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Nano Banana 2.1 Pricing

Nano Banana 2.1 costs $0.022–$0.0495 per image, depending on size. That's up to 59% below Google's official list price. No subscription; failed generations are free.

Per image from
$0.022
1K
4K image
$0.05
official $0.12
1,000 images
$22.00
1K
Below official
up to 59%
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Price list

Nano Banana 2.1 price per image

Every tier with Google's official list price, our price and what common batches cost.

Nano Banana 2.1 pricing for every tier
TierOfficialCheaper Gen.Save100 imagesImages / $10
1K
≈1 MP
$0.0416/image$0.022/image−47%$2.20454
2K
≈4 MP
$0.0584/image$0.033/image−43%$3.30303
4K
≈16 MP
$0.1214/image$0.0495/image−59%$4.95202
  • Official price: Gemini API list price for gemini-nano-banana-2.1 ($30 / 1M image output tokens: $0.0336 at 1K, $0.0504 at 2K, $0.1134 at 4K; input $1.50 / 1M, thinking $7.50 / 1M tokens). Verified October 16, 2026.
  • Prices include the prompt and the model's reasoning tokens; each input image adds about $0.002.

By task

Nano Banana 2.1 pricing by endpoint

Each Nano Banana 2.1 endpoint is billed on the same per-image rates. Starting price per endpoint:

Nano Banana 2.1 Text to Imageup to −59%
$0.022/image · 1K

Input: A prompt · google/nano-banana-2.1/text-to-image

Nano Banana 2.1 Image Editup to −59%
$0.022/image · 1K

Input: Input images (+ prompt) · google/nano-banana-2.1/edit

Cost examples

What Nano Banana 2.1 images cost

Worked examples at today's prices, against the official list price.

Nano Banana 2.1 cost examples
Use caseRequestTierOfficialCheaper Gen.Saved
Single image1 image1K$0.042$0.022$0.02
Hero image1 image4K$0.12$0.05$0.072
Product catalog500 images2K$29.20$16.50$12.70
Monthly production10,000 images1K$416.00$220.00$196.00

Estimate your monthly Nano Banana 2.1 bill

Pick a tier and your monthly volume. Switch models to compare — same live prices as the tables above.

Model
Size

Drag the slider — or pick a model — to try your own numbers.

Nano Banana 2.1 at 4K: 10,000 images per month costs $1,214 at the official list price and $495 on Cheaper Gen. — you save $719 a month.

Billing

How Nano Banana 2.1 billing works

The same rules apply in the API, the Playground and the Studio. Full details in the billing docs.

  • Unit. Per image. Prices include the prompt and the model's reasoning tokens; each input image adds about $0.002.
  • Official reference. Gemini API list price for gemini-nano-banana-2.1 ($30 / 1M image output tokens: $0.0336 at 1K, $0.0504 at 2K, $0.1134 at 4K; input $1.50 / 1M, thinking $7.50 / 1M tokens), verified October 16, 2026.
  • Hold, then settle. The quoted price is held from your prepaid balance when you submit and becomes the final charge on success. The exact cost is returned with every generation.
  • Failed = free. Failed generations, and jobs you cancel while queued, are refunded in full automatically.
  • Price before you run. POST /v1/quote/google/nano-banana-2.1/text-to-image returns the price, the official price and your discount for any input — free.

FAQ

Nano Banana 2.1 pricing questions

How Nano Banana 2.1 compares on price

Nano Banana 2.1 costs from $0.022/image at 1K to $0.0495/image at 4K per generated image. The official list price is $0.0416–$0.1214 per image (Gemini API list price for gemini-nano-banana-2.1). Requesting several images costs the per-image price times the count.

Per image, from prepaid credits in US dollars. Prices include the prompt and the model's reasoning tokens; each input image adds about $0.002. The exact cost is shown on the Generate button in the Studio and returned with every API generation.

No. The quoted price is held when you submit and refunded in full, automatically, if the generation fails or you cancel it before it starts.

There is no subscription and no monthly fee. Cheaper Gen. is prepaid: add credits from $10, spend them on any model in the API or the Studio, and failed generations are refunded automatically. The quote endpoint (POST /v1/quote/{endpoint}) is free, so you can price any request before you run it.