Grok Imagine Image 2.0 vs Nano Banana 2.1

Grok Imagine Image 2.0
$0.06 / image
Wins 1 of 5 benchmarks
Nano Banana 2.1
$0.034 / image
Wins 4 of 5 benchmarks
AA Image Arena · text-to-image v2.1?
Grok Imagine Image 2.01,165.6
Nano Banana 2.11,175.6
AA Image Arena · editing v2.1?
Grok Imagine Image 2.01,116.9
Nano Banana 2.11,151
Arena Image Editing · overall?
Grok Imagine Image 2.01,439.4
Nano Banana 2.11,426.2
Arena Text-to-Image · overall?
Grok Imagine Image 2.01,294.2
Nano Banana 2.11,327.8
Arena Image · Text rendering?
Grok Imagine Image 2.01,330.7
Nano Banana 2.11,362.7

Specs

SpecGrok Imagine Image 2.0Nano Banana 2.1
Price!$0.06!$0.034
Context—66K
WeightsClosedClosed
ReleasedAug 2026Oct 2026
Edits photosYesYes
Max output1024x10241K
Reference imagesYesYes

What breaks when you switch

Grok Imagine Image 2.0 → Nano Banana 2.1
Nothing known.
Nano Banana 2.1 → Grok Imagine Image 2.0
Nothing known.