Asian AI startups launch Mythos-like models
Chinese cybersecurity firm 360 unveiled Tulongfeng, an AI tool claiming to match Anthropic's Mythos. Meanwhile, Tokyo-based Sakana AI launched Fugu, a model competing with Fable 5 and Mythos Preview, designed for agents.
On Wednesday, Chinese cybersecurity firm 360 reportedly unveiled Tulongfeng, an AI tool it says can go head-to-head with Anthropic’s Mythos. That’s the cybersecurity-focused AI model that is reportedly so powerful, the Trump Administration has currently banned it and its more restricted version, Fable 5, from the hands of non-Americans.
Earlier the same week Sakana AI, a Tokyo-based AI startup launched Fugu, a model named after the Japanese word for blowfish. The company says this frontier AI model “stands shoulder-to-shoulder with leading models like Anthropic’s Fable 5 and Mythos Preview.” It is also designed for agents, with an ability to orchestrate access to other models though their APIs.