| Provider | Sakana |
|---|---|
| Model ID | sakana/sakana-namazu |
| Prompt Price per 1M tokens | $0.95 |
| Completion Price per 1M tokens | $4 |
| Sample Workload Cost 1M input + 500K output | $2.95 |
| Context Window | 262.14K |
| Release Date |
Sakana Namazu
Sakana API model specs with normalized input price, output price, context window, sample workload cost, and related comparisons.
Page updated:
Data confirmed:
Prices normalized to USD per 1M tokens
Sample workload: 1M input + 500K output
Budget brief
Sakana Namazu is estimated at $2.95 for the standard workload.
Sakana Namazu is best suited for general API evaluation. A 1M input token plus 500K output token workload is estimated at $2.95.
Input price$0.95per 1M tokens
Output price$4per 1M tokens
Context window262.14Kreported maximum
Releasecatalog timestamp
Use this as a first-pass planning estimate, then verify provider limits, routing, discounts, and availability before production deployment.
Estimate your workload cost
Estimate this model for your workload
This estimate uses normalized public API pricing per 1M tokens. It is a planning aid, not a billing quote. Verify provider pricing, limits, and terms before production use.
Alternative path
Alternative Shortlist
Use these rows to build a test shortlist around Sakana Namazu. Lower cost, same-provider fit, and larger context are separate decisions, so each group is ranked by a different signal.
Lower-cost alternatives
Cross-provider candidates with a lower standard 1M input plus 500K output estimate.
| Model | Provider | Sample Cost | Context | Why it is here | Next Step |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New🔥Ox Alpha | stealth | $0 | 1.05M | Lower standard workload estimate from another provider. | Open model Compare |
| 🔥Nemotron 3 Ultra (free) | NVIDIA | $0 | 1M | Lower standard workload estimate from another provider. | Open model Compare |
| 🔥Laguna S 2.1 (free) | Poolside | $0 | 262.14K | Lower standard workload estimate from another provider. | Open model Compare |
| New🔥Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (free) | NVIDIA | $0 | 1M | Lower standard workload estimate from another provider. | Open model Compare |
Same-provider swaps
Lower-cost options from the same provider, useful when account setup or procurement is already fixed.
| Model | Provider | Sample Cost | Context | Why it is here | Next Step |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No lower-cost same-provider swap is currently tracked for this model. | |||||
Larger-context upgrades near this budget
Models with more context that stay within a close sample-cost band when price data is available.
| Model | Provider | Sample Cost | Context | Why it is here | Next Step |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent | SpaceXAI | $2.5 | 2M | More context while staying near this model's sample-cost band. | Open model Compare |
| Grok 4.20 | SpaceXAI | $2.5 | 2M | More context while staying near this model's sample-cost band. | Open model Compare |
| 🔥DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | DeepSeek | $0.17 | 1.31M | More context while staying near this model's sample-cost band. | Open model Compare |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest | deepseek | $0.11 | 1.31M | More context while staying near this model's sample-cost band. | Open model Compare |
Sakana Namazu is a Japanese-specialized reasoning model from Sakana AI, based on Kimi K2.6 with additional training for Japanese language and business contexts. It is suited for Japanese instruction following,...
Sakana Namazu is best suited for general API evaluation.
A 1M input token plus 500K output token workload is estimated at $2.95.
Decision Shortcuts
Compare this model
Search head-to-head pages that include Sakana Namazu and review input price, output price, context, and sample workload cost.
Find comparisonsSakana catalog
See other Sakana models before narrowing your shortlist.
Open provider hubCheaper alternatives
Start from models sorted by a standard cost estimate when budget is the first constraint.
Browse low-cost modelsLong-context alternatives
Compare large-context models for retrieval, documents, and codebase review.
Browse long-context modelsHigh-Interest Comparisons
Search this model| Comparison | Cost-first Pick | Context Pick |
|---|---|---|
| No high-interest comparison is currently available for this model. | ||
Popular Comparisons
Search all comparisons| Comparison | Newest Release |
|---|---|
| 🔥Claude Opus 5 vs Sakana Namazu | |
| 🔥Claude Sonnet 5 vs Sakana Namazu | |
| 🔥DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 vs Sakana Namazu | |
| 🔥DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 vs Sakana Namazu | |
| NewDeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp vs Sakana Namazu | |
| 🔥DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 vs Sakana Namazu | |
| NewDeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 vs Sakana Namazu | |
| NewDots3-Note Preview (free) vs Sakana Namazu | |
| 🔥Gemini 3 Flash Preview vs Sakana Namazu | |
| 🔥Gemini 3.6 Flash vs Sakana Namazu |