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Nano Banana 2 Lite
google·google/gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image·GA·Closed·gemini-flash-lite series·Image gen·NEW
Fastest, most cost-efficient Gemini image model for high-volume 1K generation and editing
At a glance
Official price$0.25 / $30.00 per 1M
Cache read — · Google
Lowest paid$0.25 / $1.50
OpenRouter Gateway · 1× spread
Context65,536
Output limit65,536
Capabilities
✓ Reasoning✓ Tool useStructured output✓ Temperature✓ Attachments
⚠ Providers report capability flags inconsistently
Modalities
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Knowledge cutoff2025-01
Released / updated2026-06-30 / 2026-06-30
Quality & performance
Artificial Analysis doesn't cover this model (267 of 2059 have data). Quality data comes from independent evals covering widely used models.
Available at 5 providers5 with public prices
| Provider | Tier | Input | Output | Cache read | Cache write | Context | Output limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenRouter | Gateway | $0.25 | $1.50 | — | — | 65,536 | 65,536 | |
| Eden AI | Gateway | $0.25 | $1.50 | — | — | 65,536 | 4,096 | |
| Eden AI | Gateway | $0.25 | $1.50 | — | — | 65,536 | 4,096 | |
| Kilo Gateway | Gateway | $0.25 | $1.50 | — | — | 65,536 | 65,536 | |
| GoogleOfficial | First-party | $0.25 | $30.00 | — | — | 65,536 | 65,536 |
Sorted by blended price (input×0.75 + output×0.25) asc. The official channel always shows regardless of rank. Whether a gateway's low price is actually usable can't be verified.
Your usage cost
1OpenRouter$125.00
2Eden AI$125.00
3Eden AI$125.00
4Kilo Gateway$125.00
5Google · Official$1,550.00
Switch to OpenRouter to save $1,425.00/mo (92%)
Note: this is a gateway; verify availability and rate limits yourself.
Benchmark
No upstream benchmark data for this model. For quality, see the Artificial Analysis intelligence score above.
Reasoning control
Toggle (on / off)effort = minimaleffort = higheffort = none
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Price historyone sample accumulated per data sync
Input listOutput listMin blended