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Imagen 4 vs Nano Banana Pro

Pricing, context window, capabilities, and release date — pulled from each provider's public docs. Both are available via the same AIgateway OpenAI-compatible endpoint; flip the model string to switch.

RUN BOTH LIVE

Paste a prompt. Watch them race.

Both models stream in parallel through your own AIgateway key. Tokens, latency, and cost update as they arrive.

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 Imagen 4
google/imagen-4
Nano Banana Pro
google/nano-banana-pro
ProviderGoogleGoogle
FamilyImagenNano Banana
Modalityimageimage
Context window
Max output
Released2026-04-142026-04-08
Input price$0.040 /img$2.00 /1M
Output price$120.00 /1M
Cache read
Tools
Streaming
Vision
JSON mode
Reasoning
Prompt caching
Imagen 4
google/imagen-4
Full spec →

Google's latest image generation model producing high-quality, photorealistic images from text prompts with support for multiple aspect ratios.

Strengths
  • High fidelity
  • Excellent prompt adherence
Nano Banana Pro
google/nano-banana-pro
Full spec →

Google's higher-quality image generation model with improved detail and prompt adherence.

Strengths
  • Fast + cheap
  • Strong for iterative edits
SWITCH BETWEEN THEM

One key, both models, one line different.

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.aigateway.sh/v1",
    api_key="sk-aig-...",
)

# Try Imagen 4
client.chat.completions.create(
    model="google/imagen-4",
    messages=[{"role":"user","content":"hello"}],
)

# Try Nano Banana Pro — same client, same key
client.chat.completions.create(
    model="google/nano-banana-pro",
    messages=[{"role":"user","content":"hello"}],
)
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