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DeepSeek-R1 vs Sakana Fugu-Ultra

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 0 shared benchmark results across 0 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

No sourced benchmark result is currently shared by both models. This page therefore compares only the available metadata, pricing, and runtime rows; it does not name a quality winner.
DeepSeek
51.67/100
No comparison
N/A
0 category wins0 category wins

Public leaderboard positions: DeepSeek-R1 #103 (Supported); Sakana Fugu-Ultra unranked (Not scored). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. DeepSeek-R1 and Sakana Fugu-Ultra share 0 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 11 results are unique to DeepSeek-R1; 11 to Sakana Fugu-Ultra.

Updated July 23, 2026
Shared results
0
DeepSeek-R1 only
11
Sakana Fugu-Ultra only
11
Comparable categories
0 / 8

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

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 0 shared benchmark results across 0 evidence categories; 0 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.

Why this result

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

Sakana Fugu-Ultra has the larger context window at 1M, compared with 128K for DeepSeek-R1.

Operational comparison

Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.

MetricDeepSeek-R1Sakana Fugu-UltraComparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensDeepSeek-R1$0.55 input / $2.19 outputSakana Fugu-UltraNot availableA complete price comparison is not available.
Generation speedtokens per secondDeepSeek-R1Not availableSakana Fugu-UltraNot availableA complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenDeepSeek-R1Not availableSakana Fugu-UltraNot availableA complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensDeepSeek-R1128KSakana Fugu-Ultra1MSakana Fugu-Ultra lists the larger context window.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkDeepSeek-R1Sakana Fugu-UltraResult
τ²-bench resultsSource 36.5%Not comparable
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 82.1%Not comparable
Coding
BenchmarkDeepSeek-R1Sakana Fugu-UltraResult
AA-SciCodeSource 40.3%Not comparable
SWE-bench ProSource 73.7%Not comparable
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 82.1%Not comparable
LiveCodeBench v6Source 93.2%Not comparable
LiveCodeBench ProSource 90.8%Not comparable
SciCodeSource 58.7%Not comparable
Reasoning
BenchmarkDeepSeek-R1Sakana Fugu-UltraResult
AA-LCRSource 54.7%Not comparable
CritPtSource 1.4%Not comparable
MRCRv2Source 93.6%Not comparable
Knowledge
BenchmarkDeepSeek-R1Sakana Fugu-UltraResult
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 20.1%Not comparable
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 81.3%Not comparable
AA-HLESource 14.9%Not comparable
AA-Omniscience IndexSource -27.1%Not comparable
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 31.0%Not comparable
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 84.0%Not comparable
GPQASource 95.5%Not comparable
GPQA-DSource 95.5%Not comparable
HLE w/o toolsSource 50%Not comparable
Multimodal
BenchmarkDeepSeek-R1Sakana Fugu-UltraResult
CharXivSource 86.6%Not comparable
Inst. Following
BenchmarkDeepSeek-R1Sakana Fugu-UltraResult
AA-IFBenchSource 39.6%Not comparable
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: Pricing unavailable 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$0
Self-host / moNot listed
Break-even
Proprietary model — self-hosting not applicable.
Model the full break-even

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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