Nano Banana 2.1 API pricing

Nano Banana 2.1 by Google, priced on Gemini API. API model ID gemini-nano-banana-2.1

Nano Banana 2.1 API pricing starts at $0.0336/image (official pricing page, verified Oct 9, 2026).

SizePrice100 images1,000 images
1K$0.0336/image$3.36$33.60
2K$0.0504/image$5.04$50.40
4K$0.113/image$11.30$113.00

Verified against the official pricing page on Oct 9, 2026. Official pricing page

Examples are unit price × length or count. They do not include retries, free allowances, or inputs and options that the official page prices separately.

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Starting prices from each model's official pricing page, verified Oct 9, 2026. Every tier and its source are on the model's own page.

Questions

How much does Nano Banana 2.1 cost per image?
Nano Banana 2.1: 1K $0.0336/image, 2K $0.0504/image, 4K $0.113/image.
How much do 1,000 Nano Banana 2.1 images cost?
At the lowest listed tier (1K), 1,000 Nano Banana 2.1 images cost $33.60, before any separately priced inputs, options or retries.
Are there lower-priced alternatives to Nano Banana 2.1?
Among the models listed on modelpick, these start lower: MiniMax image-01 ($0.0035/image), Seedream 5.0 Flash ($0.018/image), Wan 2.7 Image ($0.03/image) (official pricing pages, verified Oct 9, 2026). Starting prices can be for a different tier, and output quality differs; compare the same tier and samples before switching.