Fugu Ultra vs GPT-5.5.
model vs model · prices as of
GPT-5.5 takes 2 of 5 rounds against Fugu Ultra. It is also the cheaper of the two to run, at $40.91 per million tokens against $45.
Sakana AIFugu Ultra
$45/M tokens
Sakana AI list price, nothing below it is accounted for · $4.80 per 1,000 pages
1M context · tool calling · reads images
List price in (lower wins)
$5/M
$5/M
List price out (lower wins)
$30/M
$30/M
Cheapest we can explain (lower wins)
none below list
$40.91/M at Poe
Standard price (lower wins)
$45/M
$45/M
Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)
$4.80
$4.36
Context
1M tokens
1.1M tokens
Open weights
not stated
no
Tool calling
yes
yes
Structured output
yes
yes
Reads images
yes
yes
Reasoning
yes
yes
Released
24 Jun 2026
23 Apr 2026
Providers selling it
12
49
Price we measure against
the maker's own
the maker's own
Trains on your prompts (no is better)
no provider to check
not stated
Providers selling both · 10
Kilo Gateway$45 / $45
LLM Gateway$45 / $45
LLMTR$45 / $45
Merge Gateway$45 / $45
NanoGPT$45 / $45
Nous Portal$45 / $45
OpenRouter$45 / $45
Pioneer$45 / $45
Fugu Ultra then GPT-5.5, per million tokens · showing the 8 cheapest of 10
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What moved in the last seven days
- Fugu UltraNous Portal$4 / $24 $5 / $3025% dearer ·
- GPT-5.5Nous Portal$4 / $24 $5 / $3025% dearer ·
- Fugu UltraNanoGPT$5.25 / $31.50 $5 / $305% cheaper ·
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Fugu Ultra or GPT-5.5?
- GPT-5.5, at $40.91 per million tokens against $45 for Fugu Ultra, three parts input to one part output, read on 16 Sept 2026.
- Where is each one cheapest?
- Fugu Ultra: nobody goes below the maker's own price with a reason we can point at, so $45 is the number to beat. GPT-5.5: $40.91 at Poe.
- Can I buy both from one provider?
- Yes. 10 providers sell both: Kilo Gateway, LLM Gateway, LLMTR, Merge Gateway, NanoGPT, Nous Portal, and more. The cheapest of them for the two together is Kilo Gateway.
- Which holds more context?
- GPT-5.5, at 1.1M tokens against 1M.
Prices exclude tax and are per million tokens, read 16 Sept 2026 from each provider's own catalog. The standard price blends three parts input to one part output; a page is 600 tokens in and 60 out. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.