Model index · Image · text-to-image generation · Google · released 2025-08-19
Nano Banana pricing
Billed at $0.039 per image on fal — a image model, so it is priced per output rather than per token.
Google's famous original image generation and editing model
Google · first published 2025-08-19 · Image model · text-to-image generation · description as published by the source, not written by us
$0.039
per image — fal
2025-08-19
First published
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Providers serving it
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Quality not measured yet
Quality not measured yet
We measure models on request rather than pre-scoring the whole catalog, so this one has no score yet. Absence of a score is not a low score.
Where you can buy it
Priced per unit of output, which is how generation models are sold. There is no per-token rate to quote for this model, so we do not invent one.
| Provider | Price | Unit | Region | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fal | $0.039 | per image | — | official_docs |
Compare Nano Banana with alternatives
One model per vendor, ordered by how prominent the vendor is and how many independent providers serve the model — hosts only carry what customers ask for, so that is a real demand signal. This is not traffic or popularity data, which we do not have. Every alternative below does the same job — text-to-image generation — because a price comparison between a generator and, say, an upscaler is arithmetic rather than advice. Every alternative below is billed per image, the same unit as Nano Banana — we do not compare a price per image against a price per second.
| Alternative | Vendor | $ per image | vs Nano Banana | Quality | Kind | Released | Hosts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grok Imagine Image 2.0 (text to image) | xAI | $0.04 fal | 3% dearer | not measured | — | 2026-08-11 | 1 |
| MAI Image 2.5 Pro (Text to Image) | Microsoft | $0.17 fal | 336% dearer | not measured | — | 2026-07-30 | 1 |
| Seedream 5.0 Pro Text to Image | Bytedance | $0.0675 fal | 73% dearer | not measured | — | 2026-07-08 | 1 |
| Boogu Image | Unattributed | $0.04 fal | 3% dearer | not measured | — | 2026-06-18 | 1 |
| Ideogram V4.0q Tiling LoRA | Ideogram | $0.03375 fal | 14% cheaper | not measured | — | 2026-06-11 | 1 |
| Krea 2 Medium | Krea | $0.03 fal | 23% cheaper | not measured | — | 2026-05-27 | 1 |
| Imagineart 2.0 Preview | ImagineArt | $0.05 fal | 28% dearer | not measured | — | 2026-04-16 | 1 |
| Ernie Image | Baidu | $0.03 fal | 23% cheaper | not measured | — open weights | 2026-04-14 | 1 |
Prices are the cheapest host for each model, per image. Output resolution, duration and format vary between generation models, so confirm you are buying the same thing before treating a lower rate as a saving. "Quality" is our own probe suite where we have run it — see what it measures. A cheaper alternative is only a real saving if it also passes on the capability your workload needs.
3 of these alternatives cost less than Nano Banana — the cheapest being Krea 2 Medium at $0.03 per image (23% cheaper).
Cheaper is not automatically better: confirm the output resolution, duration and format you get for that rate before switching.
Before you switch
A lower rate per unit of output is only a saving if the unit is the same. Check the resolution, duration and format included at the quoted price, whether the host charges separately for higher settings, and what the queue looks like under load — a generation endpoint that takes minutes at peak is a different product from one that takes seconds.
Move to fal without a rewrite
VernaOne fronts every provider on this page with one API, so switching host is a config change — with automatic fallback if quality or latency regresses.
Try VernaOne free →Frequently asked
How much does Nano Banana cost?
Nano Banana is billed per image rather than per token, at $0.039 on fal. Prices change often; verify with the provider before budgeting.
Which provider is best for Nano Banana?
Cheapest is not automatically best. For a image model, check the output resolution, duration and format each host actually produces at the quoted price, since a lower headline rate often buys a smaller or shorter output. Queue times and rate limits matter as much as price for generation workloads.
Can I switch providers for Nano Banana without changing code?
Yes, if you route through an abstraction. VernaOne exposes one API across every provider listed here, so switching host is a config change and you keep automatic fallback if the new one degrades.
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