Google Rolls out Nano Banana 2.1: Better Than Its Predecessor at Half the Price
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Google on Tuesday released Nano Banana 2.1, the newest version of the AI model that turns a typed sentence into a picture, or edits a photo you already have.
Key facts
- At the standard 1K price, a thousand images now cost about $33.60 through the API, down from $67 on Nano Banana 2, which makes this model extremely good and also efficient and cost effective
- Nano Banana 2 scored 990 and Nano Banana Pro scored 935
- Through Google's developer API, the pipe that lets other companies' apps use the model, a standard 1K image costs $0.0336
- On overall preference in text-to-image tests, Nano Banana 2.1 scored 1,050 ELO Points
Summary
Google released Nano Banana 2.1 on Oct. 6, rolling it out in the Gemini app, Search's AI Mode, Google Ads and its developer tools. Google's own tests put it ahead of Nano Banana 2 and Nano Banana Pro, including an infographic factuality score of 0.521 versus 0.179, but independent testing was not available at launch. Developer pricing is about half of Nano Banana 2's, starting at $0.0336 for a standard 1K image. It's rolling out in the Gemini app, Google Search's AI Mode, Google Ads and developer tools including Google AI Studio, Flow and Stitch.