Nano Banana 2 and what to use instead
For making images, Nano Banana 2 scores 43. Here’s what beats it on price, on quality, or on privacy.
Cheaper at similar quality
At least 30% cheaper and within 5 points.
Nothing we track fits this today.
Better at a similar price
At least 5 points stronger and no more than 20% dearer.
Open weights you can host
Ranked by value: quality for the money.
Nothing we track fits this today.
Scores are provisional (Arena and Epoch AI) and prices are list prices. Rankings never take money into account. Thresholds are in the methodology.