Google's Nano Banana 2.1 makes images at half price
Google released Nano Banana 2.1, and its developer price per image is about half that of Nano Banana 2.
Google DeepMind released Nano Banana 2.1 on 2026-10-06. It is built on Gemini 3.6 Flash and makes and edits images up to 4K. It is in the Gemini app, Google AI Studio and Google Search AI Mode. For developers, a 1K image now costs $0.0336, down from $0.067 for Nano Banana 2.
In the Gemini app you keep making images the same way, with the newer model behind it. Apps and services built on Google's image model can now make pictures for about half the cost.
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