Sakana pricing in 2026
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API pricing per million tokens
| Model | Tier | Context | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Tokens / $1 | Intelligence / $1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fugu Max | balanced | 1.0M | $2 | $6 | 200.0k | 160,000 |
| Fugu Ultra v2 | balanced | 1.0M | $5 | $30 | 42.1k | 33,684 |
Prices verified 2026-09-19 — refreshed weekly from the OpenRouter catalog.
Models in the Sakana family
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Sakana pricing — frequently asked questions
How much does Sakana cost per million tokens?
Fugu Max costs $2 per 1M input tokens and $6 per 1M output tokens. On a typical 1:3 input-to-output workload that works out to roughly 200.0k tokens per dollar.
Does Sakana have a free tier?
Sakana does not currently offer a free plan, but you can still compare its API pricing against every other provider in the AI Intelligence Calculator.
Is Sakana the best value AI in 2026?
Value depends on your workload. You can compare Sakana's tokens-per-dollar and intelligence-per-dollar scores against every other provider in the AI Intelligence Calculator.
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