Model comparison
Both models create and edit images from text and photos. They differ in speed, fine detail, text rendering and price.
Nano Banana 2 is the faster, cheaper model for drafts and everyday edits (20 credits per image on NanoBanana). Nano Banana Pro is slower and costs more (45 credits) but renders fine detail and small text best and follows long prompts more closely. Both accept up to 8 reference images and output 1K, 2K or 4K.
Quick iterations, social images and everyday photo edits.
Product shots, portraits and illustrations you publish.
Posters, labels and infographics with small, readable text.
Change a photo with words and keep the rest intact.
Explore ideas cheaply until the composition is right.
Regenerate the chosen prompt with Nano Banana Pro.
1K for the web, 2K for most uses, 4K for print.
For images you publish, usually yes: fewer retries on text and fine detail often make up for the higher price. For brainstorming, social posts and quick edits, Nano Banana 2 is the better value at less than half the credits (20 vs 45).
On NanoBanana a Nano Banana Pro image costs 45 credits at any resolution, about $0.39–$0.56 depending on your plan or pack; a Nano Banana 2 image costs 20 credits, about $0.17–$0.25. Failed generations are refunded to your balance automatically.
| Nano Banana 2 | Nano Banana Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Drafts and everyday edits | Final, detailed images |
| Speed | Seconds | Slower, more deliberate |
| Fine detail | Very good | Best |
| Text in images | Good | Excellent |
| Long prompts | Good | Follows them closely |
| Resolution | 1K, 2K, 4K | 1K, 2K, 4K |
| Reference images | Up to 8 | Up to 8 |
| Credits per image | 20 | 45 |
| Cost in dollars | About $0.17–$0.25 | About $0.39–$0.56 |
Nano Banana Pro gives the best detail and text; Nano Banana 2 is faster and cheaper. Most people draft with Nano Banana 2 and create final images with Pro.
Yes. Pro takes longer per image because it works through the prompt more carefully and renders finer detail, while Nano Banana 2 usually returns results in seconds.
Yes. Both accept up to eight reference images and edit photos from plain-language instructions, at the same resolutions.
On NanoBanana a Nano Banana Pro image costs 45 credits, compared with 20 for Nano Banana 2. The price is the same at 1K, 2K and 4K.
Last updated September 28, 2026