Nano Banana 2
#2 of 4 image models on images (provisional). $24.75 per 1,000 support replies at list price.
Price checked 25 Oct 2026 via OpenRouter- Released
- 28 May 2026
- Context window
- 131K tokens
- Longest reply
- 33K tokens
- Open weights
- No
- Reasoning mode
- Yes
- Tool use
- No
- Reads
- text, image, video, pdf
- Writes
- text, image
- Knowledge cutoff
- 2025-01
Images43
Provisional, 0 to 100 among the image models we track, from Arena and Epoch AI. How we score.Prices and where to run it
| Provider | Region | Input per 1M | Output per 1M | Cached input | Data retention | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| openrouter | global | $0.50 | $3.00 | – | Not checked | 25 Oct 2026, OpenRouter |
| global | $0.50 | $60.00 | – | Not checked | List price, unverified |
Price history and a CSV download arrive with the open price dataset.
Benchmarks behind the scores
| Measure | Figure | Run date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arena text to image | 1261.8 | 7 Oct 2026 | Arena |
Call it through OpenRouter
curl https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/chat/completions \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENROUTER_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"model": "google/gemini-3.1-flash-image", "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]}'