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Nano Banana 2.1

Half the price of Nano Banana 2, which switches off on 29 October.

currentGoogle ↗Verified 2026-10-10

1050

Elo, preference with thinking on

Specifications

Arena Elo1050source · as of 2026-10-10 · medium confidence
Open weightsNosource · as of 2026-10-10
Max resolution4Ksource · as of 2026-10-10
EditingYessource · as of 2026-10-10

Official links

Nano Banana 2.1 model pageGoogle official site

What matters

  • 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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