Fugu vs Fugu Ultra vs Claude Mythos 5
Claude Mythos 5 comes out ahead, 72 to 66 and 66 on our weighted score, though Fugu Ultra is 44% cheaper per token.
Sakana AI
Fugu
66/100- ECI—
- Price—
- Context1M
Sakana AI
Fugu Ultra
66/100- ECI—
- Price$5.00 / $30.00
- Context1M
- Our pick
AnthropicClaude Mythos 5
72/100- ECI—
- Price$10.00 / $50.00
- Context1M
Claude Mythos 5 is our pick
Claude Mythos 5 is the better all-round choice, scoring 72/100 against Fugu (66) and Fugu Ultra (66). It leads on inputs & features. 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 UltraFugu Ultra $11.25 · Claude Mythos 5 $20.00 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend) · Fugu unpriced
- Longest contextAbout the sameFugu 1,000,000 · Fugu Ultra 1,000,000 · Claude Mythos 5 1,000,000 tokens
- Widest inputsClaude Mythos 5Fugu: Text, Images · Fugu Ultra: Text, Images · Claude Mythos 5: Text, Images, PDFs
- Self-hostingNo open weightsAll three are available only through APIs
| Measure | Weight | Fugu | Fugu Ultra | Claude Mythos 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inputs & features | 60% | 70 | 70 | 80 |
| Context window | 40% | 60 | 60 | 60 |
| Overall | 100% | 66/100 | 66/100 | 72/100 |
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 UltraSakana AI | Claude Mythos 5Anthropic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | — | $5.00 (best) | $10.00 |
| Output | — | $30.00 (best) | $50.00 |
| Cached input | — | $0.50 | — |
| Blended (3:1) | — | $11.25 (best) | $20.00 |
| Long-context rate | — | Over 272K: $10.00 / $45.00 | Same rate |
| Price source | — | Official Sakana AI API | Median of 2 providers |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 1,000,000 tokens | 1,000,000 tokens | 1,000,000 tokens |
| Max output | — | — | 128,000 tokens |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| PDFs | No | No | Yes |
| Audio | No | No | No |
| Video | No | No | No |
| Reasoning | Yeshigh · xhigh | Yeshigh · xhigh | Yes |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| API model ID | fugu | fugu-ultra | — |
| API providers | 1 | 11 (best) | 2 |
| Released | Jun 15, 2026 | Jun 15, 2026 | Jun 9, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | — | Jan 31, 2026 |
What would a month cost?
Enter your expected volume in millions of tokens. List prices only; caching and batch discounts would lower these.
- Fugu—
- Fugu Ultra$110.00
- Claude Mythos 5$200.00
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Fugu, Fugu Ultra or Claude Mythos 5?
Claude Mythos 5 is the better all-round choice, scoring 72/100 against Fugu (66) and Fugu Ultra (66). It leads on inputs & features. 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, Fugu Ultra or Claude Mythos 5?
Fugu Ultra is cheaper at $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 $11.25 per million tokens for Fugu Ultra versus $20.00 for Claude Mythos 5 (1.8× as much). Fugu has no published per-token price.
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Fugu has not been scored yet, Fugu Ultra 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, Fugu Ultra 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, Fugu Ultra and Claude Mythos 5 share the same 1,000,000-token context window. Maximum output per response: Claude Mythos 5 up to 128,000 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Fugu accepts text and images; Fugu Ultra 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?
No. Fugu, Fugu Ultra and Claude Mythos 5 are proprietary and only available through APIs and apps.
Which is newer?
Fugu is the newest, released Jun 15, 2026. Fugu Ultra came out Jun 15, 2026; Claude Mythos 5 came out Jun 9, 2026. Knowledge cutoff: 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.
