Sakana Namazu: API pricing, providers and specs
Sakana Namazu is a text model by Sakana AI. 3 providers serve it, from $4 to $4.23 /1M; the lowest price is at Vercel AI Gateway.
How Sakana Namazu compares
Against the 737 text models on the site priced the same way.
- Pricey for its class: at $4 /1M, its lowest price is above 75% of comparable models (median $1.10).
- Its 262K-token context window is larger than 45% of them (median 262K), about 390 pages of text.
- 3 providers serve it; 52% of comparable models have fewer.
Sakana Namazu prices by provider
Every provider's list price, read from its own price page or API. A price marked “from” changes with context length, resolution or mode.
| Provider | Input | Output | Prompt caching | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vercel AI Gateway | $0.95/1M | $4/1M | $0.15/1M | 256K |
| OpenRouter | $0.95/1M | From$4/1M | $0.15/1M | 262K |
| AI/ML API | $1.01/1M | $4.23/1M | $0.159/1M | — |
- Vercel AI Gateway$4
- OpenRouterFrom$4
- AI/ML API$4.23
Specs
- Type
- Text
- Maker
- Sakana AI
- Inputs
- Image, Text
- Outputs
- Text
- Context
- 262K≈ 390 pages of text
- Max output
- 66K
- Capabilities
- Prompt caching, JSON, Reasoning, Tool calling, Vision
- Released
- Aug 3, 2026
- License
- proprietary
- Open weights
- No, API only
Alternatives to Sakana Namazu
Same kind of model from other makers, at a similar price.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sakana Namazuthis model | $4/1M | 262K | — | 3 |
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| GPT-6 Sol | $8/1M | 1.05M | 1682 | 28 |
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| Grok 4.7 | $4.80/1M | 500K | 1637 | 28 |
| Gemini 3 Flash | $2.40/1M | 1.05M | 1466 | 5 |
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Sakana Namazu FAQ
The lowest price for Sakana Namazu is $4 /1M, at Vercel AI Gateway.
Vercel AI Gateway, at $4 /1M. 3 providers serve Sakana Namazu; the table above lists every one with its price.
Sakana Namazu reads up to 262K tokens per request and writes up to 66K.
No. Sakana Namazu is only available through an API; Sakana AI does not publish its weights.
3 API providers serve Sakana Namazu. Compare their prices above, or open a provider to see everything it offers.
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