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Google releases Nano Banana 2.1 image model in the Gemini API, Gemini app and Flow

API pricing is $30 per million output image tokens, or $0.0336 per 1K image. Google's model card reports 1106 vs 978 Elo on multi-character consistency against Nano Banana 2.

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Google AI for Developersai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/models/gemini-nano-banana-2.1

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Tuesday, October 6, 2026

15:29
The Decoder
Google's new image model Nano Banana 2.1 generates better images for less money
17:19
Google AI for DevelopersPrimary
Google releases Nano Banana 2.1 image model in the Gemini API, Gemini app and Flow

Wednesday, October 7, 2026

10:40
Google DeepMindPrimary
deepmind.google/models/model-cards/nano-banana-2-1/
10:40
Decrypt
decrypt.co/380257/google-launches-nano-banana-2-1
10:40
The Peninsula Newspaper
thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/07/10/2026/google-launches-nano-banana-21-with-enhanced-ai-image-generation-editing
10:40
The Hans India
thehansindia.com/technology/tech-news/google-launches-nano-banana-21-new-image-model-at-nearly-half-the-cost-1129866
10:40
Unite.AI
unite.ai/nano-banana-2-1-debuts-at-half-the-image-cost-of-its-predecessor/
10:40
RuntimeWire
runtimewire.com/article/google-nano-banana-2-1-image-model
10:40
Android Authority
androidauthority.com/google-launches-nano-banana-2-1-3719823/
11:40
Notebookcheck
notebookcheck.net/Google-Nano-Banana-2-1-Improved-image-model-for-half-the-price.1418335.0.html
12:10
Search Engine Roundtable
seroundtable.com/recap-10-07-2026-42249.html
13:40
iThinkDifferent
ithinkdiff.com/google-nano-banana-2-1-image-model-price-cut/

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