# Sakana AI

## Kurzbeschreibung
**Sakana Fugu: “One Model to Command Them All.” Overall, Sakana AI positions itself with “Building Frontier AI in Japan.”**


**Sakana AI** develops frontier AI products and research projects. Fugu combines multiple external leading models behind an OpenAI-compatible API and orchestrates them dynamically for complex, multi-step tasks. Marlin is an autonomous research agent for market, technology, competitive, and regulatory analyses; Sakana Chat is a chat service based on the Namazu model family in the alpha phase.

## Claim
One Model to Command Them All.

## Geeignet für
- API Integration
- Automation / Workflows
- Data Analysis
- Programming / Software Development
- Research
- Texts / Content
- Science

## Kernfunktionen
- Automation
- Data Analysis
- Data visualization
- Chart creation
- Foundation-Modell
- AI agents
- LLM API
- Model training
- open-source model
- Programming
- Text generation
- Wissenschaft
- Summary

## Preismodell
- **subscription:** **Standard** Monthly entry-level plan for occasional API calls, smaller tests, and personal workflows; includes Fugu and Fugu Ultra.


**Pro** Monthly plan for regular coding, review, research, and analysis tasks; includes a higher usage allowance.


**Max** Monthly plan for longer, compute-intensive, and frequent multi-agent tasks.
- **other:** **No permanently free production version**

Credits must be purchased for API usage; an official free-tier version is not specified.



**Token Plan / Pay-as-you-go** Usage-based API access for production workloads and peak loads; billing based on token consumption.


**Fugu** Standard model focused on response speed, coding, code review, interactive work, and optional exclusion of individual model providers.


**Fugu Ultra** Model for demanding multi-step tasks, research, paper reproduction, patent and literature research; the full agent pool is predefined.


**Enterprise Deployment** Custom enterprise agreement for access, plans, and enterprise deployment; public details are unavailable.

## DSGVO und Datenschutz
**Gesamteinschätzung:** unklar / nicht verfügbar

**On-Prem / local hosting: indirect / not available**

No on-prem, local, or self-hosted deployment for Fugu is specified on the website.

**Private Cloud / data center: unclear**

No dedicated private cloud, VPC, or segregated EU/EEA data center option is described on the website.

**EU SaaS / Managed: unclear**

Sakana operates Fugu as a cloud service via its own API, but EU/EEA data residency or an EU/EEA data center is not specified on the website.

**Hybrid: indirect / not available**

No hybrid deployment is described on the website in which one part is processed locally/private cloud and one part externally.

**DPA / DPA: unclear**

No DPA page, no published Data Processing Agreement process, and no corresponding contractual documents were found on the website.

**No training: partial**

The privacy policy states that personal data may be used to 'train, fine-tune, evaluate, and improve our models and systems,' but 'subject to available opt-out settings.' A possible opt-out is therefore provided, but not as a general default and, according to the text, possibly not retroactively.

**Open source / transparency path: partial**

The website describes Fugu as orchestration of multiple external models and documents API behavior as well as provider control via the 'custom model pool.' However, a genuine open-source, self-hostable, or fully transparent sovereignty path for the service itself is not specified on the website.

**Data processing**

The website describes Fugu as a managed API service at 'https://api.sakana.ai'. According to the privacy policy, personal data may include, among other things, prompts, uploads, outputs, technical data, and support data. The privacy policy also states that data may be disclosed to authorized vendors and service providers including LLMs as well as cloud/infrastructure providers. The Get Started section also states that 'fugu' routes across all supported providers by default and that providers can be excluded via the 'custom model pool.' Specific EU/EEA data residency, a subprocessors list, and data center locations are not specified on the website.

**Conclusion**

For an EU/EEA tool directory, the information available on the provider's website is currently too incomplete for a positive GDPR assessment. There is privacy documentation and an indicated opt-out path for training, but no clear information on EU/EEA hosting, DPA, subprocessors, or certifications. Since international transfers to Japan and the USA are also mentioned, GDPR-compliant use for EU/EEA users cannot be clearly substantiated based on the website alone.

**Sources**

- [https://console.sakana.ai/privacy-policy](https://console.sakana.ai/privacy-policy)
- [https://console.sakana.ai/terms-of-service](https://console.sakana.ai/terms-of-service)
- [https://console.sakana.ai/get-started](https://console.sakana.ai/get-started)
- [https://console.sakana.ai/models](https://console.sakana.ai/models)
- [https://console.sakana.ai/](https://console.sakana.ai/)
- [https://console.sakana.ai/usage-policy](https://console.sakana.ai/usage-policy)

The website contains a privacy policy for 'Fugu', and it includes information on international data transfers, data subject rights, and a possible opt-out for training. However, for a reliable GDPR assessment across the entire EU/EEA, key information is missing from the website: a clearly specified EU/EEA server location or EU data residency, published DPA/AVV information, a subprocessor list, and specific details on certifications. In addition, the privacy policy explicitly mentions transfers to Japan and the USA. Therefore, GDPR-compliant use for EU/EEA users cannot be clearly demonstrated based on the website alone.

**Positive**

Positive aspects include the published privacy policy, the description of data subject rights, the reference to 'appropriate safeguards' for international transfers, and the statement that there may be an opt-out control for training/fine-tuning via account or product settings, if offered. In addition, according to the documentation, 'fugu' can restrict provider selection via the 'custom model pool', which at least suggests some degree of technical control over the disclosure to external model providers.

**Negative**

Negative is that the website does not guarantee an EU/EEA server location or EU data residency. Instead, the privacy policy states that personal data may be transferred to third parties outside the country of residence, including Japan and the USA. Also not specified on the website are a DPA/AVV page, a subprocessor list, on-prem/self-hosting options, and relevant certifications such as ISO 27001 or SOC 2.

**Server location**

No specific server/data center location for the EU/EEA is stated on the website. The privacy policy merely states that personal data may be transferred to third parties outside the country of residence, including Japan and the USA. EU data residency is not specified on the website.

## Hosting und Daten
- **On-Prem / lokales Hosting:** unknown
- **Private Cloud / Rechenzentrum:** unknown
- **EU SaaS / Managed:** unknown
- **Hybrid:** unknown
- **AVV / DPA:** unknown
- **Kein Training auf Kundendaten:** teilweise / indirekt
- **Open-Source / Transparenz-Pfad:** teilweise / indirekt

## Vorteile
- Multi-agent orchestration via an API
- OpenAI-compatible endpoints for existing integrations
- Strong for coding, code review, complex research, and multi-step analyses
- Marlin for in-depth market, competitive, and strategy research
- Research strength through projects like The AI Scientist, Darwin Gödel Machine, and ShinkaEvolve
- Partially open-source research software available

## Nachteile
- Fugu is explicitly not available in the EU/EEA, UK, or Switzerland.
- Fugu forwards inputs to external LLMs such as OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google.
- Fugu’s standard terms allow model training on content and possible human review; the Privacy Policy only refers to available opt-out settings.
- According to Fugu’s Terms, personal, sensitive, and confidential data must not be entered.
- No publicly discoverable DPA and no EU region secured for Fugu.

## Quellen
- Offizielle Website: https://console.sakana.ai/models

## Letzter Datenstand
2026-07-01

## Originalseite
https://kifox.ai/en/ki-tools/sakana-ai-en/