GGoogle · Released Oct 6, 2026
Nano Banana 2.1
Nano Banana 2.1 (Gemini Nano Banana 2.1) is Google's image generation and editing model on the Flash tier, succeeding Nano Banana 2 and Nano Banana Pro. It improves product recontextualization,...
- Released
- Oct 6 2026
- Context window
- 66K 59K out
- Input / 1M tokens
- $1.50
- Output / 1M tokens
- $7.50
Where to run it
5 providers compared
Cheapest: Google AI Studio, Kilo Gateway, Vercel AI Gateway +1 more at $1.50 / $7.50 per 1M input / output tokens — 65% less than the priciest option.
| Provider | Input | Output | Cache read | Context | Max output | Uptime | vs. best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google AI Studio | $1.50 | $7.50 | — | 66K | 59K | 99.6%24h | Cheapest |
| Kilo Gateway | $1.50 | $7.50 | — | 66K | 59K | — | Cheapest |
| Vercel AI Gatewayno tool calling | $1.50 | $7.50 | $0.15 | 131K | 33K | — | Cheapest |
| Eden AIno tool calling | $1.50 | $7.50 | — | 131K | 33K | — | Cheapest |
| Vertexno tool calling | $1.50 | $30.00 | $0.15 | 131K | 33K | — | +188% |
Benchmarks
Benchmark scores
No benchmark scores yet — Epoch AI hasn't evaluated Nano Banana 2.1. Scores appear here automatically once it does.
Specs
Details
- Model ID
google/gemini-nano-banana-2.1- Developer
- Release date
- Oct 6, 2026 ·
- Context window
- 65,536 tokens
- Max output
- 58,982 tokens
- API price
- $1.50 / $7.50 per 1M input / output tokens
- Providers
- 5
- Input types
- image, text
- Reasoning
- Yes
- Tool calling
- Yes
- Open weights
- No
- Free tier
- No
Release date and prices from OpenRouter's catalog; providers from OpenRouter and models.dev. Buying directly from a provider can cost a little differently. Speed, latency and uptime are measured on OpenRouter only; uptime is the share of OpenRouter requests each provider served over the last day. Benchmark scores are the best result per benchmark from Epoch AI, licensed CC BY 4.0. Rank counts every model tracked here with a score.