Fugu vs Fugu Max
Too close to call on our weighted score (Fugu 66, Fugu Max 66). The right pick depends on what you value most.
Too close to call
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within a point (Fugu 66/100, Fugu Max 66/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Fugu Max on price. The score weighs inputs & features 60%, context window 40%. 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 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend) · Fugu unpriced
- Longest contextAbout the sameFugu 1,000,000 · Fugu Max 1,000,000 tokens
- Widest inputsFugu MaxFugu: Text, Images · Fugu Max: Text, Images, PDFs
- Self-hostingNo open weightsBoth are available only through APIs
| Measure | Weight | Fugu | Fugu Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inputs & features | 60% | 70 | 70 |
| Context window | 40% | 60 | 60 |
| Overall | 100% | 66/100 | 66/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability and price. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.
| Specification |  FuguSakana AI | Fugu MaxSakana AI |
|---|---|---|
| Capability | ||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | ||
| Input | — | $2.00 |
| Output | — | $6.00 |
| Cached input | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | — | $3.00 |
| Long-context rate | — | Same rate |
| Price source | — | Median of 9 providers |
| Limits | ||
| Context window | 1,000,000 tokens | 1,000,000 tokens |
| Max output | — | 128,000 tokens |
| Inputs and features | ||
| Text | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | Yes |
| PDFs | No | Yes |
| Audio | No | No |
| Video | No | No |
| Reasoning | Yeshigh · xhigh | Yes |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | Yes | No |
| Availability | ||
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| API model ID | fugu | — |
| API providers | 1 | 9 (best) |
| Released | Jun 15, 2026 | Sep 11, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | — |
What would a month cost?
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- Fugu—
- Fugu Max$32.00
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Fugu or Fugu Max?
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within a point (Fugu 66/100, Fugu Max 66/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Fugu Max on price. The score weighs inputs & features 60%, context window 40%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
Which is cheaper, Fugu or Fugu Max?
Fugu Max is cheaper at $2.00 input / $6.00 output per million tokens (median across 9 API providers). . At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $3.00 per million tokens for Fugu Max versus . Fugu has no published per-token price.
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Fugu has not been scored yet and Fugu Max has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Fugu and Fugu Max yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.
Which has the bigger context window?
Fugu and Fugu Max share the same 1,000,000-token context window. Maximum output per response: Fugu Max up to 128,000 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Fugu accepts text and images; Fugu Max accepts text, images and PDFs. Fugu Max handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
No. Fugu and Fugu Max are proprietary and only available through APIs and apps.
Which is newer?
Fugu Max is the newest, released Sep 11, 2026. Fugu came out Jun 15, 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 Nov 2, 2026.
