gpt-image-2 vs Nano Banana 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$5.00$0.50Best

Output / 1M$30.00Best$60.00

Blended / 1M$11.25Best$15.38

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Open weightsNoNo

Released21 Apr 202628 May 2026

Your monthly bill

Tasks per month50k

gpt-image-2$2.3kCheapest

Nano Banana 2$3.1k

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