Sakana: Namazu✓ Catalog verified
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,...
Overview
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,...
Access: available through the official Sakana API. Context window: 262K.
Specifications
| API identifier | sakana/namazu |
| Provider | Sakana |
| Model type | Multimodal LLM |
| Context window | 262K catalog |
| Input modalities | text · image · file |
| Output modalities | text |
| Released | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Moderated | No |
| Architecture modality | text+image+file->text |
Pricing
Live pricing components for sakana/namazu as published in the catalog.
| Pricing component | Raw unit price | Normalized | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prompt tokens | $9.5e-7 | $0.95 / 1M | Per input token |
| Completion tokens | $0.000004 | $4.00 / 1M | Per output token |
| Request fee | N/A | N/A | Per request |
| Image fee | N/A | N/A | Per image unit |
| Web search fee | $0.007 | $0.007000 | Per search request |
Cost calculator
Estimate monthly spend from your own token volumes.
Estimated Total Cost
$1.27Calculated from current list pricing in the ModelsAtlas catalog.Capabilities
| Capability | Status | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Visual Understanding | ✓ Supported | Image and document analysis support |
| Audio Processing | Not advertised | Speech and voice aligned flows |
| Tool Calling | ✓ Supported | Supports tools / function calling |
| Self-Hosting | Not advertised | Deploy outside managed APIs |
Capability signals
Directional signals derived from model metadata and capability tags — not official benchmark submissions.
Quick start
Call Sakana: Namazu through an OpenAI-compatible client.
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
base_url="https://openrouter.ai/api/v1",
api_key="YOUR_API_KEY"
)
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="sakana/namazu",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Explain quantum physics."}]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)Alternatives
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| Arcee AI: Trinity Large Thinking | Arcee Ai | 262K | $0.22 | View → |
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Sources & attribution
Pricing and metadata are maintained in the ModelsAtlas catalog.
Frequently asked questions
How much does Sakana: Namazu cost?
$0.95 per 1M input tokens and $4.00 per 1M output tokens on the official Sakana API.
What is the context window of Sakana: Namazu?
Sakana: Namazu supports up to 262K tokens of context.
Does Sakana: Namazu support tool / function calling?
Yes, Sakana: Namazu supports tool / function calling — you can register tools and the model will emit structured tool calls.
How do I access Sakana: Namazu?
Use the official Sakana API with the model id `sakana/namazu`. See the Quick start section above for code examples.