Nano Banana 2.1 vs MAI-Image-2.5: API price and specs
Nano Banana 2.1 is 76% cheaper than MAI-Image-2.5 on input price.
MAI-Image-2.5 is 17% cheaper than Nano Banana 2.1 on output price.
Nano Banana 2.1 is 60% cheaper than MAI-Image-2.5 on a 1M-in / 200k-out workload.
Nano Banana 2.1 has a 3096.9% larger context than MAI-Image-2.5.
| Field | Nano Banana 2.1 | MAI-Image-2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest input, per 1M | $1.20 | $5.00 +316.7% |
| Median input, per 1M | $1.50 | $5.00 +233.3% |
| Lowest output, per 1M | $6.00 +20% | $5.00 |
| Median output, per 1M | $7.50 | $26.00 +246.7% |
| Lowest unit price | $0.0336 / image | — |
| Cost of 1M in + 200k out | $2.40 | $6.00 +150% |
| Context | 131K | 4K +96.9% |
| Max output | 66K | 1K +98.5% |
| Providers | 16 | 2 +87.5% |
| Regions | EU, GLOBAL | — |
| Accepts | audio, image, pdf, text, video | image, text |
| Returns | audio, image, text, video | image |
| Type | Images | Images |
| Free option | no | no |
| Cheapest provider | cometapi | 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 2.1 or MAI-Image-2.5?
Nano Banana 2.1 is 76% cheaper than MAI-Image-2.5 on input price. MAI-Image-2.5 is 17% cheaper than Nano Banana 2.1 on output price. Nano Banana 2.1 is 60% cheaper than MAI-Image-2.5 on a 1M-in / 200k-out workload.
Which has the larger context, Nano Banana 2.1 or MAI-Image-2.5?
Nano Banana 2.1: 131K tokens; MAI-Image-2.5: 4K tokens.
Where can I use both Nano Banana 2.1 and MAI-Image-2.5?
aihubmix, ofox