Sakana AI
Frontier & Foundation Model Labs
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Tokyo-based AI lab exploring evolutionary and nature-inspired model methods.
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- Category
- Frontier & Foundation Model Labs
- Founded
- 2023
- Status
- Active
- Open source
- Yes
- Pricing
- Unknown
- Funding stage
- Seed
- Total raised
- —
- Popularity
- Rising
- Modality
- Multimodal
- GitHub stars
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- AnthropicAI Scientist uses Anthropic models for autonomous scientific research.
- NVIDIA (Nemotron)Sakana AI uses NVIDIA GPUs for training and research workloads.
- OpenAIAI Scientist uses OpenAI models for autonomous scientific research.
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Published sources supporting the relationships above.
- Sakana AI Agent Wins AtCoder Heuristic Contest (First AI to Place 1st)
unknown publisher · supports Sakana AI uses OpenAI
- Gemini vs OpenAI: Google bets on Sakana AI for Japan push
unknown publisher · supports Sakana AI uses OpenAI
- Asian AI startups launch Mythos-like models as Anthropic's export ban drags on | TechCrunch
unknown publisher · supports Sakana AI uses Anthropic
- Japanese company Sakana whose Fugu AI model matched Claude Fable 5’s performance shares a message for all countries banned from using Anthropic's most powerful AI models - The Times of India
unknown publisher · supports Sakana AI uses Anthropic
- Yellow.com
unknown publisher · supports Sakana AI uses Anthropic
News
- Japan’s Sakana AI Says Its New Tool Rivals Anthropic’s Fable 5 - The InformationThe Information · 6/23/2026
- Sakana AI launches 'ultra deep research' agent Marlin for 100+ page reports in 8 hours - VentureBeatVentureBeat · 6/15/2026
- Why Sakana AI’s big win is a big deal for the future of enterprise agents - VentureBeatVentureBeat · 1/13/2026
- Sakana AI CEO: AI is here for the long-term - CNBCCNBC · 11/19/2025
- Sakana AI raises $135M Series B at a $2.65B valuation to continue building AI models for Japan - TechCrunchTechCrunch · 11/17/2025
- Japan’s Sakana AI Worth More Than $2.6 Billion After New Round - The InformationThe Information · 11/17/2025
- Sakana AI's CTO says he's 'absolutely sick' of transformers, the tech that powers every major AI model - VentureBeatVentureBeat · 10/23/2025
- How Sakana AI's new evolutionary algorithm builds powerful AI models without expensive retraining - VentureBeatVentureBeat · 8/29/2025
- Sakana AI's Multi-LLM boosts problem-solving - VentureBeatVentureBeat · 7/3/2025
- Sakana AI: Japan has the capacity to stimulate its own economy and develop its own AI infrastructure - CNBCCNBC · 5/22/2025
- Sakana AI - ForbesForbes · 4/10/2025
- Sakana AI's Transformer² adapts LLMs in real-time - VentureBeatVentureBeat · 1/23/2025
- Sakana AI raises $100M for AI research - VentureBeatVentureBeat · 9/4/2024
- Sakana AI's 'AI Scientist' conducts research autonomously, challenging scientific norms - VentureBeatVentureBeat · 8/13/2024
- Sakana AI unveils Evo-Ukiyoe models - VentureBeatVentureBeat · 7/22/2024
- Sakana AI unveils Evolutionary Model Merge - VentureBeatVentureBeat · 3/26/2024
- Tokyo startup Sakana AI lands $30M to forge new path with compact AI models - VentureBeatVentureBeat · 1/16/2024
- Sakana AI's CTO says he's 'absolutely sick' of transformers, the tech that powers every major AI model - VentureBeatVentureBeat · 12/15/2022
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