GPT Image 2.5 Flare vs Nano Banana 2.1

GPT Image 2.5 Flare
$0.21 / image
Wins 5 of 5 benchmarks
Nano Banana 2.1
$0.034 / image
Wins 0 of 5 benchmarks
AA Image Arena · text-to-image v2.1?
GPT Image 2.5 Flareat max1,206.7
Nano Banana 2.11,175.6
AA Image Arena · editing v2.1?
GPT Image 2.5 Flareat max1,181.6
Nano Banana 2.11,151
Arena Image Editing · overall?
GPT Image 2.5 Flareat max1,480.7
Nano Banana 2.11,426.2
Arena Text-to-Image · overall?
GPT Image 2.5 Flareat max1,397.6
Nano Banana 2.11,327.8
Arena Image · Text rendering?
GPT Image 2.5 Flare1,432.7
Nano Banana 2.11,362.7

Specs

SpecGPT Image 2.5 FlareNano Banana 2.1
Price!$0.21!$0.034
Context—66K
WeightsClosedClosed
ReleasedSep 2026Oct 2026
Edits photosYesYes
Max output1024x10241K
Reference imagesYesYes

What breaks when you switch

GPT Image 2.5 Flare → Nano Banana 2.1
Nothing known.
Nano Banana 2.1 → GPT Image 2.5 Flare
Nothing known.