{"id":20433,"date":"2026-10-09T00:31:44","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T04:31:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/?p=20433"},"modified":"2026-10-09T00:31:45","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T04:31:45","slug":"nano-banana-2-1-vs-pro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/hub\/nano-banana-2-1-vs-pro","title":{"rendered":"Nano Banana 2.1 vs Nano Banana Pro: Same-Prompt Tests"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Does Nano Banana 2.1 give you enough control for a finished design, or is Nano Banana Pro worth the extra cost? We compare exact text, infographic structure, product placement, and reference-based edits alongside Google&#8217;s official API rates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"quick-answer\" data-module=\"quick-answer\" style=\"border-left:4px solid #7357dc;background:#f6f3fc;padding:20px 24px;border-radius:0 10px 10px 0;margin:24px 0;color:#18253b;\"><p><strong>Quick answer:<\/strong> <strong>2.1 needed less restructuring in our two infographic pairs.<\/strong> Both options preserved the poster wording in the pair shown, while both product photos included unwanted lighting equipment. Google\u2019s listed 1K image-output fee is $0.0336 for 2.1 and $0.134 for Pro; those figures are official examples, not measured test bills.<\/p><\/aside>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The same prompts make the differences visible: accents that survive, steps that repeat, and changes outside the requested edit. Each task includes the brief, the actual images, and the corrections the output would need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you work across several models, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.glbgpt.com\/home?inviter=hub_popup&amp;login=1\">GlobalGPT<\/a> offers a multi-model subscription. The samples below were generated through API requests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"505\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-2.1-1024x505.png\" alt=\"Try Nano Banana on GlobalGPT Now\" class=\"wp-image-20479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-2.1-1024x505.png 1024w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-2.1-300x148.png 300w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-2.1-767x378.png 767w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-2.1-18x9.png 18w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-2.1-1536x757.png 1536w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-2.1-2048x1009.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-3e41869c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.glbgpt.com\/image-generator\/nano-banana-2-1?inviter=hub_nano21&amp;login=1\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(135deg,rgba(250,183,0,0.88) 0%,rgba(255,106,0,0.78) 100%)\"><strong>Try Nano Banana on GlobalGPT Now<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<nav aria-label=\"Table of contents\" class=\"toc\"><strong>In this comparison<\/strong><ol><li><a href=\"#at-a-glance\">Nano Banana 2.1 vs Nano Banana Pro at a Glance<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#benchmarks\">Public Benchmarks<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#same-prompt-tests\">Same-Prompt Tests: Six Real Design Tasks<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#speed-and-pricing\">Speed and Official API Pricing<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#analysis\">What the Tests Mean: Quality, Correction Effort, and Value<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#faq\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/a><\/li><\/ol><\/nav>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"at-a-glance\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nano Banana 2.1 vs Nano Banana Pro at a Glance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Nano Banana 2.1 emphasizes efficiency; Nano Banana Pro emphasizes complex visual work and creative control.<\/strong> These are Google&#8217;s product positions. The tests check how the named API options handle the same requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"table-scroll\" data-module=\"comparison-at-a-glance\" style=\"overflow-x:auto;margin:24px 0;\"><table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font:15px\/1.55 Arial,sans-serif;color:#18253b;\"><thead><tr><th scope=\"col\" style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#f0edf9 !important;color:#332e55 !important;vertical-align:top;\">Difference<\/th><th scope=\"col\" style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#f0edf9 !important;color:#332e55 !important;vertical-align:top;\">Nano Banana 2.1<\/th><th scope=\"col\" style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#f0edf9 !important;color:#332e55 !important;vertical-align:top;\">Nano Banana Pro<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#fff !important;color:#18253b !important;vertical-align:top;\">Official API model ID<\/td><td style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#fff !important;color:#18253b !important;vertical-align:top;\"><code>gemini-nano-banana-2.1<\/code><\/td><td style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#fff !important;color:#18253b !important;vertical-align:top;\"><code>gemini-3-pro-image<\/code><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#fff !important;color:#18253b !important;vertical-align:top;\">Main positioning<\/td><td style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#fff !important;color:#18253b !important;vertical-align:top;\">High-efficiency generation and conversational editing<\/td><td style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#fff !important;color:#18253b !important;vertical-align:top;\">Complex visual tasks and precise creative control<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#fff !important;color:#18253b !important;vertical-align:top;\">Image output resolutions<\/td><td style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#fff !important;color:#18253b !important;vertical-align:top;\">1K, 2K, 4K<\/td><td style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#fff !important;color:#18253b !important;vertical-align:top;\">1K, 2K, 4K<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#fff !important;color:#18253b !important;vertical-align:top;\">Model inputs<\/td><td style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#fff !important;color:#18253b !important;vertical-align:top;\">Text, images, video, PDF<\/td><td style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#fff !important;color:#18253b !important;vertical-align:top;\">Text, images<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#fff !important;color:#18253b !important;vertical-align:top;\">Input context limit<\/td><td style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#fff !important;color:#18253b !important;vertical-align:top;\">131,072 tokens<\/td><td style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#fff !important;color:#18253b !important;vertical-align:top;\">65,536 tokens<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#fff !important;color:#18253b !important;vertical-align:top;\">Search grounding<\/td><td style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#fff !important;color:#18253b !important;vertical-align:top;\">Web and image search<\/td><td style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#fff !important;color:#18253b !important;vertical-align:top;\">Web search<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#fff !important;color:#18253b !important;vertical-align:top;\">References in the official guide<\/td><td style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#fff !important;color:#18253b !important;vertical-align:top;\">Up to 14 total; up to 10 object or 4 character images<\/td><td style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#fff !important;color:#18253b !important;vertical-align:top;\">Up to 14 total; up to 6 object, 5 character, or 3 style images<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"566\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/google-official-nano-banana-2-1.webp\" alt=\"Google's Nano Banana 2.1 model documentation identifying gemini-nano-banana-2.1 and listing its image-generation updates\" class=\"wp-image-20452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/google-official-nano-banana-2-1.webp 566w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/google-official-nano-banana-2-1-274x300.webp 274w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/google-official-nano-banana-2-1-11x12.webp 11w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 566px) 100vw, 566px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Google&#8217;s official Nano Banana 2.1 model documentation. Manufacturer claims are distinct from the paired test results. Captured October 8, 2026.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sources: <a href=\"https:\/\/ai.google.dev\/gemini-api\/docs\/image-generation\">Google&#8217;s image-generation guide<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ai.google.dev\/gemini-api\/docs\/models\/gemini-nano-banana-2.1\">the 2.1 model page<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/ai.google.dev\/gemini-api\/docs\/models\/gemini-3-pro-image\">the Pro model page<\/a>, checked October 8, 2026. Reference categories share a total limit; they are not separate allowances you can add together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>2.1 is a different model from Nano Banana 2.<\/strong> Its official ID is not <code>gemini-3.1-flash-image<\/code>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Both support image creation and editing.<\/strong> A Pro label does not establish that it will follow every constraint more accurately.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Resolution is a delivery setting.