Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image)
by Google
Gemini 2.5 Flash Image, a.k.a. "Nano Banana," is now generally available. It is a state of the art image generation model with contextual understanding. It is capable of image generation,...
Quick Facts
Provider
Model ID
google/gemini-2.5-flash-image
Modality
Text and Image to Text and Image
Tier
Premium
Last Updated
2026-07-12
Released
2025-10-07
Context Length
33K tokens
Tokenizer
Gemini
Input Price
$0.30/M
Output Price
$2.50/M
When To Use Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image)
Best for
- Image understanding, screenshots, and visual questions
- Image generation and visual creative work
- Comparing Google responses against other leading AI models
Not ideal for
- High-volume casual chats where you want to conserve premium credits
- Voice, speech, or audio transcription workflows
- Very large document sets that need extra-long context
Input & Output
Accepts
Generates
Pricing
All prices are per 1 million tokens
Input
$0.30/M
Output
$2.50/M
Image
$0.0000/img
Audio
$1.00/M
Reasoning
$2.50/M
Cache Read
$0.03/M
Cache Write
$0.08/M
Web Search
$14000.00/M
Capabilities
- Natural language understanding and generation
- Image analysis and understanding
- Image generation
Example Prompts
Analyze this screenshot and explain what is happening, including any UI issues.
Create a detailed image prompt for a clean product hero image with realistic lighting.
Compare how Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) and two other models answer this prompt.
Use Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) to produce a concise answer, then list assumptions and tradeoffs.
Supported Parameters
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| Alternative | Provider | Tier | Why compare | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | Premium | Another Google model to compare within the same provider family | View model | |
| Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Premium | Another Google model to compare within the same provider family | View model | |
| Qwen3.7 Max | Qwen | Premium | Same tier alternative from another provider | View model |
| Grok Build 0.1 | X-ai | Premium | Same tier alternative from another provider | View model |