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gemini-nano-banana-2.1ImageExamples verified 2026-09-25

Nano Banana 2.1

Google's latest efficient image generation and editing model; Google cites improved visual quality, typography, and multi-turn consistency. 1K / 2K / 4K at $0.0336 / $0.0504 / $0.1134 per image, about half the price of Nano Banana 2 (gemini-3.1-flash-image).

Official price
$0.0336from/ image
Size tiers
1K · 2K · 4K
Images per request
1–101K ≤ 10 · 2K ≤ 5 · 4K ≤ 2
Reference images
Up to 14≤ 25 MiB each
Aspect ratios
1:1 2:3 3:2 3:4 4:3 4:5 5:4 9:16 16:9 21:9
Not supported (returns 400)
mask、background=transparent
Notes
  • Masks and transparent backgrounds aren't supported and return 400.
  • The "Gemini Official Direct" group has no /v1/images/edits; pass reference images in image / images on generations.
  • The model ID has no -image suffix: gemini-nano-banana-2.1.
  • Supports 1K / 2K / 4K (4K measured at 5504×3072); 512 is not supported. Aspect ratios are the same as the other Gemini image models.
  • Official token prices (per 1M tokens): input $1.50 (text / image), text and thinking output $7.50, image output $30, cache reads $0.075. This model emits thinking tokens.

Pricing

Official price in USD. Actual charge = official price × group multiplier.

1K
$0.0336 / image
2K
$0.0504 / image
4K
$0.1134 / image
Per token · Input
$1.50 / 1M tokens
Per token · Cached input
$0.075 / 1M tokens
Per token · Output (incl. images)
$30 / 1M tokens

Endpoints

Same family

Prices come from the public catalog; limits come from specs exported from the gateway’s validation code. Actual charge = official price × group multiplier.