AI summary · arXiv: 2606.21228v2 · cs.LG

Sakana Fugu Technical Report

Yujin Tang, Edoardo Cetin, Jinglue Xu, Qi Sun, Stefan Nielsen, Vincent Richard, Haruto Goda, Iaroslav Tymchenko,
and 6 more authorsNhan Nguyen, Hyunin Lee, Mari Ashiga, Shashank Kotyan, So Kuroki, Tarin Clanuwat
Original paper Submitted to arXiv on 19 Jun. 2026 License: CC BY 4.0

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  • Sakana Fugu Technical Report highlights advancements in Large Language Models (LLMs) and specialization of providers in distinct domains
  • Introduces Sakana Fugu orchestrator models designed to enhance LLM agent teams' capabilities
  • Fugu models understand user queries and create adaptive scaffolds for problem-solving
  • Surpasses individual LLM agents on challenging tasks like SWE-Bench Pro, Terminal Bench, LiveCodeBench, GPQA-Diamond, Humanity's Last Exam, and CharXiv Reasoning
  • Unveils two models: Fugu for everyday use with balanced performance and latency, and Fugu-Ultra prioritizing answer quality on difficult problems
  • Training paradigm includes large-scale fine-tuning, evolutionary algorithms, and reinforcement learning approaches
  • Discusses infrastructure and core design principles transforming methods into a production system

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, , , , The Sakana Fugu Technical Report presents the latest advancements in Large Language Models (LLMs) and the increasing specialization of different providers in distinct domains. It introduces Sakana Fugu, a family of orchestrator models designed to amplify the capabilities of LLM agent teams. These Fugu models are trained to understand user queries and dynamically create agentic scaffolds for effective problem-solving. Through adaptive scaffolds, Fugu surpasses individual LLM agents, achieving state-of-the-art results on challenging tasks such as SWE-Bench Pro, Terminal Bench, LiveCodeBench, GPQA-Diamond, Humanity's Last Exam, and CharXiv Reasoning. The report unveils two models: Fugu for everyday use with a balance between performance and latency, and Fugu-Ultra prioritizing answer quality on difficult problems. The training paradigm involves large-scale fine-tuning, evolutionary algorithms, and reinforcement learning approaches. Additionally, it delves into the infrastructure and core design principles that transform these methods into a production system. Authored by Yujin Tang, Edoardo Cetin, Jinglue Xu, Qi Sun, Stefan Nielsen, Vincent Richard, Haruto Goda, Iaroslav Tymchenko, Nhan Nguyen, Hyunin Lee, Mari Ashiga, Shashank Kotyan, So Kuroki, and Tarin Clanuwat; this report aims to inspire further research into multi-agent systems and dynamic query-adaptive agentic scaffolds as a pathway towards unlocking the next frontier of AI capabilities through collective intelligence.

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