Mistral Nemo vs Fugu Max
Mistral Nemo costs 40.0x less per output token than Fugu Max ($0.15 vs $6.00 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; no benchmark has tested both models yet.
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $0.15
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $6.00
Mistral Nemo or Fugu Max: which to pick
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Pick Mistral Nemo for output tokens 40.0x cheaper ($0.15 vs $6.00 per million).
No benchmark has tested both yet. Mistral Nemo has results on Epoch Capabilities Index, MMLU and DTBench; Fugu Max has none yet. Compare them on price and context instead.
Which one for your work
Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.
Coding
Vibe Coding Index, six public coding benchmarks
No call
Neither has a coding score yet.
One side not measured
Long documents
Listed context window
Fugu Max
Fugu Max takes 1M tokens against 131K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Mistral Nemo
Mistral Nemo $0.0002, Fugu Max $0.0050 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- Mistral Nemo not benchmarked, Fugu Max not benchmarked.
- Widest category
- None yet: no category has been tested on both models.
- Widest single gap
- None yet: no benchmark has tested both models.
- Output price
- Mistral Nemo $0.15 against Fugu Max $6.00 per million output tokens, 40.0x apart.
- Context window
- Mistral Nemo takes 131K tokens, Fugu Max 1M.
Benchmark by benchmark
Every board either model has a result on, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale. Only one model is measured on each, so no row names a leader.
IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
| Benchmark | Mistral Nemo | Fugu Max | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 118.7 | Not measured | Only Mistral Nemo measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
| Benchmark | Mistral Nemo | Fugu Max | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU | 65.3% | Not measured | Only Mistral Nemo measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 19 boards here | |||
GeneralDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
| Benchmark | Mistral Nemo | Fugu Max | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| DTBench | 48.6% | Not measured | Only Mistral Nemo measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 47 boards here | |||
What each workload costs
Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.
Chat turn
1K input + 500 output tokens
Mistral Nemo costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Mistral Nemo costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Mistral Nemo costs less
Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.
Specification differences
The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.
| Specification | Mistral Nemo | Sakana Fugu Max |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Mistral AI | Sakana |
| Weights | Open weights | No public weights listed |
| Released | July 19, 2024 | September 11, 2026 |
| Context window | 131K | 1M |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.15 | $2.00 |
| Output $/Mtok | $0.15 | $6.00 |
| Coding index | Not benchmarked | Not benchmarked |
| Independent measurements behind it | 0 | 0 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is Mistral Nemo better than Fugu Max for coding?
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Mistral Nemo for output tokens 40.0x cheaper ($0.15 vs $6.00 per million).
Which is cheaper, Mistral Nemo or Fugu Max?
Mistral Nemo costs $0.15 per million input tokens and $0.15 per million output tokens; Fugu Max costs $2.00 and $6.00. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, Mistral Nemo or Fugu Max?
Fugu Max, with 1M tokens against 131K.
Has any benchmark tested both Mistral Nemo and Fugu Max?
No benchmark has tested both yet. Mistral Nemo has results on Epoch Capabilities Index, MMLU and DTBench; Fugu Max has none yet. Compare them on price and context instead. Data as of October 22, 2026.