Best for coding
Insufficient dataEvidence
comparable_coding_benchmark_missingNo same-source coding benchmark is attached to both model versions.
MODEL COMPARE
VerifiedNano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image) vs Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image): Pricing, Capabilities and Benchmarks
Compare Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image) and Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) across context window, API pricing, modalities, tool use and recommended use cases.
DECISION SUMMARY
Decision summary
Recommendations are conditional. Unknown values never count as a loss, and missing comparable benchmarks produce no winner.
Best for agents
Insufficient dataEvidence
comparable_agent_benchmark_missingCapabilities are listed, but a comparable agent benchmark is missing.
Long context
Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image)Evidence
context_window_largerNano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image)=65536; Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image)=32768
Lower monthly token cost
Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image)Evidence
same_provider_monthly_cost_lowerNano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image)=0.55; Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image)=0.8; input=1000000; cached_input=0; output=200000; provider=OpenRouter
Open deployment
Insufficient dataEvidence
open_weights_supportNano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image)=unknown; Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image)=unknown
| Attribute | Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image) | Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
Context windowcontext_window_largerProvider endpoint | 66K | 33K | Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image) |
Maximum outputmax_output_largerProvider endpoint | 66K | 8K | Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image) |
Input modalitiesinput_modalities_differProvider endpoint | Image, Text | Image, Text | Insufficient data |
Output modalitiesoutput_modalities_differProvider endpoint | Image, Text | Image, Text | Insufficient data |
Tool callingtool_calling_supportProvider endpoint | Not supported | Not supported | Tie |
Structured outputstructured_output_supportProvider endpoint | Supported | Supported | Tie |
Reasoningreasoning_supportModel | Supported | Unknown | Insufficient data |
Open weightsopen_weights_supportModel | Unknown | Unknown | Insufficient data |
Input price per 1M tokensinput_price_lowerProvider endpoint | $0.25 | $0.30 | Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image) |
Output price per 1M tokensoutput_price_lowerProvider endpoint | $1.5 | $2.5 | Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image) |
USAGE ESTIMATOR
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