API pricing

# Sakana AI API pricing

> Sakana AI API prices run from $0.95 per million input tokens (Sakana Namazu) to $5 (Fugu Ultra).
- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/llm-pricing/sakana
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Title: Sakana AI API Pricing (October 2026): Every Model per 1M Tokens

Sakana AI API prices run from $0.95 per million input tokens (Sakana Namazu) to $5 (Fugu Ultra).

Last verified October 10, 2026

API prices per million tokens
|  |  |  | Cached input |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Sakana Namazu](https://noometry.com/models/sakana-namazu) | $0.95 | $4 | $0.15 | **$1.71** | 262K | — |
| [Fugu Max](https://noometry.com/models/fugu-max) | $2 | $6 | $0.25 | **$3** | 1M | — |
| [Fugu Ultra](https://noometry.com/models/fugu-ultra) | $5 | $30 | $0.50 | **$11.25** | 1M | — |

## Prices on other platforms

The same models are often sold through clouds and resellers at different rates.

| Model | Route | Input | Output | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Fugu Max](https://noometry.com/models/fugu-max) | openrouter | $2 | $6 | 2026-10-10 |
| [Fugu Ultra](https://noometry.com/models/fugu-ultra) | openrouter | $5 | $30 | 2026-10-10 |
| [Sakana Namazu](https://noometry.com/models/sakana-namazu) | openrouter | $0.95 | $4 | 2026-10-10 |

## Frequently asked questions

### How much does the Sakana AI API cost?

Sakana AI API prices run from $0.95 per million input tokens (Sakana Namazu) to $5 (Fugu Ultra).

### Does Sakana AI discount cached input?

Yes. Cached input is billed at a lower rate on 3 of the 3 priced models; the cached rate is listed next to each model.