How do I access Sakana Namazu from inside Iran?

Create an account on Hormouz and generate an API key. Hormouz provides a stable path to the model from inside Iran, with no foreign credit card or circumvention tooling required.

Is Sakana Namazu compatible with OpenAI code?

Yes. Hormouz exposes an OpenAI-compatible API. Point your base URL at Hormouz and swap in your Hormouz key. Your existing SDKs and code run without a rewrite.

Sakana: Sakana Namazu: AI model

Sakana Namazu is a Japanese-specialised reasoning model from Sakana AI with a 262K-token context window. Reachable from inside Iran through Hormouz.

Context window:: 262,144 tokens
Input:: $0.95/1M tokens
Output:: $4/1M tokens
Type:: text, image

Vision
Tools
Streaming
Long context

Thinking levels: high · none

Sakana Namazu is Sakana AI's reasoning model specialised for Japanese, built on Kimi K2.6 with extra training on Japanese language and business contexts. It follows Japanese instructions closely and handles business writing, maths, coding, research and multi-step agent work. Note that Sakana AI may use inputs for training by default, and processing entirely inside Japan is not guaranteed.

It accepts text, image and file (PDF) input and returns text, and supports tool calling, structured JSON output and streaming. Reasoning can be switched on when a problem needs more thought and left off when speed matters. Sakana Namazu is commonly used for Japanese business writing, Japanese customer support, research and coding for Japanese-speaking teams. Hormouz serves it behind an OpenAI-compatible API: point your base URL at Hormouz, drop in a Hormouz key, and existing OpenAI SDK code runs without changes.

Pricing is usage-based: $0.95 per million input tokens and $4 per million output tokens. There is no fixed monthly fee, and you pay only for the tokens you use. Hormouz provides stable access to the model from inside Iran, with no foreign credit card or circumvention tooling required.

Sakana Namazu is a Japanese-specialized reasoning model from Sakana AI, based on Kimi K2.6 with additional training for Japanese language and business contexts. It is suited for Japanese instruction following,...

Quickstart

curl https://api.hormouz.net/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ng-YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "sakana/sakana-namazu",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
  }'

Specs

Vendor	Sakana AI
Type	Text, Image
Context window	262,144 tokens
Pricing	$0.95/M in · $4.00/M out
API	Chat Completions
Capabilities	Streaming · Vision · Tools

Code example

cURL

curl https://api.hormouz.net/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ng-YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "sakana/sakana-namazu",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
  }'

Python

from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(api_key="ng-YOUR_API_KEY", base_url="https://api.hormouz.net/v1")
response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="sakana/sakana-namazu",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)

JavaScript

import OpenAI from "openai";
const client = new OpenAI({ apiKey: "ng-YOUR_API_KEY", baseURL: "https://api.hormouz.net/v1" });
const response = await client.chat.completions.create({
  model: "sakana/sakana-namazu",
  messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello!" }],
});
console.log(response.choices[0].message.content);

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FAQ

How much does Sakana Namazu cost?: Pricing is usage-based: $0.95 per million input tokens and $4 per million output tokens. There is no fixed monthly fee, and you pay only for the tokens you use.
How do I access Sakana Namazu from inside Iran?: Create an account on Hormouz and generate an API key. Hormouz provides a stable path to the model from inside Iran, with no foreign credit card or circumvention tooling required.
Is Sakana Namazu compatible with OpenAI code?: Yes. Hormouz exposes an OpenAI-compatible API. Point your base URL at Hormouz and swap in your Hormouz key. Your existing SDKs and code run without a rewrite.
What context window and capabilities does Sakana Namazu have?: It has a 262K-token context window, accepts text, image and file (PDF) input, and supports tool calling, structured JSON output and streaming. Reasoning can be switched on when a problem needs more thought and left off when speed matters.
What is Sakana Namazu good for?: Typical uses are Japanese business writing, Japanese customer support, research and coding for Japanese-speaking teams.

Updated 2026-10-13