Sakana Namazu is a Japanese-specialized reasoning model from Sakana AI, based on Kimi K2.6 with additional training for Japanese language and business contexts. It is suited for Japanese instruction following,...
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Sakana: Sakana Namazu holds the #155 spot for context size out of 386 chat models in the CoreAI catalog — 262K tokens, roughly 196,608 words or 393 pages of text in a single conversation. On price, it is the #110 cheapest of 180 standard-tier models by input cost. Released 2026-08-11, it is one of the 2 newest additions to the catalog. It supports step-by-step reasoning (thinking mode) and accepts image input.
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A typical question (about 1,000 tokens in, 500 out) runs $0.00295 on Sakana: Sakana Namazu's raw per-token rates; a heavy session with a 50K-token document costs about $0.068. On CoreAI you don't juggle these numbers — one subscription covers Sakana: Sakana Namazu and 300+ other models under a plan usage limit, with no API keys. See plans.
Sakana: Sakana Namazu handles 262K tokens of context — roughly 196,608 words, or about 393 pages of text in one conversation.
Sakana: Sakana Namazu's underlying rates are $0.95 per 1M input tokens and $4 per 1M output tokens. On CoreAI it is included in one subscription alongside 300+ models, so there is no per-token billing to manage.
Yes — Sakana: Sakana Namazu accepts image input, so you can attach screenshots, photos or diagrams and ask questions about them.
Yes. Sakana: Sakana Namazu can work through problems step by step before answering; on CoreAI you can toggle thinking mode per message.
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The closest alternatives on CoreAI are Sakana: Fugu Ultra, MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.7 Code, inclusionAI: Ling-2.6-flash — similar capability. The fastest way to choose is running one prompt through them side by side in CoreAI's Compare view.
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