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Sakana Fugu Ultra now available on AI Gateway

Sakana's multi-agent routing model now live on Vercel's AI Gateway—no single model, just the best tool for each job.

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Why it matters

Sakana Fugu Ultra brings a novel architecture (multi-agent routing pool) to mainstream developer access via Vercel, signaling a shift from single-model inference to dynamic agent orchestration at the platform layer.

The key facts

15 to know
  1. Sakana Fugu Ultra launched on Vercel AI Gateway

  2. Architecture: coordinates 1-3 agents dynamically, routes work based on problem type

  3. Capability parity with Claude Mythos Preview and Fable 5 (reasoning + scientific benchmarks)

  4. Integration: SDK call via modelsakana/fugu-ultra

  5. AI Gateway features: unified API, usage/cost tracking, retries, failover, performance optimization, custom reporting, Zero Data Retention, BYOK support

  6. Pricing: provider rates with no platform markup or inference fees

  7. Model playground available for testing

  8. Fugu Ultra available on Vercel AI Gateway

  9. Routes work across 1-3 agents depending on problem complexity

  10. Benchmarked comparable to Claude Mythos Preview and Fable 5

  11. No platform markup on inference pricing; matches provider rates directly

  12. Built on pool of publicly accessible frontier models, not single monolithic model

  13. Integration via AI SDK with modelsakana/fugu-ultra parameter

  14. Includes cost tracking, usage monitoring, failover, and performance optimization

  15. Published June 22, 2026

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Publisher excerpt: Sakana Fugu Ultra from Sakana AI is now available on .AI Gateway Fugu Ultra is built on a pool of publicly accessible frontier models, rather than running as a single model. It coordinates several models, routing work to 1-3 agents depending on the problem and combining their results into a single…
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