Google's Nano Banana 2.1 Ranks #4 on Image Generation and Editing at Half Its Predecessor's Price
ArtificialAnlys · x · 2026-10-09
Artificial Analysis reviews Google's new image model Nano Banana 2.1 (released Oct 6, based on Gemini 3.6 Flash): #4 on both AA-Image-T2I v2.0 and AA-Image-Editing v2.0, beating Nano Banana 2 across all 16 measured capabilities, priced at $0.0336 per 1K image — half its predecessor's price and the lowest among the top 7. Available across the Gemini app, AI Studio, Vertex AI and more.
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