Sakana Fugu vs SWE-1.7
Head-to-head comparison across 1benchmark categories. Overall scores shown here use BenchLM's provisional ranking lane.
Verdict
Sakana Fugu leads for most workloads by a narrow margin.
Based on BenchLM composite scores, July 2026.
Sakana Fugu
76
SWE-1.7
75
Pick Sakana Fugu if you want the stronger benchmark profile. SWE-1.7 only becomes the better choice if agentic is the priority.
Category Breakdown
| Benchmark | Sakana Fugu | Δ | SWE-1.7 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agentic | 80.2 | → 1.3 | 81.5 |
| Coding | 59.3 | — | — |
| Reasoning | 86.6 | — | — |
| Knowledge | 95.5 | — | — |
| Multimodal | 85.1 | — | — |
Operational Comparison
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Quick Verdict
Pick Sakana Fugu if you want the stronger benchmark profile. SWE-1.7 only becomes the better choice if agentic is the priority.
Sakana Fugu finishes one point ahead on BenchLM's provisional leaderboard, 76 to 75. That is enough to call, but not enough to treat as a blowout. This matchup comes down to a few meaningful edges rather than one model dominating the board.
Sakana Fugu gives you the larger context window at 1M, compared with 256K for SWE-1.7.
Benchmark Deep Dive
Frequently Asked Questions (2)
Which is better, Sakana Fugu or SWE-1.7?
Sakana Fugu is ahead on BenchLM's provisional leaderboard, 76 to 75. The biggest single separator in this matchup is Terminal-Bench 2.0, where the scores are 80.2% and 81.5%.
Which is better for agentic tasks, Sakana Fugu or SWE-1.7?
SWE-1.7 has the edge for agentic tasks in this comparison, averaging 81.5 versus 80.2. Inside this category, Terminal-Bench 2.0 is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
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