How did Sakana AI Fugu Max and Fugu Ultra v2 do on X?
Sakana AI posted the Fugu Max and Fugu Ultra v2 launch from @SakanaAILabs on Sep 11, 2026. The post has 388,162 views, 1,039 likes, 177 reposts, 75 quotes and 78 replies, an engagement rate of 0.35%. It ranks #990 of the 2839 launches Gridd tracks.
Introducing Fugu Max and Fugu Ultra v2: the next evolution of Sakana Fugu’s multi-agent orchestration system. Try: https://sakana.ai/fugu Blog: https://sakana.ai/fugu-max-release/ The frontier that actually matters is the Pareto frontier: capability on one axis, cost on the other. But the industry still treats it as a static menu of isolated models. Today we are resolving that with a dynamic architecture: Fugu Max expands the Pareto efficiency frontier. By orchestrating our largest pool of open-weights and specialized models to date, including NVIDIA Nemotron family, it dynamically routes tasks to the leanest capable model. Fugu Max delivers performance within striking distance of elite models at two to six times lower cost. Fugu Ultra v2 pushes the peak capability of orchestration higher than ever before. On Chartography, it outperforms Opus 5 and Fable 5. On DeepSWE, it outperforms models that cost three to five times more per token. Crucially, it does all of this without Fable 5, Fable 5.1, or GPT-6-Astra in its agent pool. The Fugu orchestration system evolved with model resiliency in mind. It does not rely on individual frontier models to deliver frontier output. By orchestrating a swappable pool of open and specialized models, it outperforms closed ecosystems while protecting users from vendor lock-in, API revocations, and sudden service cutoffs. Fugu Max expands the Pareto frontier outward. Fugu Ultra v2 pushes it upward. Orchestration does not force a choice between cost and capability. It advances both simultaneously.
- 2.2xthe median launch175K median views
- #990of the launches we trackout of 2839
- 2.7xits own following142,102 followers
- Views
- 388.2K
- Likes
- 1K
- Reposts
- 177
- Quotes
- 75
- Replies
- 78
- Bookmarks
- 329
What would these views cost to buy?
At $100 per 1,000 views, the rate a brand pays an agency charging $100K for one million views, 388.2K views would cost $39K. Gridd guarantees one million views, 2.6x what this post got, for about $25K.
The post reached about 2.7 views for every follower of @SakanaAILabs.
What launched?
Sakana AI launched Fugu Max and Fugu Ultra v2, the next evolution of its Sakana Fugu multi-agent orchestration system.
How does it compare with other launches?
Sakana AI Fugu Max and Fugu Ultra v2 has more views than 65% of the 2839 launches Gridd tracks: 2.2x the median launch's 175K views.
- Sakana AI Fugu Max and Fugu Ultra v2388.2K
- Median tracked launch175K
- #1: xAI Voice Cloning204M
| Metric | Sakana AI Fugu Max and Fugu Ultra v2 | Median launch |
|---|---|---|
| Views | 388.2K | 175K |
| Engagement rate | 0.35% | 0.48% |
| Views per follower | 2.7 | 2.8 |
| Quote posts | 75 | 27 |
| Saves per 10K views | 8.5 | 14.2 |
Other Sakana AI launches we track: Sakana AI Sakana Fugu (26.5M views), Sakana AI Fugu-Cyber (594K views), Sakana AI Fugu-Ultra v1.1 (326.7K views), Sakana AI Fugu-Ultra on OpenRouter (227K views), Sakana AI Claude Code-compatible interface (136.5K views), Sakana AI Fugu on OpenCode (128.9K views). All 8 Sakana AI launches, or every ai launch.
Against launches like it
A launch only means something against comparable ones. These are the groups it belongs to, and where it sits in each.
| Compared with | Launches | Median views | This one | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI launches | 1,462 | 263K | 1.5x | #622 |
| Accounts 100K to 1M followers | 909 | 252.6K | 1.5x | #338 |
| Video launch posts | 1,940 | 192.5K | 2.0x | #727 |
| Every launch | 2,839 | 175K | 2.2x | #990 |
What this launch shows
From an account with 142.1K followers, the post reached 2.7 times the account's following. Launches from accounts 100K to 1M followers reach a median of 1.0 times their following, so this one went about 2.8 times further than usual for its size. It ranks 338 of 909 launches from accounts that size.
It drew 75 quote posts, 1.9 per 10,000 views against a median of 1.7. More people than usual added their own take, and a quote post is what carries a launch to audiences the account does not have.
The first line is "Introducing Fugu Max and Fugu Ultra v2: the next evolution of Sakana Fugu’s multi-agent orchestration system.". The post runs 234 words, against a median of 39 for launch posts here, and leads with a video: video launches have a median of 192.5K views, against 137.6K for the rest.
There is a link in the post. Launch posts with a link have a median of 160.8K views in the tracker.
It went out on a Friday (UTC). Friday launches have a median of 162.2K views; the strongest day is Tuesday at 192.3K.
Every comparison is against the 2839 launches in the tracker, read on Nov 14, 2026. Medians, not averages. See the state of launches on X for the full breakdown.
Questions about this launch
- What is Sakana AI?
- In its own words on X: "Building Frontier AI in Japan Try Sakana Chat, Translate, Marlin, Namazu, Fugu 🐡" Sakana AI posted the Fugu Max and Fugu Ultra v2 launch from @SakanaAILabs on Sep 11, 2026.
- How many views did Sakana AI Fugu Max and Fugu Ultra v2 get on X?
- 388,162 views. Sakana AI posted it from @SakanaAILabs on Sep 11, 2026, and the post has 1,039 likes, 177 reposts, 75 quotes, 78 replies and 329 bookmarks. Gridd re-reads these numbers from the post every six hours; these were read on Nov 14, 2026.
- Was Sakana AI Fugu Max and Fugu Ultra v2 a big launch on X?
- It ranks #990 of the 2839 launches Gridd tracks, with more views than 65% of them and 2.2x the median launch's 175K views. Its engagement rate is 0.35%, against a median of 0.48%.
- What would 388.2K views on X cost to buy?
- At $100 per 1,000 views, the rate a brand pays an agency charging $100K for one million views, 388.2K views would cost $39K. Gridd guarantees one million views, 2.6x what this post got, for about $25K.
Source: Gridd launch tracker, gridd.agency/launches/sakana-ai-fugu-max-and-fugu-ultra-v2, read from the post on X on Nov 14, 2026. Free to cite with a link (CC BY 4.0). Get every launch as JSON.