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Sakana Fugu-Ultra struggles with real-world coding tasks compared to Claude

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A developer tested Sakana Fugu-Ultra on a complex coding task, finding it fell short compared to their usual tool, Claude. While Fugu-Ultra's technical report suggests it's an orchestrator model designed for difficult problems, the real-world application revealed limitations. The user typically relies on Claude for serious coding work due to its integration into their workflow, but also maintains access to other models like ChatGPT and Sakana's API for redundancy. AI

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Sakana Fugu-Ultra struggles with real-world coding tasks compared to Claude

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