<\/strong> A 4K file can still contain wrong words or the wrong number of objects.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the previous version&#8217;s background, see our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.glbgpt.com\/hub\/nano-banana-2-vs-nano-banana-pro\/\">Nano Banana 2 vs Nano Banana Pro comparison<\/a>. Its older-version findings should not be carried over to 2.1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"benchmarks\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Public Benchmarks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Image-preference benchmarks help assess overall appeal. Our checks focus on whether a design follows exact text, count, layout, and preservation requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"table-scroll\" data-module=\"benchmark-lenses\" style=\"overflow-x:auto;margin:24px 0;\"><table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font:15px\/1.55 Arial,sans-serif;color:#18253b;\"><thead><tr><th scope=\"col\" style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#f0edf9 !important;color:#332e55 !important;vertical-align:top;\">Benchmark lens<\/th><th scope=\"col\" style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#f0edf9 !important;color:#332e55 !important;vertical-align:top;\">What it helps you assess<\/th><th scope=\"col\" style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#f0edf9 !important;color:#332e55 !important;vertical-align:top;\">What still needs a task-level check<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#fff !important;color:#18253b !important;vertical-align:top;\">Text-to-image preference<\/td><td style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#fff !important;color:#18253b !important;vertical-align:top;\">Overall appeal across a pool of prompts<\/td><td style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#fff !important;color:#18253b !important;vertical-align:top;\">Exact wording, counts, and layout constraints<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#fff !important;color:#18253b !important;vertical-align:top;\">Image-edit preference<\/td><td style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#fff !important;color:#18253b !important;vertical-align:top;\">How people judge an edited image<\/td><td style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#fff !important;color:#18253b !important;vertical-align:top;\">What changed outside the requested area<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#fff !important;color:#18253b !important;vertical-align:top;\">Constraint checks in this review<\/td><td style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#fff !important;color:#18253b !important;vertical-align:top;\">Whether an output fulfills this brief<\/td><td style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#fff !important;color:#18253b !important;vertical-align:top;\">Performance on other prompts and settings<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We could not verify a current, same-leaderboard score pair for <strong>Nano Banana 2.1 and Nano Banana Pro<\/strong> on October 8, 2026. We therefore do not publish a numeric rank gap. Scores for Nano Banana 2 would answer a different comparison. <a href=\"https:\/\/arena.ai\/leaderboard\/text-to-image\">Arena&#8217;s text-to-image leaderboard<\/a> is a reference point for broader preference results; the tests below focus on inspectable design requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"same-prompt-tests\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Same-Prompt Tests: Six Real Design Tasks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How we test<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The comparison covers six task briefs. Each paired run uses identical prompts and reference inputs, with a square 1024 \u00d7 1024 request and the medium-quality setting. Search is not requested. Attempt labels below identify the complete pairs shown for each task.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sample coverage:<\/strong> Seven complete pairs, or 14 output images: one pair for each of the six tasks, plus a second infographic pair. Each image below links to its original file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Keep complete pairs.<\/strong> Include all reviewed, fully returned pairs; an unpaired image cannot support a comparison.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Inspect the original output.<\/strong> Display copies use the same WebP conversion; output images are not cropped, retouched, or upscaled.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Check constraints before taste.<\/strong> Correct strings, counts, positions, and reference preservation come before aesthetic preference.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Record native specifications.<\/strong> Requested size and quality labels do not prove returned dimensions or upstream tiers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Reference inputs:<\/strong> Three independent synthetic images generated with Seedream 5.0 Pro. Both options receive the same original 2048 \u00d7 2048 JPEG URLs, checked against the same file hashes. The perfume label is blank. Reference images are shown inside their tasks; they are inputs, not comparison outputs. The source-to-output size change is the same for both options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The native 2.1 files are PNG; the native Pro files are JPEG. Both return 1024 \u00d7 1024. We compare readable text and visible constraint errors, without treating this format difference as proof of finer pixel quality. Upstream model and quality-tier mapping is not independently verified, so the findings apply to these named API options at the recorded settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Text rendering and bilingual posters<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Task setup:<\/strong> A flat square poster with eight exact strings, a clear headline, accessible event details, and fully readable Spanish accents. A stylish poster with a wrong time or broken URL does not pass the brief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For your own event brief, our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.glbgpt.com\/hub\/how-to-create-promotional-event-posters-with-nano-banana-pro\/\">Nano Banana Pro poster guide<\/a> shows how to specify the copy and hierarchy before generating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details data-module=\"prompt-poster\" style=\"border:1px solid #dee4ec;border-radius:8px;margin:20px 0;padding:12px 16px;\"><summary style=\"font-size:15px;cursor:pointer;font-weight:600;\">Exact prompt used for both options<\/summary><pre class=\"prompt\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;font:14px\/1.65 Arial,sans-serif;color:#374257;background:#f8f9fc;padding:18px;margin:14px 0 0;border-radius:6px;overflow-wrap:anywhere;\">Create a polished square, flat graphic poster for a fictional community design event. White background, charcoal sans-serif typography, teal and coral geometric accents. Render exactly these eight text strings, each once, with no extra words:\nOPEN STUDIO NIGHT\nIdeas made visible\nVIERNES, 23 DE OCTUBRE\n18:30 - 21:00\nTALLER ABIERTO\nEntrada: 12 EUR\nDise\u00f1o, caf\u00e9 y conversaci\u00f3n\nopenstudio.example\nMake OPEN STUDIO NIGHT the largest heading, the date and time easy to locate, and the URL small but fully legible. Preserve the Spanish accents and punctuation exactly. Use abstract shapes only. No logos, photographs, paper mockup, decorative fake lettering, or additional text.<\/pre><\/details>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"output-label wp-block-paragraph\">Paired attempt 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-2.1-poster-04.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-2.1-poster-04.webp\" alt=\"Nano Banana 2.1 bilingual poster with eight correct text strings and a three-line headline\" class=\"wp-image-20435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-2.1-poster-04.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-2.1-poster-04-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-2.1-poster-04-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-2.1-poster-04-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-2.1-poster-04-12x12.webp 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nano Banana 2.1 \u00b7 Paired attempt 1. 1024 \u00d7 1024; native PNG. WebP display copy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-pro-poster-04.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-pro-poster-04.webp\" alt=\"Nano Banana Pro bilingual poster with eight correct text strings, a single-line headline, and white information bands\" class=\"wp-image-20436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-pro-poster-04.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-pro-poster-04-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-pro-poster-04-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-pro-poster-04-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-pro-poster-04-12x12.webp 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nano Banana Pro \u00b7 Paired attempt 1. 1024 \u00d7 1024; native JPEG. WebP display copy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"result-note\" data-module=\"poster-observations\" style=\"background:#f7f9fb;border-radius:8px;padding:18px 22px;margin:22px 0;color:#18253b;\"><p><strong>Both outputs preserve all eight required text strings in this paired attempt.<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Both keep the Spanish accents, date, time, 12 EUR price, and openstudio.example URL readable.<\/li><li>Pro keeps the headline and date on single lines. White text bands make the event information easy to follow.<\/li><li>2.1 spreads the headline over three large lines and uses two lower columns for the event details. It is a different layout choice, rather than a text error.