AI Models · Paid vs Paid

o1-pro Paid vs SAFugu Ultra Paid

o1-pro vs Fugu Ultra compared — price per token, context window, multimodality, openness and which to choose. Full 2026 breakdown.

Prices & specs refreshed from live data · olud.ai

Open-model prices = cheapest provider via OpenRouter; official maker rates may be higher.

o1-proPaidOpenAI
$150 /M input
$600 /M outputManaged API (no infra to run)
TypeProprietary
Context window200K tokens
MultimodalYes
Self-hostNo
SAFugu UltraPaidSakana AI
$5 /M input
$30 /M outputManaged API (no infra to run)
TypeProprietary
Context window1M tokens
MultimodalYes
Self-hostNo
Choose Fugu Ultra for the lower output price ($30/M vs $600/M). It also gives you the larger 1M context window.

o1-pro vs Fugu Ultra specs

Speco1-proFugu UltraWinner
MakerOpenAISakana AI
TypeProprietaryProprietary
Context window200K tokens1M tokensSAFugu Ultra
Input price$150/M$5/MSAFugu Ultra
Output price$600/M$30/MSAFugu Ultra
Vision / multimodalYesYes= Tie
Tool / function callingNoYesSAFugu Ultra
Self-hostableNo (API only)No (API only)
LicenseProprietaryProprietary

Price gap & when to choose each

20×cheaper per output token

Fugu Ultra is ~20× cheaper than o1-pro on output tokens ($30 vs $600 per M tokens).

Choose o1-pro if…
  • You want frontier performance through a managed API
  • You value reliability & ecosystem
  • You don't want to manage infrastructure
SAChoose Fugu Ultra if…
  • You want frontier performance through a managed API
  • You need the longer 1M context window
  • You want the lower output price
  • You value reliability & ecosystem
  • You don't want to manage infrastructure

Feature comparison

Capabilityo1-proFugu Ultra
Open weights (downloadable)
Self-hostable
Runs fully offline
Vision / multimodal
Tool / function calling
1M+ context window

Benchmarks: o1-pro vs Fugu Ultra

Independent benchmark scores measured by Artificial Analysis. Higher is better (except latency).

o1-pro
Fugu Ultra
Intelligence index
12.4
Speed
0 tok/s
Latency
0s
Intelligence per $
0

Benchmark data by Artificial Analysis.

How o1-pro and Fugu Ultra score

🏆 Best value & openness: Fugu Ultra (3.1 vs 2.4 / 5)
Criteriono1-proFugu Ultra
Cost-efficiency2.03.0
Context window4.05.0
Openness1.51.5
Self-hosting1.01.0
Multimodality3.55.0

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

o1-pro Paid

OpenAI · Proprietary

The o1 series of models are trained with reinforcement learning to think before they answer and perform complex reasoning. The o1-pro model uses more compute to think harder and provide...

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...

Frequently asked questions

o1-pro vs Fugu Ultra — which is cheaper?

Fugu Ultra is cheaper on output ($30/M vs $600/M).

Which has the larger context window?

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

o1-pro vs Fugu Ultra — which should I pick in 2026?

Choose Fugu Ultra for the lower output price ($30/M vs $600/M). It also gives you the larger 1M context window.

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