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MULTI-AGENT MODELFUGU ULTRAOPENAI-COMPATIBLE API272K PRICE THRESHOLDNO EU/EEA

Fugu Ultra API Pricing

Sakana Fugu Ultra is the performance-optimized tier of Sakana Fugu, a multi-agent system delivered as one OpenAI-compatible model API. The official pricing row for fugu-ultra-20260615 lists $5/M input, $30/M output, and $0.50/M cached input, with higher rates once context exceeds 272K.

Input - per 1M tokens
$5.00/M
$10/M when context >272K standard
Output - per 1M tokens
$30.00/M
$45/M when context >272K standard
Cached input - 90% off
$0.50/M
$1/M when context >272K -90%
Effective - agentic blend
$3.61/M
92/8 split - 82% cache
§ 01 / TERMINAL

Run the numbers.

Live calculator pre-loaded with the standard Fugu Ultra token rates. For prompts whose context exceeds 272K, use the FAQ long-context rates or the scenario marked long-context.

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§ 02 / SCENARIOS

Real-world presets.

§ 03 / TOKENIZER

Paste text. See tokens. See cost.

Estimate · fugu-tokenizer-estimate · ≈3.85 chars/token Auto-counts as you type

This is a chars-per-token approximation, not a real tokenizer. Actual tokens vary by language, code density, and tool-call overhead — counts are typically ±10–20% off for English prose, more for code or non-Latin scripts. For exact billing, use the vendor's official tokenizer.

Characters 492
Words 73
Tokens (estimated) 128 tokens
Cost as input · uncached $0.000640 USD
Cost as output · uncached $0.003840 USD
Cost as cached input $0.000064 USD
§ 04 / SHELF

Up against the shelf.

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Model Input /M Output /M Effective blended Context Best for
Fugu Ultra Current $5.00 cache $0.50 $30.00 $3.61 agentic 92/8 272K tier Hard multi-agent orchestration
GPT-5.6 Sol $5.00 cache $0.50 $30.00 $3.61 same headline rates TBD OpenAI preview frontier tier
Claude Fable 5 $10.00 cache $1.00 $50.00 $6.41 same blend 1M Generally available Mythos-class agents
Claude Mythos 5 $10.00 cache $1.00 $50.00 $6.41 restricted 1M Restricted high-trust agent work
Claude Opus 4.8 $5.00 cache $0.50 $25.00 $3.21 same blend 1M Anthropic Opus alternative
Gemini 3.5 Flash $1.50 cache $0.15 $9.00 $1.08 same blend 1M Lower-cost multimodal context
Kimi K2.7 Code $0.95 cache $0.19 $4.00 $0.86 same blend 262K Code-focused lower-cost routing
GLM-5.2 $1.40 cache $0.26 $4.40 $1.08 same blend 1M Low-cost long-context agent work
§ 05 / DEEP LINKS

Specific scenarios.

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Frequently asked.

Fugu Ultra has a fixed public token row, but Sakana Fugu itself is a multi-agent model API, so the page separates published prices from orchestration behavior and regional limits.

Q · 01 How much does Fugu Ultra cost? +
Sakana lists fugu-ultra-20260615 at $5/M input tokens, $30/M output tokens, and $0.50/M cached input tokens on the official Fugu page, verified 2026-06-28.
Q · 02 What happens above 272K context? +
The official pricing row lists higher rates when context exceeds 272K: $10/M input, $45/M output, and $1.00/M cached input. AI//COST keeps those as long-context rates instead of blending them into the headline price.
Q · 03 Is Fugu Ultra just a wrapper around other models? +
Sakana describes Fugu as a multi-agent system delivered as one model. It dynamically orchestrates a pool of expert models behind one OpenAI-compatible API, so AI//COST treats Fugu Ultra as a priced model product while noting the orchestration layer.
Q · 04 Is Sakana Fugu available in the EU or EEA? +
No. The official page says Sakana Fugu is not yet available in the EU/EEA while Sakana works toward GDPR and EU-specific regulatory compliance.
Q · 05 How is regular Fugu priced? +
Regular Fugu does not have a single fixed public input/output row. Sakana says one active agent is charged at the standard rate for that underlying model, and multiple active agents are charged as a single rate based on the top-tier model involved.
Q · 06 Does this page include subscription plans? +
The model calculator uses pay-as-you-go token pricing. Sakana also lists monthly plans, but those are account-plan allowances rather than direct per-token prices, so they are summarized on the Sakana provider hub instead of used as token math.