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Nano Banana 2.1 AI

Nano Banana 2.1 (gemini-nano-banana-2.1) is Google's newest image model: generation and editing up to 4K with accurate text, up to 14 input images and 14 aspect ratios, from a few cents an image. Released October 2026. Try it online in the Studio or call it from code, up to 25% below the official price.

Developer
Google
Nano Banana family
Released
October 2026
Sizes
up to 4K
3 sizes
From
$0.032/image
1K
Create with Nano Banana 2.1Get API keyAPI docs

Try it

Try Nano Banana 2.1 AI now

Runs on your balance at the price on the button; failed runs are refunded. Results are saved to your account.

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Made with Nano Banana 2.1

Example prompts

  • A hand-lettered chalkboard café menu with five drinks and prices, warm photo

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  • Image Edit

    Turn this sketch into a glossy 3D-rendered toy figure on a pastel background

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  • Ultra-wide panoramic banner of a misty fjord at sunrise, tiny red cabin on the shore

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  • Image Edit

    Make the person in image 1 wear the jacket from image 2, same pose and lighting

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What it is

What is Nano Banana 2.1?

The new default Nano Banana

Nano Banana 2.1 replaces Nano Banana 2 as Google's recommended image model. It ranks above Nano Banana Pro on public text-to-image leaderboards while costing about a quarter as much per 1K image.

Edit and combine

Change backgrounds, outfits, lighting or text in plain language, or blend up to 14 images — products, people and styles — into one consistent scene.

Capabilities

What Nano Banana 2.1 can do

Up to 4K

1K, 2K and 4K output

Low price

A few cents per 1K image

14 inputs

Multi-image editing

14 ratios

From 8:1 banners to 1:8

Use cases

What people use Nano Banana 2.1 for

Images from a description
Illustrations, product visuals and concepts, up to 4K.
Editing your images
Change backgrounds, colours or outfits, or combine up to 14 images in one edit.
Any format
14 aspect ratios, from banners to vertical posts.

Versions

Nano Banana 2.1 in the Nano Banana family

Every Nano Banana model we offer, newest first. Nano Banana AI covers the whole family.

Nano Banana models
ModelReleasedMax sizeFrom
Nano Banana 2.1October 20264K$0.032/image
Nano Banana ProNovember 20254K$0.1197/image

How it compares

Nano Banana 2.1 vs similar models

Nano Banana 2.1 vs Nano Banana Pro

Nano Banana 2.1

  • Lower price: $0.032/image vs $0.1197/image at 1K (73% less).
  • More aspect ratios: 14 vs 10.
  • Newer model (released October 6, 2026).

Nano Banana Pro

  • A different balance of price and features.
Full comparison

Nano Banana 2.1 vs Grok Imagine Image 2.0

Nano Banana 2.1

  • Higher maximum resolution: 4K vs 2K.
  • Edits with up to 14 input images (vs 3).
  • More aspect ratios: 14 vs 13.

Grok Imagine Image 2.0

  • A different balance of price and features.
Full comparison

Where to use it

Three ways to use Nano Banana 2.1

In the Studio

No code: write a prompt, pick the settings, generate. The price is shown before you run.

How to use Nano Banana 2.1

Through the API

One key and one request shape for every model; poll the generation or get a webhook.

API tutorial

From an AI agent

Our MCP server lets Claude and other agents quote and generate for you.

MCP setup

FAQ

Nano Banana 2.1 AI questions

Nano Banana 2.1 (gemini-nano-banana-2.1) is Google's newest image model: generation and editing up to 4K with accurate text, up to 14 input images and 14 aspect ratios, from a few cents an image. It was released in October 2026.

Google. Nano Banana 2.1 is part of Google's Nano Banana family — see the Nano Banana AI overview.

Yes, in the CheaperGen Studio — no code and no subscription needed. A 1K image costs $0.032, up to 25% below the official price. Step by step: how to use Nano Banana 2.1.

1K, 2K and 4K, and it edits images (up to 14 inputs).

Nano Banana 2.1: Lower price: $0.032/image vs $0.1197/image at 1K (73% less). More aspect ratios: 14 vs 10. Nano Banana Pro: a different balance of price and features. Full comparison: Nano Banana 2.1 vs Nano Banana Pro.

Yes: one API key, POST /v1/run/{endpoint}, from $0.032/image. See the Nano Banana 2.1 API page and its documentation.

Nano Banana 2.1 is developed by Google. CheaperGen provides API access and does not own the model. Trademarks belong to their respective owners.