<\/li><\/ul><p>Both are usable starting layouts for the brief. This pair gives no text-accuracy reason to pay Pro&#8217;s higher official image-output fee. Layout preference and downstream editing can still change the choice.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Infographic accuracy and chart proportions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Task setup:<\/strong> Five ordered steps joined by four arrows, plus bars for 20%, 40%, and 60%. The values must be correct and the bars must reflect the 1:2:3 relationship. We also check whether the reading order is obvious at normal viewing size.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those details matter more than a decorative chart style. Use our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.glbgpt.com\/hub\/how-to-create-tutorial-graphics-using-nano-banana-pro\/\">tutorial-graphics guide<\/a> to separate instructional content from visual styling in a production prompt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details data-module=\"prompt-infographic\" style=\"border:1px solid #dee4ec;border-radius:8px;margin:20px 0;padding:12px 16px;\"><summary style=\"font-size:15px;cursor:pointer;font-weight:600;\">Exact prompt used for both options<\/summary><pre class=\"prompt\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;font:14px\/1.65 Arial,sans-serif;color:#374257;background:#f8f9fc;padding:18px;margin:14px 0 0;border-radius:6px;overflow-wrap:anywhere;\">Create a square, professional infographic on a white background titled exactly FROM IDEA TO RELEASE. Across the upper two-thirds, arrange five equal steps in one left-to-right sequence, connected by exactly four right-pointing arrows. Use clean charcoal sans-serif text with teal and coral accents. Include exactly these numbered titles and supporting lines once:\n1. DEFINE \/ Choose one goal\n2. RESEARCH \/ Verify audience needs\n3. BUILD \/ Make the first version\n4. REVIEW \/ Correct text and visuals\n5. RELEASE \/ Publish and measure\nAlong the bottom, include a small horizontal bar chart titled PILOT COMPLETION, with exactly these three labeled values: Team A 20%, Team B 40%, Team C 60%. The three bars must share a zero baseline and have lengths in the ratio 1:2:3. Do not add other numbers, steps, percentages, labels, decorative text, repeated content, or a footer. Keep every word and value readable.<\/pre><\/details>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"output-label wp-block-paragraph\">Paired attempt 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-2.1-infographic-02.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-2.1-infographic-02.webp\" alt=\"Nano Banana 2.1 infographic with five horizontal steps, four connecting arrows, and correctly proportioned 20 40 60 percent bars\" class=\"wp-image-20437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-2.1-infographic-02.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-2.1-infographic-02-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-2.1-infographic-02-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-2.1-infographic-02-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-2.1-infographic-02-12x12.webp 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nano Banana 2.1 \u00b7 Paired attempt 1. 1024 \u00d7 1024; native PNG. WebP display copy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-pro-infographic-02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-pro-infographic-02.webp\" alt=\"Nano Banana Pro infographic with five steps split across two rows and correctly proportioned 20 40 60 percent bars\" class=\"wp-image-20438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-pro-infographic-02.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-pro-infographic-02-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-pro-infographic-02-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-pro-infographic-02-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-pro-infographic-02-12x12.webp 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nano Banana Pro \u00b7 Paired attempt 1. 1024 \u00d7 1024; native JPEG. WebP display copy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"output-label wp-block-paragraph\">Paired attempt 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-2.1-infographic-03.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-2.1-infographic-03.webp\" alt=\"Nano Banana 2.1 second infographic with five unique steps in a single horizontal row and accurate percentage bars\" class=\"wp-image-20439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-2.1-infographic-03.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-2.1-infographic-03-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-2.1-infographic-03-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-2.1-infographic-03-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-2.1-infographic-03-12x12.webp 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nano Banana 2.1 \u00b7 Paired attempt 2. 1024 \u00d7 1024; native PNG. WebP display copy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-pro-infographic-03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-pro-infographic-03.webp\" alt=\"Nano Banana Pro second infographic with six cards because step three Build appears twice, while the percentage bars remain correct\" class=\"wp-image-20440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-pro-infographic-03.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-pro-infographic-03-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-pro-infographic-03-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-pro-infographic-03-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-pro-infographic-03-12x12.webp 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nano Banana Pro \u00b7 Paired attempt 2. 1024 \u00d7 1024; native JPEG. WebP display copy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"rate-chart\" data-module=\"infographic-checks\" style=\"margin:24px 0 32px;border:1px solid #dee4ec;border-radius:12px;padding:25px 28px;background:#fff;color:#18253b;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;\"><div class=\"chart-title\" style=\"font-size:20px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.35;\">Infographic checks: two attempts per option<\/div><div class=\"legend\" style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:18px;font-size:14px;margin:12px 0;\"><span><i class=\"swatch\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:12px;height:12px;border-radius:3px;margin-right:6px;background:#167f7c\"><\/i>Nano Banana 2.1<\/span><span><i class=\"swatch\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:12px;height:12px;border-radius:3px;margin-right:6px;background:#7357dc\"><\/i>Nano Banana Pro<\/span><\/div><div class=\"chart-group\" style=\"margin:20px 0;\"><strong>20 \/ 40 \/ 60 values and 1:2:3 bars<\/strong><div class=\"bar-row\" style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:90px minmax(40px,1fr) 75px;align-items:center;gap:10px;font-size:13px;margin:12px 0;\"><span>Banana 2.1<\/span><div class=\"track\" style=\"height:17px;background:#eff1f5;border-radius:5px;overflow:hidden;\"><div class=\"bar\" style=\"height:100%;border-radius:5px;width:100.0%;background:#167f7c\"><\/div><\/div><span>2 \/ 2<\/span><\/div><div class=\"bar-row\" style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:90px minmax(40px,1fr) 75px;align-items:center;gap:10px;font-size:13px;margin:12px 0;\"><span>Banana Pro<\/span><div class=\"track\" style=\"height:17px;background:#eff1f5;border-radius:5px;overflow:hidden;\"><div class=\"bar\" style=\"height:100%;border-radius:5px;width:100.0%;background:#7357dc\"><\/div><\/div><span>2 \/ 2<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"chart-group\" style=\"margin:20px 0;\"><strong>Exactly five unique steps<\/strong><div class=\"bar-row\" style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:90px minmax(40px,1fr) 75px;align-items:center;gap:10px;font-size:13px;margin:12px 0;\"><span>Banana 2.1<\/span><div class=\"track\" style=\"height:17px;background:#eff1f5;border-radius:5px;overflow:hidden;\"><div class=\"bar\" style=\"height:100%;border-radius:5px;width:100.0%;background:#167f7c\"><\/div><\/div><span>2 \/ 2<\/span><\/div><div class=\"bar-row\" style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:90px minmax(40px,1fr) 75px;align-items:center;gap:10px;font-size:13px;margin:12px 0;\"><span>Banana Pro<\/span><div class=\"track\" style=\"height:17px;background:#eff1f5;border-radius:5px;overflow:hidden;\"><div class=\"bar\" style=\"height:100%;border-radius:5px;width:50.0%;background:#7357dc\"><\/div><\/div><span>1 \/ 2<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"chart-group\" style=\"margin:20px 0;\"><strong>Five steps in one horizontal row<\/strong><div class=\"bar-row\" style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:90px minmax(40px,1fr) 75px;align-items:center;gap:10px;font-size:13px;margin:12px 0;\"><span>Banana 2.1<\/span><div class=\"track\" style=\"height:17px;background:#eff1f5;border-radius:5px;overflow:hidden;\"><div class=\"bar\" style=\"height:100%;border-radius:5px;width:100.0%;background:#167f7c\"><\/div><\/div><span>2 \/ 2<\/span><\/div><div class=\"bar-row\" style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:90px minmax(40px,1fr) 75px;align-items:center;gap:10px;font-size:13px;margin:12px 0;\"><span>Banana Pro<\/span><div class=\"track\" style=\"height:17px;background:#eff1f5;border-radius:5px;overflow:hidden;\"><div class=\"bar\" style=\"height:100%;border-radius:5px;width:0.0%;background:#7357dc\"><\/div><\/div><span>0 \/ 2<\/span><\/div><\/div><figcaption class=\"chart-note\" style=\"font-size:13px;color:#596678;line-height:1.55;margin-top:16px;\">Manual checks of two paired attempts. Counts describe these four outputs, not a general success rate or public leaderboard score.