Nano Banana vs MAI-Image-2.6: API price and specs
Nano Banana is 96% cheaper than MAI-Image-2.6 on input price.
Nano Banana is 76% cheaper than MAI-Image-2.6 on output price.
Nano Banana is 92% cheaper than MAI-Image-2.6 on a 1M-in / 200k-out workload.
Nano Banana has a 3176.8% larger context than MAI-Image-2.6.
| Field | Nano Banana | MAI-Image-2.6 |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest input, per 1M | $0.21 | $5.00 +2281% |
| Median input, per 1M | $0.30 | $5.00 +1566.7% |
| Lowest output, per 1M | $1.20 | $5.00 +316.7% |
| Median output, per 1M | $2.50 | $21.50 +760% |
| Lowest unit price | $0.039 / image | — |
| Cost of 1M in + 200k out | $0.45 | $6.00 +1233.3% |
| Context | 1M | 32K +96.9% |
| Max output | 66K | 4K +93.7% |
| Providers | 14 | 2 +85.7% |
| Regions | EU, GLOBAL, US | — |
| Accepts | audio, image, pdf, text, video | image, text |
| Returns | image, text | image |
| Type | Images | Images |
| Free option | no | no |
| Cheapest provider | poe | aihubmix |
Your own workload: how many tokens the model gets (input) and gives back (output) - for example, in a month. The "Cost" row of the table above is recalculated for these numbers, for each model.
Computed from current offers each time the page opens; the best value of a row is bold, the percent is how far behind the best.
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Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, Nano Banana or MAI-Image-2.6?
Nano Banana is 96% cheaper than MAI-Image-2.6 on input price. Nano Banana is 76% cheaper than MAI-Image-2.6 on output price. Nano Banana is 92% cheaper than MAI-Image-2.6 on a 1M-in / 200k-out workload.
Which has the larger context, Nano Banana or MAI-Image-2.6?
Nano Banana: 1M tokens; MAI-Image-2.6: 32K tokens.
Where can I use both Nano Banana and MAI-Image-2.6?
aihubmix, vercel