Nano Banana 2.1
Oct 2026
Nano Banana 2.1Compare inon
Nano Banana 2.1 measured on 5 of 5 Image Generation & Editing benchmarks5
BenchmarkByScoreRank
Multimodal4
Text rendering1
No benchmark matches
Rankingconfiguration unstated?
Full ranking →Strong at
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
CheaperMAI Image 2.6 Flashsame-42%$0.019
BetterGPT Image 2.5 Sunburstmaxwins 57%+527%$0.21
OpenQwen Image 2.1unstatedwins 40%-40%$0.02
CheaperMuse Imageunstatedwins 47%-70%$0.01
CheaperHunyuanImage 3.5 (Preview)wins 42%-29%$0.024Reference images: not verifiedModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
MAI Image 2.6 Flashsame-42%$0.019Muse Imageunstatedwins 47%-70%$0.01HunyuanImage 3.5 (Preview)wins 42%-29%$0.024Reference images: not verifiedModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburstmaxwins 57%+527%$0.21GPT Image 2.5 Flaremaxwins 54%+527%$0.21ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Qwen Image 2.1unstatedOpenwins 40%-40%$0.02HunyuanImage 3.0 InstructOpenwins 38%——Reference images: not verifiedHunyuanImage 3.0unstatedOpenwins 33%+138%$0.08Reference images: not verified
FLUX.2 [klein] 9BunstatedOpenwins 31%-49%$0.017FLUX.2 [dev] FlashOpenwins 31%-85%$0.005Reference images: not verifiedModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)unstatedwins 46%+99%$0.067Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)unstatedwins 44%+299%$0.13Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image)unstatedwins 36%same$0.034Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image)wins 28%+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 & EditingAA Image Arena · text-to-image v2.11,175.6#4
Arena Image Editing · overall1,426.2#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 MAI Image 2.6?›
On AA Image Arena · editing v2.1, Nano Banana 2.1 scores 1,151 vs 1,151.4 — about the same. It is 14% 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?›
MAI Image 2.6 Flash (cheaper), GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst (better), Qwen Image 2.1 (open weights).