Is Sakana better than Xingchen Agi?
It depends on the job: Sakana offers the broader line-up (5 models vs 1), Sakana the longest context (1M tokens). The workload table above shows which wins for chat, RAG, agents, batch jobs and long documents.
Sakana vs Xingchen Agi
Sakana lists 5 models and Xingchen Agi 1. Below: line-up, price tiers, the cheapest model for each capability, and what each costs for five real workloads.
At a glance
| Sakana | Xingchen Agi | |
|---|---|---|
| Models listed | 5 | 1 |
| Models with published pricing | 5 | 1 |
| Typical price (median, 3:1 blend per 1M) | $3.00 | n/a |
| Cheapest paid model | Sakana: Namazu ($1.71) | n/a |
| Longest context | Sakana: Fugu Max (1M) | XingChen: Xing4.0 29B A4B (free) (262K) |
| Free models | 0 | 1 |
| Newest model | Sakana: Fugu Max (2026-09-11) | XingChen: Xing4.0 29B A4B (free) (2026-10-16) |
| Price changes in the last 90 days | 0 | 0 |
What each costs for real workloads
For each workload: the cheapest model from each provider that can actually do it (fits the context window; tool calling required for the agent), and its monthly cost at list price.
| Workload (per month) | Sakana | Xingchen Agi |
|---|---|---|
| Customer-support chatbot 50,000 conversations — each a 6-turn conversation | $151 with Sakana: Namazu | no suitable model |
| RAG search over documents 20,000 questions — each a question answered from ~8 retrieved passages | $154 with Sakana: Namazu | no suitable model |
| Coding / tool-using agent 2,000 tasks — each a multi-step task with tool calls and file context | $162 with Sakana: Namazu | no suitable model |
| Batch summarisation 10,000 documents — each a 6,000-word report summarised to a page | $100 with Sakana: Namazu | no suitable model |
| Long-document analysis 500 documents — each a 150-page contract or codebase read in one pass | $51.50 with Sakana: Namazu | no suitable model |
Cheapest model for each capability
| You need | Sakana | Xingchen Agi |
|---|---|---|
| Any model | Sakana: Namazu ($1.71) | none listed |
| With tool calling | Sakana: Namazu ($1.71) | none listed |
| With image input | Sakana: Namazu ($1.71) | none listed |
| With reasoning mode | Sakana: Namazu ($1.71) | none listed |
| 128K+ context | Sakana: Namazu ($1.71) | none listed |
| 1M+ context | Sakana: Fugu Max ($3.00) | none listed |
Line-up by type and price tier
| Model type | Sakana | Xingchen Agi |
|---|---|---|
| text+image+file->text | 4 | 0 |
| text+image->text | 1 | 0 |
| text->text | 0 | 1 |
| Price per 1M (3:1 blend) | Sakana | Xingchen Agi |
|---|---|---|
| Free | 0 | 1 |
| Under $0.50 | 0 | 0 |
| $0.50 – $3 | 2 | 0 |
| $3 – $10 | 1 | 0 |
| $10 and up | 2 | 0 |
Frequently asked questions
Which has more models, Sakana or Xingchen Agi?
Sakana: Sakana lists 5 models and Xingchen Agi lists 1.
Which provider has the longest context window?
Sakana: Sakana's longest is Sakana: Fugu Max at 1M tokens; Xingchen Agi's is XingChen: Xing4.0 29B A4B (free) at 262K.
Do Sakana or Xingchen Agi offer free models?
Sakana: none. Xingchen Agi: 1 free model (e.g. XingChen: Xing4.0 29B A4B (free)).
Which provider has models that can read images?
Sakana: 5 of 5 models accept images. Xingchen Agi: 0 of 1.