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Sakana AI launches Fugu Max and Ultra v2 for cost-effective multi-agent orchestration

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Sakana AI has launched Fugu Max and Fugu Ultra v2, two new models in its Sakana Fugu family designed for multi-agent orchestration. Fugu acts as a learned orchestrator, routing tasks to a pool of other models via a single API. Fugu Max optimizes for cost-effectiveness, offering lower pricing than competitors while achieving strong benchmark performance. Fugu Ultra v2 focuses on high capability for complex, multi-step tasks, particularly in areas like visual reasoning and software development, without relying on proprietary models like Fable 5 or GPT-6-Astra. AI

IMPACT These models offer a new approach to multi-agent systems, potentially lowering costs and increasing efficiency for complex AI tasks.

RANK_REASON New model release from an AI lab. [lever_c_demoted from frontier_release: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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Sakana AI launches Fugu Max and Ultra v2 for cost-effective multi-agent orchestration

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  1. MarkTechPost TIER_1 English(EN) · Asif Razzaq ·

    Sakana AI Launches Fugu Max and Fugu Ultra v2 for Cheaper, Stronger Multi-Agent Orchestration

    <p>Sakana AI has released Fugu Max and Fugu Ultra v2, 2 models built on the same learned orchestration architecture. Fugu Max routes tasks to lean open and specialized models, including NVIDIA Nemotron, at $2/$6 per 1M tokens. Fugu Ultra v2 targets peak capability, scoring 48.3 o…

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