Nano Banana 2.1
Oct 2026
Nano Banana 2.1Compare inon
Nano Banana 2.1 measured on 5 of 9 Image Generation & Editing benchmarks5
BenchmarkByScoreRank
Multimodal4
Text rendering1
No benchmark matches
Rankingconfiguration unstated?
Full ranking →Strong at
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
CheaperMuse Imageunstatedwins 43%-70%$0.01
BetterGPT Image 2.5 Sunburstmaxwins 57%+527%$0.21
OpenQwen Image 2.1unstatedwins 32%-40%$0.02
CheaperMAI Image 2.6 Flashwins 42%-42%$0.019BetterGPT Image 2.5 Flaremaxwins 54%+527%$0.21ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Muse Imageunstatedwins 43%-70%$0.01MAI Image 2.6 Flashwins 42%-42%$0.019ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburstmaxwins 57%+527%$0.21GPT Image 2.5 Flaremaxwins 54%+527%$0.21ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Qwen Image 2.1unstatedOpenwins 32%-40%$0.02
Ideogram 4.0unstatedOpenwins 30%+79%$0.06Edits photos: not verified+1
Krea 2 Medium TurboOpenwins 29%-55%$0.015
FLUX.2 [dev]unstatedOpenwins 27%-29%$0.024
Ming Image 0.1 DesignOpenwins 27%-11%$0.03Reference images: not verifiedModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)unstatedwins 45%+99%$0.067Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)unstatedwins 42%+299%$0.13Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image)unstatedwins 40%same$0.034Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image)wins 25%+16%$0.039Gemini 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
3 versionsBenchmarks
in Image Generation & EditingArena Image Editing · overall1,428.1#5
Arena Text-to-Image · overall1,327.8#5
FAQ
How much does Nano Banana 2.1 cost?›
$0.034 per image.
Is Nano Banana 2.1 free to use?›
There is no free API; it costs $0.034 per image.
How good is Nano Banana 2.1, and what is it best at?›
#4 of 93 in Image Generation & Editing. Strongest at: Image Generation & Editing.
Is Nano Banana 2.1 better than GPT Image 2?›
On AA Image Arena · text-to-image v2.1, Nano Banana 2.1 scores 1,176 vs 1,186 — about the same. It is 84% cheaper.
When was Nano Banana 2.1 released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2026-10-06. It is the current version in its line.
Is Nano Banana 2.1 open source?›
No, Nano Banana 2.1 is a closed model available through an API. The closest open-weights option here is Qwen Image 2.1.
What is Nano Banana 2.1?›
Nano Banana 2.1 is a closed image generation & editing model from Google, released Oct 2026.
What are the best alternatives to Nano Banana 2.1?›
Muse Image (cheaper), GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst (better), Qwen Image 2.1 (open weights).