Fugu Ultra 33/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Command A Plus on price. 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 priceCommand A PlusCommand A Plus $4.38 · Fugu Ultra $11.25 · Claude Mythos 5 $20.00 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextFugu Ultra and Claude Mythos 5Fugu Ultra 1,000,000 · Claude Mythos 5 1,000,000 · Command A Plus 128,000 tokens
  • Widest inputsClaude Mythos 5Fugu Ultra: Text, Images · Command A Plus: Text, Images · Claude Mythos 5: Text, Images, PDFs
  • Self-hostingCommand A PlusPublishes downloadable weights
How the score is built
MeasureWeightFugu UltraCommand A PlusClaude Mythos 5
Price50%0190
Inputs & features30%707080
Context window20%602460
Overall100%33/10035/10036/100

Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.

02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.

Fugu Ultra vs Command A Plus vs Claude Mythos 5 specifications side by side
SpecificationFugu UltraSakana AICommand A PlusCohereClaude Mythos 5Anthropic
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)———
ECI rank———
Price per million tokens
Input$5.00$2.50 (best)$10.00
Output$30.00$10.00 (best)$50.00
Cached input$0.50——
Blended (3:1)$11.25$4.38 (best)$20.00
Long-context rateOver 272K: $10.00 / $45.00Same rateSame rate
Price sourceOfficial Sakana AI APIOfficial Cohere APIMedian of 2 providers
Limits
Context window1,000,000 tokens (best)128,000 tokens1,000,000 tokens (best)
Max output—64,000 tokens128,000 tokens (best)
Inputs and features
TextYesYesYes
ImagesYesYesYes
PDFsNoNoYes
AudioNoNoNo
VideoNoNoNo
ReasoningYeshigh · xhighYesYes
Tool callingYesYesYes
Structured outputYesYesYes
Availability
WeightsProprietaryOpenProprietary
API model IDfugu-ultracommand-a-plus-05-2026—
API providers11 (best)12
ReleasedJun 15, 2026May 20, 2026Jun 9, 2026
Knowledge cutoff—Apr 1, 2025Jan 31, 2026
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • Fugu Ultra$110.00
  • Command A Plus$45.00
  • Claude Mythos 5$200.00
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Fugu Ultra, Command A Plus or Claude Mythos 5?

It is close. Our weighted score puts them within a point (Claude Mythos 5 36/100, Command A Plus 35/100, Fugu Ultra 33/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Command A Plus on price. 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, Fugu Ultra, Command A Plus or Claude Mythos 5?

Command A Plus is cheaper at $2.50 input / $10.00 output per million tokens (official Cohere API price). Fugu Ultra costs $5.00 input / $30.00 output per million tokens (official Sakana AI API price); Claude Mythos 5 costs $10.00 input / $50.00 output per million tokens (median across 2 API providers). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $4.38 per million tokens for Command A Plus versus $11.25 for Fugu Ultra (2.6× as much) and $20.00 for Claude Mythos 5 (4.6× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Fugu Ultra has not been scored yet, Command A Plus has not been scored yet and Claude Mythos 5 has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Fugu Ultra, Command A Plus and Claude Mythos 5 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 Ultra and Claude Mythos 5 have the largest context windows (1,000,000 and 1,000,000 tokens), against 128,000 for Command A Plus. Maximum output per response: Command A Plus up to 64,000, Claude Mythos 5 up to 128,000 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Fugu Ultra accepts text and images; Command A Plus accepts text and images; Claude Mythos 5 accepts text, images and PDFs. Claude Mythos 5 handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

Command A Plus publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Fugu Ultra and Claude Mythos 5 is proprietary.

Which is newer?

Fugu Ultra is the newest, released Jun 15, 2026. Claude Mythos 5 came out Jun 9, 2026; Command A Plus came out May 20, 2026. Knowledge cutoff: Command A Plus Apr 1, 2025, Claude Mythos 5 Jan 31, 2026.

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 Oct 4, 2026.