Sakana Namazu
Japanese-specialized language model from Sakana AI, built on the open Kimi K2.6 model and tuned on in-house Japanese business data, served through an OpenAI-compatible API with web search and code execution, billed per token.
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What it does
- Model inference
- Text generation
Sources
- Pricing
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Official documentation · 18 Oct 2026
"No monthly fee — you pay only for the text and image tokens consumed by the model and your use of web search and code execution."; an Enterprise plan button for companies.
- Description
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Official documentation · 18 Oct 2026
"Sakana Namazu is a Japanese-specialized LLM from Sakana AI. Built on the open model Kimi K2.6 and tuned with our in-house data for Japanese and Japanese business work".
- What it does
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Official documentation · 18 Oct 2026
"Combining web search and code execution, it handles complex tasks across a wide range of business scenarios."
- Sold within
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Official documentation · 18 Oct 2026
Self-serve: "Start Building" with an API key and pay-as-you-go tokens; nothing stands above it.
- Name
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Official documentation · 18 Oct 2026
Page title "Sakana Namazu — 日本の感性で、考え、動くLLM"; "Sakana Namazu LLM with Japanese Vibes".
- URL
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Official documentation · 18 Oct 2026
Sakana AI's own product page.
- Deployment
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Official documentation · 18 Oct 2026
Hosted API: "Create an account in the API Console and issue a key."
- Interfaces
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Official documentation · 18 Oct 2026
"Keep Your OpenAI SDK — Start in Minutes"; "Point the SDK at Namazu and set the model to sakana-namazu".
- Intended for
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Official documentation · 18 Oct 2026
"Designed to be an LLM that is genuinely useful in Japanese business settings"; Enterprise plan for companies.
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