GoogleReleased on Jan 15, 2025

Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana): Benchmarks, Pricing & Context Window

Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana) is a image generation model from Google, released in January 2025.

Native Gemini image generation with conversational editing, multi-turn refinement, and mask-free editing. Supports text-to-image, image editing, and composition.

Input
TextImage
Output
TextImage

Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana) examples

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Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana) API

POST/v1/generations

Set for image-to-image / editing models.

Run a request to see the response

Use it in your code

OpenAI-compatible endpoint through the LLM Stats gateway.

import requests

# Create the generation. wait="auto" long-polls (up to 60s) so most short
# jobs return as "completed" in a single round-trip.
res = requests.post(
    "https://gateway.llm-stats.com/v1/generations",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"},
    json={
        "model": "gemini-2.5-flash-image",
        "input": {"prompt": "A beautiful sunset over mountains"},
        "wait": "auto",
    },
)
job = res.json()

# If it didn't finish inside the wait window, poll the same resource.
while job["status"] in ("queued", "running"):
    res = requests.get(
        f"https://gateway.llm-stats.com/v1/generations/{job['id']}",
        params={"wait": 60},
        headers={"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"},
    )
    job = res.json()

if job["status"] == "completed":
    print("image:", job["output"]["media"][0]["url"])
else:
    print("Failed:", job["error"]["message"])

Need an API key? Create one above in the playground, or read the API documentation.

Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana) pricing

Providers

Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana) starts at $0.0400 per generated image via Google.

ProviderPrice $/imageLatency sInputOutput
Google logoGoogle
$0.0400

Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana) benchmarks

Rankings

Performance by category and language

Where Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana) is strongest across prompt themes and languages. Conservative TrueSkill score (μ − 3σ), only axes with 3+ votes.

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Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana) license

Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana) is released under the Proprietary license, which restricts commercial use.

License
Proprietary
Non-commercial

Proprietary license - usage restrictions apply

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FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana).

Who created Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana)?

Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana) was created by Google.

What is the license for Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana)?

Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana) is released under the Proprietary license.

Is Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana) multimodal?

Yes, Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana) is multimodal and can accept both text and images as input.

Where can I use Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana)?

Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana) is available through 1 provider including Google.