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Nano Banana 2.1
Google's newest Nano Banana: sharper detail and text, up to 4K.
- Resolution
- 1K, 2K, 4K
- Aspect ratio
- 1:1, 16:9, 9:16, 4:3, 3:4, 3:2, 2:3, 5:4, 4:5, 21:9
- References
- Up to 14 image files
About Nano Banana 2.1
Nano Banana 2.1 is Google's newest Nano Banana, priced from $0.11 per image. It runs as text to image and edit with references, at 1K, 2K and 4K, in 1:1, 16:9, 9:16, 4:3, 3:4, 3:2, 2:3, 5:4, 4:5 and 21:9 or Auto, with edits from up to 14 reference images.
Its price is built differently from its siblings': the provider bills it in tokens, so the resolution sets the base price per image and every reference image you upload adds a little more. A typical generation takes about 25 s.
Good for
- Images with sharp detail and text, up to 4K
- Edits that combine up to 14 reference images
Getting good results
- Here the reference images are billed: each one you upload adds to the price of the result, so send only the ones the edit needs.
- Resolution sets most of the price: $0.11 at 1K, $0.16 at the middle step, $0.34 at 4K.
- Leave the aspect ratio on Auto and the model picks the frame from the prompt.
Nano Banana 2.1 questions
How is it priced against Nano Banana 2?
From text, $0.11 at 1K here against $0.20 on Nano Banana 2. In edits Nano Banana 2.1 also charges for each reference image, while Nano Banana 2 charges only per output image.
Can Nano Banana 2.1 use a video or an audio clip as a reference?
No, its edits take images only; Nano Banana 2 is the Nano Banana model here that takes a video or an audio clip.