Sakana claims its AI model router Fugu Ultra v1.1 now beats Fable 5 without even including it in the pool
Quick Answer
Sakana AI's Fugu Ultra v1.1 claims to outperform Anthropic's Fable 5 by up to 7.9 points on benchmarks, despite Fable not being in its model pool.
Quick Take
The pricing remains at $5 per million input tokens and $30 per million output tokens, with a two-week training period for new models. Sakana still does not serve the EU or EEA due to regulatory concerns.
Key Points
- Fugu Ultra v1.1 shows a performance increase of up to 7.9 points over v1.0.
- The update includes a Claude Code-compatible endpoint for terminal access.
- Sakana's pricing remains at $5 per million input tokens and $30 per million output tokens.
- Fugu has been available on platforms like OpenRouter and Vercel since launch.
- Sakana does not serve the EU or EEA due to GDPR and regulatory issues.
Source Excerpt
Sakana AI has updated its Fugu Ultra AI router to version 1. 1, claiming gains of up to 7. 9 points over v1. 0. Independent verification doesn't exist yet. The update adds a Claude Code-compatible endpoint. The service remains unavailable in the EU.
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