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"result-note\" data-module=\"infographic-observations\" style=\"background:#f7f9fb;border-radius:8px;padding:18px 22px;margin:22px 0;color:#18253b;\"><p><strong>2.1 keeps the requested five-step row in both attempts; Pro changes the layout and duplicates a step in its second attempt.<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>All four outputs show Team A 20%, Team B 40%, and Team C 60% with approximately 1:2:3 bar lengths.<\/li><li>2.1 keeps five unique steps in a single left-to-right row with four connecting arrows in both samples.<\/li><li>Pro&#8217;s first sample puts two cards above three. Its second has six cards because 3 BUILD \/ Make the first version appears in both rows. Both need restructuring to match the requested five equal horizontal steps.<\/li><\/ul><p>For this slide-style infographic brief, 2.1 needs less structural rework across the two paired attempts. Accurate chart labels do not make Pro&#8217;s duplicated or rearranged process ready to publish.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Product photography and spatial control<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Task setup:<\/strong> Exactly three objects: a glass perfume bottle in the center, a coral cube on the left, and a teal sphere on the right. All must rest on the tabletop, with coherent left-side lighting and plausible glass, metal, and paper materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We check object count and placement before judging realism. An attractive additional prop would still require correction because the product brief explicitly excludes it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details data-module=\"prompt-product\" style=\"border:1px solid #dee4ec;border-radius:8px;margin:20px 0;padding:12px 16px;\"><summary style=\"font-size:15px;cursor:pointer;font-weight:600;\">Exact prompt used for both options<\/summary><pre class=\"prompt\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;font:14px\/1.65 Arial,sans-serif;color:#374257;background:#f8f9fc;padding:18px;margin:14px 0 0;border-radius:6px;overflow-wrap:anywhere;\">Create a square commercial studio photograph of exactly three unbranded objects on a pale gray stone tabletop against a seamless white background. The main object is a cylindrical clear-glass perfume bottle containing pale green liquid, with a brushed silver cap and a blank matte white paper label; position it in the center. Place one small matte coral cube to the bottle's left and one small polished teal sphere to its right. All three objects must be separate, fully visible, upright where applicable, and touching the tabletop; the bottle must be taller than both props. Use a large softbox on the left, controlled reflections on the right, and contact shadows. Show a clearly recognizable eye-level three-quarter view, fine metal brushing and convincing glass refraction. No other objects, text, logos, duplicate items, floating objects, or watermark-like graphics.<\/pre><\/details>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"output-label wp-block-paragraph\">Paired attempt 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-2.1-product-01.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-2.1-product-01.webp\" alt=\"Nano Banana 2.1 product photo with coral cube left, perfume bottle center, teal sphere right, and an unwanted softbox edge at left\" class=\"wp-image-20441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-2.1-product-01.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-2.1-product-01-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-2.1-product-01-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-2.1-product-01-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-2.1-product-01-12x12.webp 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nano Banana 2.1 \u00b7 Paired attempt 1. 1024 \u00d7 1024; native PNG. WebP display copy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-pro-product-01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-pro-product-01.webp\" alt=\"Nano Banana Pro product photo with the three requested objects and an unwanted lighting fixture visible against the white background\" class=\"wp-image-20442\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-pro-product-01.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-pro-product-01-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-pro-product-01-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-pro-product-01-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-pro-product-01-12x12.webp 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nano Banana Pro \u00b7 Paired attempt 1. 1024 \u00d7 1024; native JPEG. WebP display copy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"result-note\" data-module=\"product-observations\" style=\"background:#f7f9fb;border-radius:8px;padding:18px 22px;margin:22px 0;color:#18253b;\"><p><strong>The three main objects are correctly placed, but both samples need background cleanup.<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Both put the coral cube left, the perfume bottle in the center, and the teal sphere right. The bottle is taller, and all three objects contact the tabletop.<\/li><li>Both render a brushed metal cap, pale green liquid, a blank paper label, and distinct glass reflections.<\/li><li>Both also draw part of the lighting equipment into the left edge. The black frame breaks the no-extra-objects and seamless-white-background requirements.<\/li><\/ul><p>An attractive studio photo can still miss a catalog brief. Here, choosing either output means removing the visible fixture or testing a revised off-camera-lighting prompt; this test provides no fully compliant first-attempt product photo.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Precise local edits<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Task setup:<\/strong> Change only the blank bottle label from white to muted teal, approximately #6B9D98. Keep it blank and preserve the bottle geometry, liquid, lighting, shadows, background, and framing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is a preservation task. A result can look cleaner while drifting from the source; altered cap edges, new reflections, or a different crop count as unwanted changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details data-module=\"prompt-edit\" style=\"border:1px solid #dee4ec;border-radius:8px;margin:20px 0;padding:12px 16px;\"><summary style=\"font-size:15px;cursor:pointer;font-weight:600;\">Exact prompt used for both options<\/summary><pre class=\"prompt\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;font:14px\/1.65 Arial,sans-serif;color:#374257;background:#f8f9fc;padding:18px;margin:14px 0 0;border-radius:6px;overflow-wrap:anywhere;\">Edit the supplied product image. Change only the blank label background from white to muted teal, approximately #6B9D98. Keep the label blank. Preserve the bottle, cap, pale green liquid, reflections, lighting, shadows, background, camera angle and overall framing. Do not add any lettering, objects, redesign the label, sharpen the whole image or restyle the photograph. Return one square image.<\/pre><\/details>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Frozen reference input:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/reference-product-v2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/reference-product-v2.webp\" alt=\"Original synthetic perfume-bottle reference with a blank white label and a faint source-generation mark at lower right\" class=\"wp-image-20443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/reference-product-v2.webp 2048w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/reference-product-v2-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/reference-product-v2-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/reference-product-v2-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/reference-product-v2-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/reference-product-v2-1536x1536.webp 1536w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/reference-product-v2-12x12.webp 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The shared original product reference. Blank label; original framing and source-generation mark retained. 2048 \u00d7 2048; native JPEG. WebP display copy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"output-label wp-block-paragraph\">Paired attempt 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-2.1-edit-05.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-2.1-edit-05.webp\" alt=\"Nano Banana 2.1 local edit with the original bottle framing and a blank teal label showing a light-to-dark gradient\" class=\"wp-image-20444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-2.1-edit-05.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-2.1-edit-05-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-2.1-edit-05-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-2.1-edit-05-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-2.1-edit-05-12x12.webp 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nano Banana 2.1 \u00b7 Paired attempt 1. 1024 \u00d7 1024; native PNG. WebP display copy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-pro-edit-05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-pro-edit-05.webp\" alt=\"Nano Banana Pro local edit retaining the bottle and framing with a blank teal label and more even surface color\" class=\"wp-image-20445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-pro-edit-05.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-pro-edit-05-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-pro-edit-05-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-pro-edit-05-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-pro-edit-05-12x12.webp 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nano Banana Pro \u00b7 Paired attempt 1. 