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DeepSeek-R1 vs Sakana Fugu Ultra

Head-to-head comparison across 0benchmark categories. Overall scores shown here use BenchLM's provisional ranking lane.

Benchmark data for one or both models is coming soon. This page currently shows metadata and pricing where BenchLM has it, and score-level comparisons will populate as public benchmark results land.

DeepSeek-R1

32

VS

Sakana Fugu Ultra

100

0 categoriesvs0 categories

Benchmark data for DeepSeek-R1 and Sakana Fugu Ultra is coming soon on BenchLM.

Category Radar

Head-to-Head by Category

Operational Comparison

DeepSeek-R1

Sakana Fugu Ultra

Price (per 1M tokens)

$0.55 / $2.19

$5 / $30

Speed

N/A

N/A

Latency (first answer)

N/A

N/A

Context Window

128K

1M

Quick Verdict

Benchmark data for DeepSeek-R1 and Sakana Fugu Ultra is coming soon on BenchLM.

BenchLM has partial data for these models, but not enough overlapping benchmark coverage to produce a fair score-level comparison yet.

Sakana Fugu Ultra is priced at $5.00 input / $30.00 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.55 input / $2.19 output per 1M tokens for DeepSeek-R1. Sakana Fugu Ultra has the larger context window at 1M, compared with 128K for DeepSeek-R1.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Frequently Asked Questions (3)

Can I compare DeepSeek-R1 and Sakana Fugu Ultra on BenchLM yet?

Not fully yet. BenchLM is tracking both models, but the sourced benchmark breakdown for this comparison is still coming soon.

Why does this comparison show “coming soon”?

BenchLM only shows category winners and benchmark-level calls when we have sourced results that can be compared fairly. For these models, the public benchmark coverage is not complete enough yet.

What data is available for DeepSeek-R1 and Sakana Fugu Ultra today?

DeepSeek-R1: $0.55 input / $2.19 output per 1M tokens Sakana Fugu Ultra: $5.00 input / $30.00 output per 1M tokens Both model pages still include creator, context window, reasoning mode, and other metadata while benchmark coverage fills in.

Self-host vs API cost

Estimates at 50,000 req/day · 1000 tokens/req average.

DeepSeek-R1
API / mo$2,055
Self-host / mo$18,221
Break-even583M/day
Sakana Fugu Ultra
API / mo$26,250
Self-host / moN/A
Break-even
Proprietary model — self-hosting not applicable.
Model the full break-even

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Last updated: June 29, 2026

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