Nano Banana 2 Lite vs GPT-5 Image Mini: API price and specs
Nano Banana 2 Lite is 92% cheaper than GPT-5 Image Mini on input price.
Nano Banana 2 Lite is 40% cheaper than GPT-5 Image Mini on output price.
Nano Banana 2 Lite is 85% cheaper than GPT-5 Image Mini on a 1M-in / 200k-out workload.
GPT-5 Image Mini has a 510.4% larger context than Nano Banana 2 Lite.
| Field | Nano Banana 2 Lite | GPT-5 Image Mini |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest input, per 1M | $0.20 | $2.50 +1150% |
| Median input, per 1M | $0.25 | $2.50 +900% |
| Lowest output, per 1M | $1.20 | $2.00 +66.7% |
| Median output, per 1M | $30.00 +1317.8% | $2.12 |
| Lowest unit price | $0.034 / image | — |
| Cost of 1M in + 200k out | $0.44 | $2.90 +559.1% |
| Context | 66K +83.6% | 400K |
| Max output | 59K +53.9% | 128K |
| Providers | 15 | 3 +80% |
| Regions | EU, GLOBAL | — |
| Accepts | audio, image, pdf, text, video | file, image, pdf, text |
| Returns | image, text | image, text |
| Type | Images | Images |
| Free option | no | no |
| Cheapest provider | cometapi | kilo |
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 2 Lite or GPT-5 Image Mini?
Nano Banana 2 Lite is 92% cheaper than GPT-5 Image Mini on input price. Nano Banana 2 Lite is 40% cheaper than GPT-5 Image Mini on output price. Nano Banana 2 Lite is 85% cheaper than GPT-5 Image Mini on a 1M-in / 200k-out workload.
Which has the larger context, Nano Banana 2 Lite or GPT-5 Image Mini?
Nano Banana 2 Lite: 66K tokens; GPT-5 Image Mini: 400K tokens.
Where can I use both Nano Banana 2 Lite and GPT-5 Image Mini?
aiml, kilo, openrouter