1024 \u00d7 1024; native JPEG. WebP display copy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"result-note\" data-module=\"edit-observations\" style=\"background:#f7f9fb;border-radius:8px;padding:18px 22px;margin:22px 0;color:#18253b;\"><p><strong>Both recolor the blank label and retain the bottle\u2019s recognizable shape and framing.<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Both keep the cap, pale green liquid, blank label, light direction, and rightward contact shadow recognizable. Neither adds text or objects.<\/li><li>2.1 leaves more visible light-to-dark shading across the teal label. Pro renders a more even teal surface. The prompt asks for an approximate color, so this is an appearance difference rather than an exact-color pass\/fail result.<\/li><li>The source image\u2019s faint lower-right generation mark disappears in both outputs. These are visually close edits, but neither is evidence that only the requested label area changed.<\/li><\/ul><p>Both are useful recoloring results for this synthetic product. If a production workflow requires every other region to stay untouched, inspect the complete image or finish the edit with a mask-based tool. This blank-label test does not establish printed-label preservation.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. Character consistency across scenes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Task setup:<\/strong> One fictional adult appears in two equal panels. In daylight outside a bookstore, she holds a navy notebook; in an evening cafe, the notebook sits on the table. Her face, bob haircut, round glasses, olive jacket, and white shirt should stay consistent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We inspect identity and the notebook&#8217;s placement separately. Similar styling across two portraits is weaker evidence than a recognizable match to the actual reference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For a repeatable series, our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.glbgpt.com\/hub\/how-to-generate-consistent-characters-in-different-scenes-with-nano-banana\/\">character-consistency workflow<\/a> explains how to anchor each new scene to an input portrait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details data-module=\"prompt-character\" style=\"border:1px solid #dee4ec;border-radius:8px;margin:20px 0;padding:12px 16px;\"><summary style=\"font-size:15px;cursor:pointer;font-weight:600;\">Exact prompt used for both options<\/summary><pre class=\"prompt\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;font:14px\/1.65 Arial,sans-serif;color:#374257;background:#f8f9fc;padding:18px;margin:14px 0 0;border-radius:6px;overflow-wrap:anywhere;\">Use the supplied fictional adult reference as the same person in both panels of one square image. Create two equal vertical panels separated by a narrow clean white divider. Left: the person stands waist-up outside a modern bookstore in daylight and holds a closed navy notebook in both hands. Right: the same person sits waist-up at a cafe table in warm evening light, with the closed navy notebook on the table. Preserve the reference face, hairline, hairstyle, glasses, jacket color and shirt details. Use a realistic photographic style. No captions, storefront lettering, extra people, bags, hats, added accessories or change of identity.<\/pre><\/details>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Frozen reference input:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/reference-character-v2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/reference-character-v2.webp\" alt=\"Shared original portrait of a fictional adult with a black bob, thin silver round glasses, an olive jacket, and a plain white shirt\" class=\"wp-image-20446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/reference-character-v2.webp 2048w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/reference-character-v2-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/reference-character-v2-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/reference-character-v2-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/reference-character-v2-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/reference-character-v2-1536x1536.webp 1536w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/reference-character-v2-12x12.webp 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The original fictional-person reference supplied to both options. 2048 \u00d7 2048; native JPEG. WebP display copy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"output-label wp-block-paragraph\">Paired attempt 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-2.1-character-03.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-2.1-character-03.webp\" alt=\"Nano Banana 2.1 two-panel scene with the reference person holding a navy notebook outside a bookstore and seated beside the notebook at a warm outdoor cafe\" class=\"wp-image-20447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-2.1-character-03.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-2.1-character-03-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-2.1-character-03-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-2.1-character-03-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-2.1-character-03-12x12.webp 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nano Banana 2.1 \u00b7 Paired attempt 1. 1024 \u00d7 1024; native PNG. WebP display copy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-pro-character-03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-pro-character-03.webp\" alt=\"Nano Banana Pro two-panel scene with the reference person outside a bookstore holding a notebook and seated at a warm indoor cafe with the notebook on the table\" class=\"wp-image-20448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-pro-character-03.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-pro-character-03-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-pro-character-03-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-pro-character-03-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-pro-character-03-12x12.webp 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nano Banana Pro \u00b7 Paired attempt 1. 1024 \u00d7 1024; native JPEG. WebP display copy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"result-note\" data-module=\"character-observations\" style=\"background:#f7f9fb;border-radius:8px;padding:18px 22px;margin:22px 0;color:#18253b;\"><p><strong>Both carry the recognizable reference appearance into the two requested scenes.<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Both retain the short black bob, thin silver round glasses, olive jacket, and white crew-neck shirt, with a recognizable resemblance to the input portrait.<\/li><li>Both use two vertical panels and a narrow white divider. The navy notebook is held in the left panel and rests on the table in the right. No extra people or readable storefront lettering appear.<\/li><li>2.1 places the evening cafe scene at an outdoor table; Pro uses an indoor cafe with warm side lighting. The brief did not require an indoor setting.<\/li><\/ul><p>Both samples are usable evidence of single-reference, two-panel consistency. This is one generation per option, not a multi-turn identity test or proof of consistency across an entire campaign.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6. Two-reference product advertising<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Task setup:<\/strong> Put the bottle from the product reference into the separate warm tabletop scene. Keep the label blank, place one bottle slightly left of center, and leave the right third open for later ad copy. Preserve the scene&#8217;s light direction without importing the product reference&#8217;s background.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.glbgpt.com\/hub\/how-to-blend-multiple-images-seamlessly-using-nano-banana-pro\/\">multiple-image blending guide<\/a> explains the same practical distinction: tell the model which reference supplies the product and which supplies the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details data-module=\"prompt-multi-reference\" style=\"border:1px solid #dee4ec;border-radius:8px;margin:20px 0;padding:12px 16px;\"><summary style=\"font-size:15px;cursor:pointer;font-weight:600;\">Exact prompt used for both options<\/summary><pre class=\"prompt\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;font:14px\/1.65 Arial,sans-serif;color:#374257;background:#f8f9fc;padding:18px;margin:14px 0 0;border-radius:6px;overflow-wrap:anywhere;\">Create a square photographic product-ad visual using both supplied references. Reference 1 defines the exact perfume bottle, cap, pale green liquid and blank label. Reference 2 defines the tabletop, wall colors, sunlight direction and scene style. Place one bottle from reference 1 upright on the tabletop in reference 2, fully visible, slightly left of center, with a believable contact shadow and reflections consistent with that scene. Keep the product label blank. Leave the right third as clean negative space. Keep the scene visually photographic. Do not add a headline, body copy, lettering, other products, extra props, people, logos or borders. Do not redesign the product or copy the product-photo background into the new scene.<\/pre><\/details>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Frozen reference inputs:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/reference-product-v2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/reference-product-v2.webp\" alt=\"Original perfume-bottle reference providing the silver cap, pale green liquid, cylindrical glass body, and blank white label\" class=\"wp-image-20443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/reference-product-v2.webp 2048w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/reference-product-v2-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/reference-product-v2-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/reference-product-v2-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/reference-product-v2-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/reference-product-v2-1536x1536.webp 1536w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/reference-product-v2-12x12.webp 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Reference 1 supplies the product identity and blank label. 