Ornith 1.0 9B vs Fugu vs Seed 2.1 Pro
Fugu comes out ahead, 66 to 62 and 51 on our weighted score.
DeepReinforce
Ornith 1.0 9B
51/100- ECI—
- Price—
- Context262K
- Our pick
Sakana AI
Fugu
66/100- ECI—
- Price—
- Context1M
ByteDance SeedSeed 2.1 Pro
62/100- ECI—
- Price$0.891 / $4.45
- Context256K
Fugu is our pick
Fugu is the better all-round choice, scoring 66/100 against Seed 2.1 Pro (62) and Ornith 1.0 9B (51). It leads on context window. Seed 2.1 Pro wins 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 priceSeed 2.1 ProSeed 2.1 Pro $1.78 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend) · Ornith 1.0 9B and Fugu unpriced
- Longest contextFuguFugu 1,000,000 · Ornith 1.0 9B 262,144 · Seed 2.1 Pro 256,000 tokens
- Widest inputsSeed 2.1 ProOrnith 1.0 9B: Text, Images · Fugu: Text, Images · Seed 2.1 Pro: Text, Images, Video
- Self-hostingOrnith 1.0 9BPublishes downloadable weights (MIT)
| Measure | Weight | Ornith 1.0 9B | Fugu | Seed 2.1 Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inputs & features | 60% | 60 | 70 | 80 |
| Context window | 40% | 37 | 60 | 36 |
| Overall | 100% | 51/100 | 66/100 | 62/100 |
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 | Ornith 1.0 9BDeepReinforce | FuguSakana AI | Seed 2.1 ProByteDance Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | — | — | $0.891 |
| Output | — | — | $4.45 |
| Cached input | — | — | $0.178 |
| Blended (3:1) | — | — | $1.78 |
| Long-context rate | — | — | Same rate |
| Price source | — | — | Official Volcengine Ark API |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 262,144 tokens | 1,000,000 tokens (best) | 256,000 tokens |
| Max output | — | — | 256,000 tokens |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| PDFs | No | No | No |
| Audio | No | No | No |
| Video | No | No | Yes |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yeshigh · xhigh | Yesminimal · low · medium · high · xhigh · max |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | No | Yes | Yes |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | OpenMIT | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| API model ID | — | fugu | doubao-seed-2-1-pro-260628 |
| API providers | — | 1 | 2 (best) |
| Released | Jun 25, 2026 | Jun 15, 2026 | Jun 23, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | — | — |
What would a month cost?
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- Ornith 1.0 9B—
- Fugu—
- Seed 2.1 Pro$17.81
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Ornith 1.0 9B, Fugu or Seed 2.1 Pro?
Fugu is the better all-round choice, scoring 66/100 against Seed 2.1 Pro (62) and Ornith 1.0 9B (51). It leads on context window. Seed 2.1 Pro wins 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, Ornith 1.0 9B, Fugu or Seed 2.1 Pro?
Seed 2.1 Pro is cheaper at $0.891 input / $4.45 output per million tokens (official Volcengine Ark API price). . At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $1.78 per million tokens for Seed 2.1 Pro versus . Ornith 1.0 9B and Fugu has no published per-token price.
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Ornith 1.0 9B has not been scored yet, Fugu has not been scored yet and Seed 2.1 Pro has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Ornith 1.0 9B, Fugu and Seed 2.1 Pro 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 has the largest context window at 1,000,000 tokens, against 262,144 for Ornith 1.0 9B and 256,000 for Seed 2.1 Pro. Maximum output per response: Seed 2.1 Pro up to 256,000 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Ornith 1.0 9B accepts text and images; Fugu accepts text and images; Seed 2.1 Pro accepts text, images and video. Seed 2.1 Pro handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Ornith 1.0 9B publishes its weights (MIT) and can be self-hosted; Fugu and Seed 2.1 Pro is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Ornith 1.0 9B is the newest, released Jun 25, 2026. Seed 2.1 Pro came out Jun 23, 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 Oct 4, 2026.
