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Nano Banana 2.1 API pricing.

Nano Banana 2.1 is Google’s model on the API market, released 6 Oct 2026. Prices are per million tokens in USD, as last read from the price list.

$1.50Input / 1M
$7.50Output / 1M
66KContext
59KMax output
Specification
USD per million tokens
Provider
Google
Model id
google/gemini-nano-banana-2.1
Input
$1.50
Output
$7.50
Cached input
Not published
Context window
66K tokens
Maximum output
59K tokens
Takes
image, text
Returns
image, text
Tool use
Yes
Reasoning
Yes
Released
6 Oct 2026
First tracked
6 Oct 2026

At $1.50 per million input tokens, Nano Banana 2.1 is dearer than 256 of the 340 models on the price list.

Price changes
Tracked since 17 Sept 2026

No price change has been recorded since tracking began on 17 Sept 2026. Prices are checked every six hours, and any change is listed here and on model changes.

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Coverage
2 stories
  1. TechRadar AI ·
    I tested Nano Banana 2.1 against ChatGPT, and it was close
  2. The Decoder ·
    Google's new image model Nano Banana 2.1 generates better images for less money
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Prices and specifications come from OpenRouter’s catalogue, last read 2 Nov 2026. A provider’s own price may differ; how this is collected.