Fugu Max vs Fugu Ultra v2
| Signal | Fugu Max | Delta | Fugu Ultra v2 |
|---|---|---|---|
Capabilities | 100 | -- | |
Pricing | 94 | +24 | |
Context window size | 95 | -- | |
Recency | 100 | -- | |
Output Capacity | 82 | -- | |
| Overall Result | 1 wins | of 5 | 0 wins |
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Fugu Max
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Fugu Max
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Fugu Ultra v2
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Fugu Max saves you $1500.00/month
That's $18000.00/year compared to Fugu Ultra v2 at your current usage level of 100K calls/month.
| Metric | Fugu Max | Fugu Ultra v2 | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Score | 40 | 40 | -- |
| Rank | #245 | #244 | Fugu Ultra v2 |
| Quality Rank | #245 | #244 | Fugu Ultra v2 |
| Adoption Rank | #245 | #244 | Fugu Ultra v2 |
| Parameters | -- | -- | -- |
| Context Window | 1000K | 1000K | -- |
| Pricing | $2.00/$6.00/M | $5.00/$30.00/M | -- |
| Signal Scores | |||
| Capabilities | 100 | 100 | Fugu Max |
| Pricing | 94 | 70 | Fugu Max |
| Context window size | 95 | 95 | Fugu Max |
| Recency | 100 | 100 | Fugu Max |
| Output Capacity | 82 | 82 | Fugu Max |
Our score (0-100) is driven by benchmark performance (90%) from Arena Elo ratings, MMLU, GPQA, HumanEval, SWE-bench, and 15+ standardized evaluations. Capabilities and context window serve as tiebreakers (10%). Learn more about our methodology.
Scores 40/100 (rank #245), placing it in the top 16% of all 290 models tracked.
Scores 40/100 (rank #244), placing it in the top 16% of all 290 models tracked.
With only a 0-point gap, these models are in the same performance tier. The practical difference in output quality is minimal - your choice should depend on pricing, latency requirements, and specific feature needs.
Choose Fugu Max when you need:
- High-volume production workloads where API costs must be minimized
- Step-by-step reasoning and chain-of-thought problem solving
Choose Fugu Ultra v2 when you need:
- Step-by-step reasoning and chain-of-thought problem solving
Fugu Max offers 77% better value per quality point. At 1M tokens/day, you'd spend $120.00/month with Fugu Max vs $525.00/month with Fugu Ultra v2 - a $405.00 monthly difference.
Both models have comparable response speeds. For most applications, the latency difference is negligible.
When latency matters most: Interactive chatbots, IDE code completion, real-time translation, and user-facing applications where response time directly impacts experience. For batch processing, background summarization, or offline analysis, latency is less critical.
Code generation & review
Based on overall model capabilities and architecture for coding tasks like generating functions, debugging, and refactoring
Customer support chatbot
Suitable for user-facing chat with competitive response times. Fugu Max also offers lower per-token costs for high-volume support
Long document analysis
Larger context window (1000K tokens) can process longer documents, contracts, and research papers in a single pass
Batch data extraction
Lower output pricing ($6.00/M) reduces costs when processing thousands of records daily
Creative writing & content
Higher overall composite score (40/100) correlates with better nuance, coherence, and style in long-form content
Image understanding & OCR
Supports vision input - can analyze screenshots, diagrams, photos, and scanned documents directly
Fugu Max and Fugu Ultra v2 are extremely close in overall performance (only 0 points apart). Your best choice depends entirely on which specific strengths matter most for your use case.
By Use Case
Best for Quality
Fugu Max
Marginally better benchmark scores; both are excellent
Best for Cost
Fugu Max
77% lower pricing; better value at scale
Best for Reliability
Fugu Max
Higher uptime and faster response speeds
Best for Prototyping
Fugu Max
Stronger community support and better developer experience
Best for Production
Fugu Max
Wider enterprise adoption and proven at scale
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- Choose for Quality - Marginally better benchmark scores; both are excellent
- Choose for Cost - 77% lower pricing; better value at scale
- Choose for Reliability - Higher uptime and faster response speeds
- Choose for Prototyping - Stronger community support and better developer experience
- Choose for Production - Wider enterprise adoption and proven at scale
| Capability | Fugu Max | Fugu Ultra v2 |
|---|---|---|
| Vision (Image Input) | ||
| Function Calling | ||
| Streaming | ||
| JSON Mode | ||
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| Web Search | ||
| Image Output |
Fugu Max
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Fugu Ultra v2
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Fugu Max saves you $34.20/month
That's 76% cheaper than Fugu Ultra v2 at 1,000 tokens/request and 100 requests/day.
Assumes 60% input / 40% output token ratio per request. Actual costs may vary based on your usage pattern.
| Parameter | Fugu Max | Fugu Ultra v2 |
|---|---|---|
| Context Window | 1M | 1M |
| Max Output Tokens | 128,000 | 128,000 |
| Open Source | No | No |
| Created | Sep 11, 2026 | Sep 11, 2026 |