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Midjourney V8.2 vs Nano Banana 2.1

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Image Models · verified 10 Oct 2026

MMidjourney V8.2Midjourneycurrent
Nano Banana 2.1Googlecurrent
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SpecificationMidjourney V8.2Nano Banana 2.1
SummaryOpinionated house style, human in the loop.Half the price of Nano Banana 2, which switches off on 29 October.
Arena Elo—1050
Open weightsNoNo
Max resolution—4K
EditingYesYes
CategoryImage ModelsImage Models
OfficialMidjourney ↗Google ↗

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Midjourney V8.2

  • Default since 24 July 2026
  • Enterprise-only API access
  • Ranks outside the Arena top 12 — it isn't built for one-shot

Best for art direction.

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Nano Banana 2.1

  • About $0.0336 per standard 1K image, roughly half the price of Nano Banana 2
  • Up to 4K output, up to 14 reference images, and grounding on Google Search
  • Runs on Gemini 3.6 Flash, where Nano Banana Pro uses the 3.1 Pro model

Best for cheap generation and editing.

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