head-to-head
Sakana: Fugu Max vs Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max (0902)
Side-by-side comparison of specs, pricing, benchmark scores, and task rankings. Updated 2026-11-07.
| Sakana: Fugu Max | Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max (0902) | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | sakana | qwen |
| Quality Score | 100 | 100 |
| Input Price | $2.00/M | $2.00/M |
| Output Price | $6.00/M | $6.00/M |
| Context Window | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
| Max Output | 128,000 | 131,072 |
| Tool Calling | ✓ | ✓ |
| Structured Output | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reasoning Mode | ✓ | ✓ |
| Vision | ✓ | ✓ |
| Audio | - | - |
The verdict
For a sample job of 1 million input tokens and 250,000 output tokens, both cost $3.50 at current list prices.
Both read up to 1,000,000 tokens at once, roughly 1,500 pages of text.
Only Qwen3.8 Max (0902) offers video input.
Pick Qwen3.8 Max (0902) if you need video input.
Costs use current list prices per million tokens; page counts assume about 0.75 words per token and 500 words per page.
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