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
BetterGPT Image 2.5 Sunburstunstatedwins 65%+527%$0.21
OpenQwen Image 2.1unstatedwins 35%-40%$0.02BetterGPT Image 2.5 Flareunstatedwins 60%+527%$0.21BetterGPT Image 2unstatedwins 59%+528%$0.21
OpenIdeogram 4.0unstatedwins 33%+198%$0.10Edits photos: not verified+1ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
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ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburstunstatedwins 65%+527%$0.21GPT Image 2.5 Flareunstatedwins 60%+527%$0.21GPT Image 2unstatedwins 59%+528%$0.21ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Qwen Image 2.1unstatedOpenwins 35%-40%$0.02Ideogram 4.0unstatedOpenwins 33%+198%$0.10Edits photos: not verified+1
FLUX.2 [dev]unstatedOpenwins 24%-29%$0.024
HunyuanImage 3.0unstatedOpenwins 23%+138%$0.08Reference images: not verified
Cosmos3-Super-Text2Image (agentic)unstatedOpenwins 22%——Reference images: not verifiedModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image)unstatedn/a—$0.034Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Imagen/a——Gemini 3 Pro Imagen/a—$120Gemini 3.1 Flash Imagen/a——Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)unstatedn/a—$0.067Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)unstatedn/a—$0.13Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image)n/a—$0.039Nano Banana Pro 2Kn/a——Edits photos: not verified+1All Google models →Benchmarks
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 Arena Image · Text rendering, Nano Banana 2.1 scores 1,362.7 vs 1,371.4 — 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?›
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst (better), Qwen Image 2.1 (open weights).