Question 1

What does this Fugu Ultra vs GLM-5-Turbo comparison cover?

Accepted Answer

It brings together documented inputs and outputs, token limits, deployment terms and available pricing. When both models have source-linked, verified results on a shared benchmark, those results are shown with their individual sources. The comparison is a starting point for evaluating your own workload.

Question 2

Which is cheaper: Fugu Ultra or GLM-5-Turbo?

Accepted Answer

Fugu Ultra lists $5.00 input and $30.00 output per 1M tokens. GLM-5-Turbo lists $0.00 input and $0.00 output. The cheaper workload depends on the mix of input and output. Long-context tiers, caching, batch processing and retries can change the bill.

Question 3

Which has the larger context window: Fugu Ultra or GLM-5-Turbo?

Accepted Answer

Fugu Ultra lists 1M tokens and GLM-5-Turbo lists 200K. Fugu Ultra therefore has the larger recorded context window, but capacity alone is not a quality score.

Question 4

Which is faster: Fugu Ultra or GLM-5-Turbo?

Accepted Answer

There is no matched speed measurement for both models with the same source, host, region and date. Test the same prompts at your expected concurrency and measure time to the first useful response as well as complete task time.

Question 5

What input and output types do Fugu Ultra and GLM-5-Turbo support?

Accepted Answer

Fugu Ultra records text, image input and text output. GLM-5-Turbo records text input and text output. “Not documented” means the current source record is incomplete; it does not prove that a modality is unsupported.

Question 6

Should I choose Fugu Ultra or GLM-5-Turbo?

Accepted Answer

Consider Fugu Ultra if you need larger context. Consider GLM-5-Turbo if you need a lower listed input rate or a lower listed output rate. Test both on the same representative examples and judge the output against your acceptance criteria. Include tool failures, retries and the time to a completed task.

Specification	Fugu Ultra	GLM-5-Turbo
Provider	Sakana AI	Z.ai / Zhipu AI
Listed pricing route	Sakana AI	Z.ai / Zhipu AI
Model family	fugu	glm
Accepted inputs	text, image	text
Produced outputs	text	text
Context window	1MHigher	200K
Max output	—	131.07K
Input price / 1M	$5.00	$0.00Lower
Output price / 1M	$30.00	$0.00Lower
Reasoning mode	Documented	Documented
Tool calling	Documented	Documented
Image input	Documented	Not documented
Audio input	Not documented	Not documented
Structured output	Documented	Documented
License	Proprietary	Proprietary

Fugu Ultra vs GLM-5-Turbo

Fugu Ultra

GLM-5-Turbo

Key differences

Pricing, limits and capabilities

Which model should you choose?

Documentation and model profiles

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