Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image)
Aug 2025
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Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) measured on 2 of 9 Image Generation & Editing benchmarks2
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51Wan 2.7 Image98652Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image)98553Ideogram 4.0 Fast982Strong at
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
CheaperNano Banana 2.1unstatedwins 75%-14%$0.034
BetterMuse Imageunstatedwins 69%-74%$0.01
OpenQwen Image 2.1unstatedwins 58%-49%$0.02
CheaperMAI Image 2.6 Flashwins 68%-50%$0.019CheaperNano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image)unstatedwins 67%-14%$0.034ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Nano Banana 2.1unstatedwins 75%-14%$0.034Muse Imageunstatedwins 69%-74%$0.01MAI Image 2.6 Flashwins 68%-50%$0.019Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image)unstatedwins 67%-14%$0.034Qwen Image 3.0wins 62%-23%$0.03ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Muse Imageunstatedwins 69%-74%$0.01
Krea 2 Medium TurboOpenwins 55%-62%$0.015Qwen Image 2.1 Turbowins 56%-59%$0.016MAI Image 2.6 Flashwins 68%-50%$0.019Qwen Image 2.1unstatedOpenwins 58%-49%$0.02ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Qwen Image 2.1unstatedOpenwins 58%-49%$0.02
Ideogram 4.0unstatedOpenwins 56%+54%$0.06Edits photos: not verified+1Krea 2 Medium TurboOpenwins 55%-62%$0.015
FLUX.2 [dev]unstatedOpenwins 52%-38%$0.024
Ming Image 0.1 DesignOpensame-23%$0.03Reference images: not verifiedModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Nano Banana 2.1unstatedwins 75%-14%$0.034Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)unstatedwins 71%+72%$0.067Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)unstatedwins 68%+244%$0.13Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image)unstatedwins 67%-14%$0.034Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Imagen/a——Gemini 3 Pro Imagen/a—$120Gemini 3.1 Flash Imagen/a——Nano Banana Pro 2Kn/a——Edits photos: not verified+1All Google models →History
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How much does Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) cost?›
$0.039 per image.
Is Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) free to use?›
There is no free API; it costs $0.039 per image.
How good is Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image), and what is it best at?›
#52 of 93 in Image Generation & Editing.
Is Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) better than Wan 2.7 Image?›
On AA Image Arena · text-to-image v2.1, Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) scores 985 vs 986 — about the same. It is 50% more expensive.
When was Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2025-08-26. It is the current version in its line.
Is Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) open source?›
No, Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) is a closed model available through an API. The closest open-weights option here is Qwen Image 2.1.
What is Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image)?›
Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) is a closed image generation & editing model from Google, released Aug 2025.
What are the best alternatives to Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image)?›
Nano Banana 2.1 (cheaper), Muse Image (better), Qwen Image 2.1 (open weights).