2048 \u00d7 2048; native JPEG. WebP display copy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/reference-scene-v2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/reference-scene-v2.webp\" alt=\"Original empty warm stone tabletop and sand-colored wall with a diagonal upper-left sunlight pattern and a faint source mark at lower right\" class=\"wp-image-20449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/reference-scene-v2.webp 2048w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/reference-scene-v2-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/reference-scene-v2-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/reference-scene-v2-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/reference-scene-v2-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/reference-scene-v2-1536x1536.webp 1536w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/reference-scene-v2-12x12.webp 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Reference 2 supplies the scene, sunlight direction, and tabletop. The original source mark remains visible. 2048 \u00d7 2048; native JPEG. WebP display copy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"output-label wp-block-paragraph\">Paired attempt 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-2.1-multi-reference-04.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-2.1-multi-reference-04.webp\" alt=\"Nano Banana 2.1 two-reference advertisement with one blank-label perfume bottle left of center on the warm stone tabletop and a rightward shadow\" class=\"wp-image-20450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-2.1-multi-reference-04.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-2.1-multi-reference-04-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-2.1-multi-reference-04-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-2.1-multi-reference-04-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-2.1-multi-reference-04-12x12.webp 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nano Banana 2.1 \u00b7 Paired attempt 1. 1024 \u00d7 1024; native PNG. WebP display copy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-pro-multi-reference-04.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-pro-multi-reference-04.webp\" alt=\"Nano Banana Pro two-reference advertisement with one slightly smaller blank-label bottle farther left, warm sunlight, and open space to the right\" class=\"wp-image-20451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-pro-multi-reference-04.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-pro-multi-reference-04-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-pro-multi-reference-04-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-pro-multi-reference-04-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nano-banana-pro-multi-reference-04-12x12.webp 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nano Banana Pro \u00b7 Paired attempt 1. 1024 \u00d7 1024; native JPEG. WebP display copy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"result-note\" data-module=\"multi-reference-observations\" style=\"background:#f7f9fb;border-radius:8px;padding:18px 22px;margin:22px 0;color:#18253b;\"><p><strong>Both combine the supplied product and environment, with usable space for ad copy.<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Both keep one cylindrical bottle, a silver cap, pale green liquid, and a blank label, placed left of center. The stone tabletop, sand-colored wall, and diagonal light pattern come from the scene reference.<\/li><li>Both give the bottle a grounded contact shadow extending right and adapt its reflections to the warm light. Neither imports the gray-white product-photo background or adds props.<\/li><li>2.1 makes the bottle larger in the frame; Pro places a smaller bottle farther left. Both leave the main right-side area open. Both also retain the scene reference\u2019s faint lower-right generation mark, which needs attention before a final ad is used.<\/li><\/ul><p>Both show practical two-reference compositing in this pair. Choose the product scale that fits your copy layout, then check the source mark and actual brand details. The blank label means this does not test logo or printed-label fidelity.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"speed-and-pricing\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Speed and Official API Pricing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"rate-chart\" data-module=\"official-output-pricing\" style=\"margin:24px 0 32px;border:1px solid #dee4ec;border-radius:12px;padding:25px 28px;background:#fff;color:#18253b;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;\"><div class=\"chart-title\" style=\"font-size:20px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.35;\">Official image-output fee per image<\/div><div class=\"legend\" style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:18px;font-size:14px;margin:12px 0;\"><span><i class=\"swatch\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:12px;height:12px;border-radius:3px;margin-right:6px;background:#167f7c\"><\/i>Nano Banana 2.1<\/span><span><i class=\"swatch\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:12px;height:12px;border-radius:3px;margin-right:6px;background:#7357dc\"><\/i>Nano Banana Pro<\/span><\/div><div class=\"chart-group\" style=\"margin:20px 0;\"><strong>1K image<\/strong><div class=\"bar-row\" style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:90px minmax(40px,1fr) 75px;align-items:center;gap:10px;font-size:13px;margin:12px 0;\"><span>Banana 2.1<\/span><div class=\"track\" style=\"height:17px;background:#eff1f5;border-radius:5px;overflow:hidden;\"><div class=\"bar\" style=\"height:100%;border-radius:5px;width:14.000%;background:#167f7c\"><\/div><\/div><span>$0.0336<\/span><\/div><div class=\"bar-row\" style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:90px minmax(40px,1fr) 75px;align-items:center;gap:10px;font-size:13px;margin:12px 0;\"><span>Banana Pro<\/span><div class=\"track\" style=\"height:17px;background:#eff1f5;border-radius:5px;overflow:hidden;\"><div class=\"bar\" style=\"height:100%;border-radius:5px;width:55.833%;background:#7357dc\"><\/div><\/div><span>$0.134<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"chart-group\" style=\"margin:20px 0;\"><strong>2K image<\/strong><div class=\"bar-row\" style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:90px minmax(40px,1fr) 75px;align-items:center;gap:10px;font-size:13px;margin:12px 0;\"><span>Banana 2.1<\/span><div class=\"track\" style=\"height:17px;background:#eff1f5;border-radius:5px;overflow:hidden;\"><div class=\"bar\" style=\"height:100%;border-radius:5px;width:21.000%;background:#167f7c\"><\/div><\/div><span>$0.0504<\/span><\/div><div class=\"bar-row\" style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:90px minmax(40px,1fr) 75px;align-items:center;gap:10px;font-size:13px;margin:12px 0;\"><span>Banana Pro<\/span><div class=\"track\" style=\"height:17px;background:#eff1f5;border-radius:5px;overflow:hidden;\"><div class=\"bar\" style=\"height:100%;border-radius:5px;width:55.833%;background:#7357dc\"><\/div><\/div><span>$0.134<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"chart-group\" style=\"margin:20px 0;\"><strong>4K image<\/strong><div class=\"bar-row\" style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:90px minmax(40px,1fr) 75px;align-items:center;gap:10px;font-size:13px;margin:12px 0;\"><span>Banana 2.1<\/span><div class=\"track\" style=\"height:17px;background:#eff1f5;border-radius:5px;overflow:hidden;\"><div class=\"bar\" style=\"height:100%;border-radius:5px;width:47.083%;background:#167f7c\"><\/div><\/div><span>$0.113<\/span><\/div><div class=\"bar-row\" style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:90px minmax(40px,1fr) 75px;align-items:center;gap:10px;font-size:13px;margin:12px 0;\"><span>Banana Pro<\/span><div class=\"track\" style=\"height:17px;background:#eff1f5;border-radius:5px;overflow:hidden;\"><div class=\"bar\" style=\"height:100%;border-radius:5px;width:100.000%;background:#7357dc\"><\/div><\/div><span>$0.24<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"stat-grid\" style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr));gap:12px;\"><div class=\"stat\" style=\"padding:15px;background:#f6f4fc;border-radius:9px;\"><b style=\"display:block;font-size:24px;\">3.99\u00d7<\/b><small style=\"display:block;font-size:13px;color:#596678;\">Pro \/ 2.1 at 1K<\/small><\/div><div class=\"stat\" style=\"padding:15px;background:#f6f4fc;border-radius:9px;\"><b style=\"display:block;font-size:24px;\">2.66\u00d7<\/b><small style=\"display:block;font-size:13px;color:#596678;\">Pro \/ 2.1 at 2K<\/small><\/div><div class=\"stat\" style=\"padding:15px;background:#f6f4fc;border-radius:9px;\"><b style=\"display:block;font-size:24px;\">2.12\u00d7<\/b><small style=\"display:block;font-size:13px;color:#596678;\">Pro \/ 2.1 at 4K<\/small><\/div><\/div><figcaption class=\"chart-note\" style=\"font-size:13px;color:#596678;line-height:1.55;margin-top:16px;\">Google standard Gemini API, USD, checked October 8, 2026. All bars share a $0.24 scale. Image output only; input, text\/thinking, search, and correction work are excluded. These are documentation examples, not observed charges.