All times Eastern (ET)Provider pages checked daily at
ProSign inRSS

Gemini Nano Banana 2.1

API ID gemini-nano-banana-2.1

Launched October 6, 2026

gemini-nano-banana-2.1 is a Google model, released October 2026. It has a 131,072-token context window and up to 32,768 output tokens. It takes image and PDF input and supports reasoning. Standard price: $1.50 input and $7.50 output per 1M tokens.

Gemini Nano Banana 2.1.

Google's description
Status
Active
Released
October 2026
Shutdown
none announced
Replacement
—

No deprecation or shutdown date has been announced as of October 15, 2026.

Benchmarks

Scores as each source published them
or

Comparing with Nano Banana 2, the previous model in this line. A score is compared only with the same benchmark from the same source, at the same setting where both have it. Full comparison: prices, limits, features

Arena

ArenaGemini Nano Banana 2.1Nano Banana 2ChangeRankDateSource
Text to Image1328 ±91262 ±4+666 of 82
5,310 votes		Oct 7, 2026source
Image Edit1428 ±61387 ±3+416 of 59
12,985 votes		Oct 6, 2026source

Rated as gemini-nano-banana-2.1; Nano Banana 2 as gemini-3.1-flash-image (nano-banana-2) [web-search]. Some were rated at different settings; ratings on one arena share one scale, so the difference still reads directly. Ratings come from people voting between two anonymous answers. Data: Arena (arena.ai), CC BY 4.0.

On cloud platforms

All platform dates
PlatformPlatform IDStateShutdownTime leftReplacementSource
Google Cloud Vertex AIgemini-nano-banana-2.1Activenone announced—source

Read daily from each platform's own pages. The shutdown date and countdown on this page use Google's own date.

Features

Compare models
FeatureValueSinceSource
Structured outputsThe model can be held to a JSON schema you supply, so every reply parses without retries or cleanup.Not supportedfirst seen October 6, 2026source
Function callingAlso called tool use. You describe functions; the model replies with a function name and arguments for your code to run, then uses the result.Not supportedfirst seen October 6, 2026source
Prompt cachingA prompt prefix you send again and again (system prompt, documents, tools) is cached, so later requests cost less and start faster.Not supportedfirst seen October 6, 2026source
Batch APISend many requests as one job that runs in the background, usually finished within 24 hours, at a lower price than live requests.Supportedfirst seen October 6, 2026source
Image inputImages such as screenshots, photos and charts can go in the prompt for the model to read.Supportedfirst seen October 6, 2026source
PDF inputPDF files can go in the prompt directly, without converting them to text first.Supportedfirst seen October 6, 2026source
Reasoning / thinkingThe model can work through a problem step by step before it answers: usually better answers to hard questions, at the cost of more tokens and time.Supportedfirst seen October 6, 2026source
Built-in web searchThe company's API can search the web for the model during a request and cite its sources; you don't need a search service of your own.Supportedfirst seen October 6, 2026source
Context windowThe most the model can work with in one request, in tokens: your prompt, conversation history and files. A token is about three-quarters of an English word.131,072 tokensfirst seen October 6, 2026source
Max output tokensThe longest reply the model can write in one response, in tokens. A token is about three-quarters of an English word.32,768 tokensfirst seen October 6, 2026source

Not published by Google: Fine-tuning, temperature parameter, top_p parameter, logprobs.

Price history

USD per 1M tokens, standard tier
$0.00$2.00$4.00$6.00$8.00$10.00Oct 2026In $1.50Out $7.50Oct 6, 2026 to Oct 7, 2026: Input $1.50Oct 7, 2026 to Oct 15, 2026: Input $1.50, Output $7.50
$0.00$2.00$4.00$6.00$8.00$10.00Oct 2026In $1.50Out $7.50Oct 6, 2026 to Oct 7, 2026: Input $1.50Oct 7, 2026 to Oct 15, 2026: Input $1.50, Output $7.50

We started recording this model's prices on Oct 6, 2026. The history grows with each daily check.

Show as a table
FromTypePrice
Oct 6, 2026Input$1.50
Oct 7, 2026Output$7.50

Prices

USD per 1M tokens, every type and band, by tier
TypeModalityPrice $/1MIn effect
Standard
inputtext/image/video$1.50
outputimage$30.00
outputtext/thinking$7.50
Batch
inputtext/image/video$0.75
outputimage$15.00
outputtext$3.75

Changelog

Changes we detected on Google's pages
  1. Feature listed

    gemini-nano-banana-2.1: Batch API supported

    Info

  2. Feature listed

    gemini-nano-banana-2.1: Reasoning / thinking supported

    Info

  3. Feature listed

    gemini-nano-banana-2.1: Structured outputs not supported

    Info

  4. Feature listed

    gemini-nano-banana-2.1: Built-in web search supported

    Info

  5. Feature listed

    gemini-nano-banana-2.1: Function calling not supported

    Info

  6. Feature listed

    gemini-nano-banana-2.1: Prompt caching not supported

    Info

  7. Feature listed

    gemini-nano-banana-2.1: PDF input supported

    Info

  8. Feature listed

    gemini-nano-banana-2.1: Image input supported

    Info

  9. Feature listed

    gemini-nano-banana-2.1: Max output tokens 32,768 tokens

    Info

  10. Feature listed

    gemini-nano-banana-2.1: Context window 131,072 tokens

    Info

Related news

Email alerts

Get an email if gemini-nano-banana-2.1 changes

We'll email you the same morning we spot a deprecation notice, a new or moved shutdown date, a price change, or the model leaving Google's model list.

No password: one email to confirm, and you can unsubscribe any time. Privacy

Last checked · Sources: Google deprecations, Google pricing, Google models, Google aliases, Google api models