Sakana releases Fugu Max and Fugu Ultra v2 orchestration models
Sakana AI released Fugu Max and Fugu Ultra v2 through its OpenAI-compatible API. The systems dynamically coordinate pools of open and specialist models: Max targets cost efficiency at $2 per million input tokens and $6 per million output tokens, while Ultra v2 targets harder multi-step work at $5 and $30 respectively, with higher rates above 272,000 tokens.
Why it matters: The product makes a multi-model agent team look like one model endpoint. That can simplify integration and reduce dependence on a single upstream provider, but it also moves routing, delegation, data exposure, latency and failure recovery behind an…