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recorded task-completion intervals<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"table-scroll\" data-module=\"recorded-completion-time\" style=\"overflow-x:auto;margin:24px 0;\"><table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font:15px\/1.55 Arial,sans-serif;color:#18253b;\"><thead><tr><th style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#f0edf9 !important;color:#332e55 !important;vertical-align:top;\">Paired task<\/th><th style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#f0edf9 !important;color:#332e55 !important;vertical-align:top;\">Nano Banana 2.1<\/th><th style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#f0edf9 !important;color:#332e55 !important;vertical-align:top;\">Nano Banana Pro<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#fff !important;color:#18253b !important;vertical-align:top;\">Bilingual poster<\/td><td style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#fff !important;color:#18253b !important;vertical-align:top;\">60 s<\/td><td style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#fff !important;color:#18253b !important;vertical-align:top;\">44 s<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#fff !important;color:#18253b !important;vertical-align:top;\">Five-step infographic \u00b7 pair 1<\/td><td style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#fff !important;color:#18253b !important;vertical-align:top;\">43 s<\/td><td style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#fff !important;color:#18253b !important;vertical-align:top;\">35 s<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#fff !important;color:#18253b !important;vertical-align:top;\">Five-step infographic \u00b7 pair 2<\/td><td style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#fff !important;color:#18253b !important;vertical-align:top;\">70 s<\/td><td style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#fff !important;color:#18253b !important;vertical-align:top;\">49 s<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#fff !important;color:#18253b !important;vertical-align:top;\">Three-object product photo<\/td><td style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#fff !important;color:#18253b !important;vertical-align:top;\">29 s<\/td><td style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#fff !important;color:#18253b !important;vertical-align:top;\">37 s<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#fff !important;color:#18253b !important;vertical-align:top;\">Blank-label recolor<\/td><td style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#fff !important;color:#18253b !important;vertical-align:top;\">61 s<\/td><td style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#fff !important;color:#18253b !important;vertical-align:top;\">33 s<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#fff !important;color:#18253b !important;vertical-align:top;\">Two-panel character scene<\/td><td style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#fff !important;color:#18253b !important;vertical-align:top;\">69 s<\/td><td style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#fff !important;color:#18253b !important;vertical-align:top;\">36 s<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#fff !important;color:#18253b !important;vertical-align:top;\">Two-reference advertisement<\/td><td style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#fff !important;color:#18253b !important;vertical-align:top;\">22 s<\/td><td style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#fff !important;color:#18253b !important;vertical-align:top;\">40 s<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each value uses the same task service&#8217;s <strong>completed timestamp minus submitted timestamp<\/strong>. It includes queueing, generation, and service handling; local polling and file-download delays are excluded. These are recorded intervals for the named API options, not direct Google API latency measurements or pure model inference times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What the official rates measure<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Google&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/ai.google.dev\/gemini-api\/docs\/pricing\">standard Gemini API prices<\/a> use separate rates for input, text\/thinking output, and image output. All values below are USD, checked October 8, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"table-scroll\" data-module=\"api-token-rates\" style=\"overflow-x:auto;margin:24px 0;\"><table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font:15px\/1.55 Arial,sans-serif;color:#18253b;\"><thead><tr><th scope=\"col\" style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#f0edf9 !important;color:#332e55 !important;vertical-align:top;\">Billing category, per 1 million tokens<\/th><th scope=\"col\" style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#f0edf9 !important;color:#332e55 !important;vertical-align:top;\">Nano Banana 2.1<\/th><th scope=\"col\" style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#f0edf9 !important;color:#332e55 !important;vertical-align:top;\">Nano Banana Pro<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#fff !important;color:#18253b !important;vertical-align:top;\">Text\/image input<\/td><td style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#fff !important;color:#18253b !important;vertical-align:top;\">$1.50<\/td><td style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#fff !important;color:#18253b !important;vertical-align:top;\">$2.00<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#fff !important;color:#18253b !important;vertical-align:top;\">Text and thinking output<\/td><td style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#fff !important;color:#18253b !important;vertical-align:top;\">$7.50<\/td><td style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#fff !important;color:#18253b !important;vertical-align:top;\">$12.00<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#fff !important;color:#18253b !important;vertical-align:top;\">Image output<\/td><td style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#fff !important;color:#18253b !important;vertical-align:top;\">$30.00<\/td><td style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#fff !important;color:#18253b !important;vertical-align:top;\">$120.00<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2.1 also lists video input at its input rate. The table compares categories used in these image tasks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"table-scroll\" data-module=\"api-output-examples\" style=\"overflow-x:auto;margin:24px 0;\"><table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font:15px\/1.55 Arial,sans-serif;color:#18253b;\"><thead><tr><th scope=\"col\" style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#f0edf9 !important;color:#332e55 !important;vertical-align:top;\">Official image-output example<\/th><th scope=\"col\" style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#f0edf9 !important;color:#332e55 !important;vertical-align:top;\">Nano Banana 2.1<\/th><th scope=\"col\" style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#f0edf9 !important;color:#332e55 !important;vertical-align:top;\">Nano Banana Pro<\/th><th scope=\"col\" style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#f0edf9 !important;color:#332e55 !important;vertical-align:top;\">Pro \/ 2.1<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#fff !important;color:#18253b !important;vertical-align:top;\">One 1K image<\/td><td style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#fff !important;color:#18253b !important;vertical-align:top;\">$0.0336<\/td><td style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#fff !important;color:#18253b !important;vertical-align:top;\">$0.134<\/td><td style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#fff !important;color:#18253b !important;vertical-align:top;\">3.99\u00d7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#fff !important;color:#18253b !important;vertical-align:top;\">One 2K image<\/td><td style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#fff !important;color:#18253b !important;vertical-align:top;\">$0.0504<\/td><td style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#fff !important;color:#18253b !important;vertical-align:top;\">$0.134<\/td><td style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#fff !important;color:#18253b !important;vertical-align:top;\">2.66\u00d7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#fff !important;color:#18253b !important;vertical-align:top;\">One 4K image<\/td><td style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#fff !important;color:#18253b !important;vertical-align:top;\">$0.113<\/td><td style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#fff !important;color:#18253b !important;vertical-align:top;\">$0.24<\/td><td style=\"padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dee4ec;background:#fff !important;color:#18253b !important;vertical-align:top;\">2.12\u00d7<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"535\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/google-official-nano-banana-2-1-pricing.webp\" alt=\"Google's standard API pricing for Nano Banana 2.1, with separate input, text output, and image output rates\" class=\"wp-image-20453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/google-official-nano-banana-2-1-pricing.webp 580w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/google-official-nano-banana-2-1-pricing-300x277.webp 300w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/google-official-nano-banana-2-1-pricing-13x12.webp 13w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Official Standard API rates for Nano Banana 2.1. Per-image examples cover image output only. Captured October 8, 2026.