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I Battle Tested Sakana Fugu's Fable Killer

Nate Herk | AI Automation23 June 2026Watch on YouTube

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Ep. 1 · Fugu Ultra Benchmarks

Benchmarkvergelijkingen van Sakana.ai's Fugu Ultra tegenover andere topmodellen.

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Description

My FREE AI OS Course: https://www.skool.com/ai-automation-society/about?el=sakana-fugu-test&hcategory=youtube-videos&utm_campaign=free-group Full courses + unlimited support: https://www.skool.com/ai-automation-society-plus/about?el=sakana-fugu-test&hcategory=youtube-videos&utm_campaign=ais-plus Apply for my YT podcast: https://podcast.nateherk.com/apply Work with me: https://uppitai.com/ My Tools💻 FREE MONTH voice to text: https://get.glaido.com/nate Code NATEHERK for 10% off VPS (annual plan): https://www.hostinger.com/vps/claude-code-hosting Sakana dropped Fugu Ultra and the announcement went viral claiming it matches Fable and Mythos. Fugu isn't a new model. It's one API that orchestrates and routes tasks across frontier models like Opus, GPT, and Gemini, kind of like Claude Code spinning up sub-agents, just automatic. So I ran Fugu Ultra against Claude Opus 4.8 across 38 tasks to see if the orchestration actually wins. In this video you'll see where it landed on quality, speed, and cost, and why I'm not switching off my Claude Code and Codex subscriptions yet. Sponsorship Inquiries: 📧 nate@smoothmedia.co Connect with me: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nateherkelman/ https://x.com/nateherk https://www.instagram.com/nateherk/ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro & Fugu Dashboard Demo 1:00 How Fugu Actually Works 2:32 Running Fugu In Claude Code 3:30 The Orchestration Spectrum 5:07 vs Open Router Fusion API 5:39 Speed And Cost Reality 6:28 The 38-Task Test 10:27 Final Takeaway 11:45 Outro

What you'll learn

  • Fugu Ultra is an AI orchestration platform that automatically routes tasks between frontier models like Opus, GPT, and Gemini, similar to Claude Code but fully automated
  • Testing Fugu Ultra against Claude Opus 4.8 on 38 tasks revealed different trade-offs in quality, speed, and cost across various scenarios
  • Orchestration platforms intelligently distribute workloads but don't necessarily outperform single advanced models for all use cases

Frequently asked questions

What is Fugu Ultra and how does it differ from a regular AI model?
Fugu Ultra is not a new model but an orchestration platform that automatically routes tasks to different frontier models (Opus, GPT, Gemini). It works as an automated version of Claude Code with sub-agents.
How did Fugu Ultra perform in the practical test against Claude Opus 4.8?
Fugu Ultra was tested on 38 tasks against Claude Opus 4.8, with results varying across quality, speed, and cost. The creator concluded he is not switching from his Claude Code and Codex subscriptions.
Why would you use orchestration when you already have a powerful model?
Orchestration platforms can intelligently distribute tasks for certain scenarios, but they don't always provide advantages over single advanced models like Opus.

Topics

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