GPT Image 2 vs Nano Banana 2.1

GPT Image 2
$0.21 / image
Wins 4 of 5 benchmarks
Nano Banana 2.1
$0.034 / image
Wins 1 of 5 benchmarks
AA Image Arena · text-to-image v2.1?
GPT Image 21,186
Nano Banana 2.11,176
AA Image Arena · editing v2.1?
GPT Image 21,138
Nano Banana 2.11,152
Arena Image Editing · overall?
GPT Image 21,461.7
Nano Banana 2.11,428.1
Arena Text-to-Image · overall?
GPT Image 21,383
Nano Banana 2.11,327.8
Arena Image · Text rendering?
GPT Image 21,424.7
Nano Banana 2.11,362.7

Specs

SpecGPT Image 2Nano Banana 2.1
Price!$0.21!$0.034
Context—66K
WeightsClosedClosed
ReleasedApr 2026Oct 2026
Edits photosYesYes
Max output1024x10241K
Reference imagesYesYes

What breaks when you switch

GPT Image 2 → Nano Banana 2.1
Nothing known.
Nano Banana 2.1 → GPT Image 2
Nothing known.