AI Models · Paid vs Paid

SAFugu Ultra Paid vs AMNova Micro 1.0 Paid

Fugu Ultra vs Nova Micro 1.0 compared — price per token, context window, multimodality, openness and which to choose. Full 2026 breakdown.

Fugu Ultra — full profile ›  ·  Nova Micro 1.0 — full profile ›

Prices & specs refreshed from live data · olud.ai

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SAFugu UltraPaidSakana AI
$5 /M input
$30 /M outputManaged API (no infra to run)
TypeProprietary
Context window1M tokens
MultimodalYes
Self-hostNo
AMNova Micro 1.0PaidAmazon
$0.04 /M input
$0.14 /M outputManaged API (no infra to run)
TypeProprietary
Context window128K tokens
MultimodalNo
Self-hostNo
Choose Nova Micro 1.0 for the lower output price ($0.14/M vs $30/M). Choose Fugu Ultra if you need the larger 1M context window.

Fugu Ultra vs Nova Micro 1.0 specs

SpecFugu UltraNova Micro 1.0Winner
MakerSakana AIAmazon–
TypeProprietaryProprietary–
Context window1M tokens128K tokensSAFugu Ultra
Input price$5/M$0.04/MAMNova Micro 1.0
Output price$30/M$0.14/MAMNova Micro 1.0
Vision / multimodalYesNoSAFugu Ultra
Tool / function callingYesYes= Tie
Self-hostableNo (API only)No (API only)–
LicenseProprietaryProprietary–

Price gap & when to choose each

214×cheaper per output token

Nova Micro 1.0 is ~214× cheaper than Fugu Ultra on output tokens ($0.14 vs $30 per M tokens).

SAChoose Fugu Ultra if…
  • You want frontier performance through a managed API
  • You need the longer 1M context window
  • You value reliability & ecosystem
  • You don't want to manage infrastructure
AMChoose Nova Micro 1.0 if…
  • You want frontier performance through a managed API
  • You want the lower output price
  • You value reliability & ecosystem
  • You don't want to manage infrastructure

Feature comparison

CapabilityFugu UltraNova Micro 1.0
Open weights (downloadable)✗✗
Self-hostable✗✗
Runs fully offline✗✗
Vision / multimodal✓✗
Tool / function calling✓✓
1M+ context window✓✗

How Fugu Ultra and Nova Micro 1.0 score

🤝 Neck and neck on these criteria (3.1 vs 2.9 / 5).
CriterionFugu UltraNova Micro 1.0
Cost-efficiency3.05.0
Context window5.03.5
Openness1.51.5
Self-hosting1.01.0
Multimodality5.03.5

Scores come from live data — output price (cost), context length, open vs closed weights (openness & self-hosting) and vision/tool support (multimodality). Raw task quality isn't scored here; it depends on your benchmark — see the verdict.

What each model is

Fugu Ultra Paid

Sakana AI · Proprietary

Fugu Ultra is the higher-performance model in Sakana AI's Fugu family. Rather than a single monolithic model, Fugu is a learned multi-agent orchestration system: a language model trained to route...

Nova Micro 1.0 Paid

Amazon · Proprietary

Amazon Nova Micro 1.0 is a text-only model that delivers the lowest latency responses in the Amazon Nova family of models at a very low cost. With a context length...

Frequently asked questions

Fugu Ultra vs Nova Micro 1.0 — which is cheaper?

Nova Micro 1.0 is cheaper on output ($0.14/M vs $30/M).

Which has the larger context window?

Fugu Ultra offers the larger context window (1M tokens).

Fugu Ultra vs Nova Micro 1.0 — which should I pick in 2026?

Choose Nova Micro 1.0 for the lower output price ($0.14/M vs $30/M). Choose Fugu Ultra if you need the larger 1M context window.

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