Nano Banana 2 vs gpt-image-2: scores, price and which to pick

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Our take

gpt-image-2 wins 1 of 1 categories and costs less: 1.4× cheaper for everyday text work. Easy pick.

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Input / 1M$0.50Best$5.00

Output / 1M$60.00$30.00Best

Blended / 1M$15.38$11.25Best

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Released28 May 202621 Apr 2026

Your monthly bill

Tasks per month50k

Nano Banana 2$3.1k

gpt-image-2$2.3kCheapest

List prices, a quarter of the tokens as output. Scores are provisional, from Arena and Epoch AI.