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1160\" height=\"1062\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/google-official-nano-banana-pro-pricing.webp\" alt=\"Google's standard API pricing for Gemini 3 Pro Image, also called Nano Banana Pro\" class=\"wp-image-20454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/google-official-nano-banana-pro-pricing.webp 1160w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/google-official-nano-banana-pro-pricing-300x275.webp 300w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/google-official-nano-banana-pro-pricing-1024x937.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/google-official-nano-banana-pro-pricing-768x703.webp 768w, https:\/\/wp.glbgpt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/google-official-nano-banana-pro-pricing-13x12.webp 13w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Official Standard API rates for Nano Banana Pro. Input and other billable categories are separate from image-output examples. Captured October 8, 2026.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>These are image-output fees, not total request bills or charges measured in our tests.<\/strong> Prompt tokens, reference-image input, text\/thinking output, and any enabled search can add cost. The 4K figure for 2.1 follows Google&#8217;s rounded documentation example.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Estimating a request from billable tokens<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To price a request from measured usage, multiply each returned billable category by its own official rate, then divide by one million. A single total-token figure is not enough to split input, text\/thinking, and image output correctly. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.glbgpt.com\/hub\/how-to-use-nano-banana-pro-api\/\">Nano Banana Pro API guide<\/a> covers the API workflow; this review keeps the cost calculation tied to the returned categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"analysis\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">What the Tests Mean: Quality, Correction Effort, and Value<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Text-heavy designs: accuracy and hierarchy are separate<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The poster pair does not support paying more for Pro solely to get correct text. Both keep the eight required strings, including the Spanish accents and small URL. Pro gives the headline and date a single line each; 2.1 uses a much larger three-line headline. That changes the reading experience, without making either version&#8217;s wording wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The infographic is more decisive within these samples. Both options get the percentages and bar proportions right, but 2.1 also keeps five unique steps in the requested horizontal sequence in both attempts. Pro&#8217;s two-row redesign already requires layout work; duplicating BUILD in its second sample adds a content correction. <strong>For this five-step instructional brief, 2.1 is the stronger starting point.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Product realism does not establish brief compliance<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both product photos distinguish glass, brushed metal, paper, and colored props. They also bring lighting equipment into the frame. Choosing the more attractive photo would still leave a cleanup job. The prompt&#8217;s reference to a left-side softbox is a useful lesson: production lighting instructions should say the fixture is off camera. That revision is a next test, not a demonstrated fix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reference control: a useful edit can still change the source<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The label-recolor pair preserves the recognizable bottle and framing, with the requested blank teal label. It also removes a faint source-generation mark in both outputs. That difference matters when your brief says to change only one region: checking the label alone would miss an extra alteration. Neither sample establishes pixel-exact preservation outside the edit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The character pair meets the requested two-scene setup and notebook placement, with a recognizable resemblance to the supplied portrait. Pro uses a warm indoor cafe, while 2.1 uses an outdoor cafe table. Both interpretations fit the brief. One two-panel image per option gives no basis for declaring a long-series identity winner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two-reference ad pair combines the correct bottle and warm scene in both outputs. 2.1 gives the product more of the frame; Pro leaves more room around a smaller bottle. Both preserve the source scene&#8217;s lower-right generation mark. For these reference tasks, <strong>the useful distinction is the remaining production work<\/strong>, rather than an unsupported claim that Pro always preserves identity better. Our blank-label inputs do not test printed brand names or logos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What the price gap means for correction work<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>1K:<\/strong> Pro&#8217;s listed image-output fee is 3.99 times 2.1&#8217;s.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2K:<\/strong> The ratio drops to 2.66 times.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>4K:<\/strong> It drops to about 2.12 times.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The cheaper output component and lower observed restructuring burden point in the same direction for our infographic brief. The poster pair also gives no text-accuracy benefit that would justify the higher fee. These are useful reasons to start a similar trial with 2.1, rather than assuming Pro&#8217;s positioning will translate into fewer corrections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For finished work, calculate <strong>cost per usable asset = billed spend across attempts \u00f7 usable assets<\/strong>, then track correction time separately. Our comparison of official rates and visible correction needs supports a task-specific value judgment, not a measured savings percentage or long-run acceptance rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Which should you choose?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Start with 2.1 for a similar text-and-diagram brief. Test Pro when a specific layout or preservation requirement could justify its higher official output fee, and judge the returned image against that requirement. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.glbgpt.com\/hub\/the-ultimate-guide-of-nano-banana-pro-prompt\/\">Nano Banana Pro prompt guide<\/a> can help turn that trial into a concrete brief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"faq\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is Nano Banana 2.1 the same as Nano Banana 2?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No. Google lists Nano Banana 2.1 as gemini-nano-banana-2.1. Nano Banana 2 uses gemini-3.1-flash-image. Results or benchmark scores for the older model should not be relabeled as 2.1 evidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is the official API name for Nano Banana Pro?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Google&#8217;s current stable model ID is gemini-3-pro-image. Use the exact ID in the official Gemini API; a third-party option with a similar label still needs its model mapping checked separately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is Nano Banana 2.1 cheaper than Nano Banana Pro?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At Google&#8217;s standard rates, the listed 1K image-output fees are $0.0336 for 2.1 and $0.134 for Pro. Those examples exclude other billable categories and are not the complete cost of a finished design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Can both models generate 4K images?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes. Google&#8217;s image-generation guide lists 1K, 2K, and 4K output for both. The requested resolution and the actual returned dimensions are separate facts; this review records the native files it receives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Which is better for text-heavy posters and infographics?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the poster pair shown, both options preserve all eight required text strings. In two infographic pairs, 2.1 keeps the requested five-step horizontal sequence; Pro rearranges it and repeats BUILD in one output. That favors 2.1 for this specific infographic brief, without proving a universal text-rendering winner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How many reference images do they support?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The official guide lists up to 14 total references for each, with different object, character, and style sublimits. This comparison uses only one or two frozen references, so it does not test the maximum input limit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Did these tests use Google Search grounding?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No search tool was requested. The factual infographic uses values supplied directly in the prompt. Its results should not be interpreted as a test of web research, current information, or search-grounded image generation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Do two attempts show which model is more reliable?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two paired attempts expose variation within the infographic task, but do not establish a general reliability rate. The attempt labels show the actual sample coverage for each task; conclusions are limited to the returned images.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nano Banana 2.1 vs Pro: compare same-prompt posters, charts, product images, and edits with official API pricing. 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