Sakana AI: Sakana Namazu
Sakana Namazu is a reasoning model from Sakana AI released on Aug 3, 2026. It reads text, images and files and writes text, with a 262K token context window and up to 66K tokens per reply.
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It costs $0.95 per million input tokens and $4 per million output tokens. Cached input bills at $0.15, 84% less than fresh input.
It supports tool calling, structured JSON output and prompt caching.
4 providers serve it, including Vercel AI Gateway, Kilo Gateway and Merge Gateway.
- Modalities
- In / out price
- $0.95 / $4 per 1M
- Context
- 262K
- Max output
- 66K
- Released
- Aug 3, 2026
- Knowledge cutoff
- n/a
- Tool calling
- Structured output
- Reasoning
- Prompt caching
- Open weights
- Free to use
Sakana Namazu pricing
USD, as listed on Oct 15, 2026. Most bills are input heavy, so the cached input rate matters as much as the headline price.
| Input | $0.95 / 1M tokens | |
|---|---|---|
| Output | $4 / 1M tokens | |
| Cached input (read) | $0.15 / 1M tokens | 84% off input |
Sakana Namazu providers
4 providers serve it, including Vercel AI Gateway, Kilo Gateway and Merge Gateway. Each host sets its own price and limits, so the cheapest one is not always the one with the longest context.
| Provider | Input /M | Output /M | Cache read /M | Context | Max output |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sakana AI First party | $0.95 | $4 | $0.15 | 262K | 66K |
| Vercel AI Gateway | $0.95 | $4 | $0.15 | 256K | 256K |
| Kilo Gateway | $0.95 | $4 | $0.15 | 262K | 66K |
| Merge Gateway | $0.95 | $4 | $0.15 | 262K | 66K |
What Sakana Namazu costs per month
Pick a workload close to yours or type your own volumes.
Supported request parameters
What you can set when you call Sakana Namazu through an OpenAI compatible API.
- Tools
tools - Structured outputs
structured_outputs - Reasoning
reasoning - Temperature
temperature
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Sakana Namazu questions
How much does the Sakana Namazu API cost?
$0.95 per million input tokens and $4 per million output tokens, with cached input at $0.15. The estimator on this page turns that into a monthly bill for your own workload.
What is the context window of Sakana Namazu?
262,144 tokens of input, and it can write up to 65,536 tokens in one reply. As a rough guide, a million tokens is around 750,000 English words.
Which providers serve Sakana Namazu?
4 providers serve it, including Vercel AI Gateway, Kilo Gateway and Merge Gateway. Prices differ by host, so the Providers table on this page lists each one with its input and output price.
Does Sakana Namazu support tool calling?
Yes. It accepts tool definitions and can return JSON that matches a schema, which is what an agent needs to call your APIs.
Is Sakana Namazu open source?
No. Sakana AI serves it through an API only, so you cannot download the weights or host it yourself.
When was Sakana Namazu released?
Aug 3, 2026.
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