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Nano Banana 2 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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 Nano Banana 2
google/nano-banana-2
Nano Banana Pro
google/nano-banana-pro
ProviderGoogleGoogle
FamilyNano BananaNano Banana
Modalityimageimage
Context window
Max output
Released2026-04-082026-04-08
Input price$0.0000 /img$0.134 /img
Output price
Cache read
Tools
Streaming
Vision
JSON mode
Reasoning
Prompt caching
Nano Banana 2
google/nano-banana-2
Full spec →

Google's second-generation image generation model with improved quality and speed.

Strengths
  • Text-to-image generation
  • Creative control
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.

# pip install aigateway-py openai
# aigateway-py: sub-accounts, evals, replays, jobs, webhook verify.
# openai SDK: chat/embeddings/images/audio — drop-in compat per our SDK's own guidance.
from openai import OpenAI

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

# Try Nano Banana 2
client.chat.completions.create(
    model="google/nano-banana-2",
    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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