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Google Nano Banana

87%

Black Forest Labs

FLUX — Black Forest Labs

97%

Estimated Belliste score, based on the available capabilities, quality, features and pricing information. It is an indicative profile estimate, not an independent benchmark.

How this profile estimate is calculated

Capabilities contribute 35%, quality wording 30%, listed features 20%, and pricing 15% when available. When capability fields are absent, specialization breadth supplies a 25% fallback. Missing categories are omitted and the remaining weights are rescaled. The estimate uses each model’s own published profile; it does not measure answer accuracy or replace a hands-on test.

OverviewGoogle Nano BananaFLUX — Black Forest Labs

PriceGemini app: Free · API from $0.045 per 0.5K imageAPI from $0.014/image · FLUX 3 Image from $0.041 list price

Free planYes — Gemini app; API has no free tier for Nano Banana 2No general free hosted API tier · selected open-weight models available for local use

Paid plansGoogle AI plans expand Gemini image capabilities; Gemini API is usage-based.—

Usage limitsGemini app limits vary by plan/capacity. API Standard: $0.045/0.5K · $0.067/1K · $0.101/2K · $0.151/4K image.

Pricing

2 specifications

SpecificationGoogle Nano BananaFLUX — Black Forest Labs

Free PlanGemini app: Available without Google AI plan · API: no free tier for Nano Banana 2No general free hosted API tier · FLUX.2 dev is free for non-commercial local development · FLUX.2 klein 4B open weights use Apache 2.0

Usage Limits / CreditsGemini app: plan/capacity-based limits · API Standard: $0.045 (0.5K), $0.067 (1K), $0.101 (2K), $0.151 (4K) per imagePay-as-you-go · 1 credit = $0.01 · FLUX.2 priced by megapixel/model · FLUX 3 Image priced by resolution tier

Overview

3 specifications

SpecificationGoogle Nano BananaFLUX — Black Forest Labs

Primary Use CaseImage Generation & Conversational EditingProfessional image generation & image editing

Best ForCreators / Marketing / Design / High-volume visual workflowsDevelopers / Creative production / Marketing / Product visualization / E-commerce / Design

PlatformsGemini app · Google AI Studio · Gemini API · Vertex AI / Google CloudBFL Playground · API · local/open-weight deployment for selected models

Image Generation

4 specifications

SpecificationGoogle Nano BananaFLUX — Black Forest Labs

Image-to-ImageConversational image-to-image editing with multi-reference supportFLUX 3 Image image-to-image · FLUX.2 multi-reference generation/editing

Aspect Ratios1:1 · 1:4 · 1:8 · 2:3 · 3:2 · 3:4 · 4:1 · 4:3 · 4:5 · 5:4 · 8:1 · 9:16 · 16:9 · 21:9Multiple supported aspect ratios by model/resolution tier · output dimensions rounded to model requirements

Batch GenerationBatch API available · image output pricing is 50% lower than Standard APIBatch requests supported · cost multiplies by number of generated images

Prompt EnhancementGemini reasoning + enhanced instruction followingStrong complex prompt following · FLUX.2 supports up to 32K text input tokens

Image Editing

6 specifications

SpecificationGoogle Nano BananaFLUX — Black Forest Labs

InpaintingLocal / targeted edits to selected image contentFLUX.1 Fill pro for masked inpainting / generative fill

OutpaintingPrompt-driven scene extension and recompositionFLUX Outpainting tool · megapixel-based pricing

Object RemovalPrompt-based local object removal and replacementFLUX Eraser dedicated removal tool

Background RemovalPrompt-based background editing/removalNo dedicated BFL background-removal endpoint documented as a core FLUX image tool

Background ReplacementConversational background replacementPrompt/image editing workflows can replace scene/background content

Generative FillLocal generative edits and content replacementFLUX.1 Fill pro · masked content generation and replacement

Control & Consistency

4 specifications

SpecificationGoogle Nano BananaFLUX — Black Forest Labs

Style ControlNatural-language style and visual-direction controlMulti-reference style guidance · precise color/hex control · FLUX.2 flex offers fine-grained guidance/steps

Style ReferenceMulti-image references can guide visual style and compositionMulti-reference editing supports style and visual-reference guidance

Pose / Composition ControlPrompt + reference-image composition controlFLUX.2 JSON control system · pose guidance · generative expand/shrink

Seed ControlNo public seed parameter documented for Gemini image generationSeed parameter available on supported FLUX API generation endpoints

Quality & Design

3 specifications

SpecificationGoogle Nano BananaFLUX — Black Forest Labs

Typography / Logo GenerationStrong text/typography rendering for marketing assets, diagrams and infographicsStrong typography, infographics, UI mockups and design asset generation; raster output

Vector GenerationRaster image output · no native SVG/vector output documentedNo native SVG/vector output documented for core FLUX image models

Transparent BackgroundNot documented as a dedicated output modeNo dedicated transparent-background output documented across core FLUX generation family

Models & Customization

4 specifications

SpecificationGoogle Nano BananaFLUX — Black Forest Labs

Available ModelsNano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image) · Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) · Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image) · legacy Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image)FLUX 3 Image · FLUX.2 max/pro/flex/klein/dev · FLUX.1 Kontext · FLUX1.1 · Fill/Eraser/Outpainting tools

Model SelectionNano Banana 2 recommended as the general-purpose model · model selectable in Gemini API / AI StudioChoose model/variant by quality, speed, typography, cost, editing or local-deployment needs

Custom ModelsNo user-trained custom base image models documentedOpen-weight FLUX.2 models can be customized under applicable licenses

Model TrainingNo end-user image model training · reference-driven consistency insteadFine-tuning & LoRA rights included with BFL open-weight commercial licensing tiers

Developer & Integration

2 specifications

SpecificationGoogle Nano BananaFLUX — Black Forest Labs

IntegrationsGemini app · Google AI Studio · Gemini API · Vertex AIBFL Playground · REST API · open-weight/local deployment via supported distributions

Automation SupportGemini API · Batch APIREST API · batch generation · production deployment options

Commercial & Business

2 specifications

SpecificationGoogle Nano BananaFLUX — Black Forest Labs

Team PlanGoogle Workspace / Gemini business access varies by Workspace planNo seat-based hosted subscription · open-weight Builder/Platform/Professional licenses include 10 licensed users

Enterprise PlanGoogle Cloud / Vertex AI enterprise deployment available for Gemini modelsEnterprise: all models/new releases · custom volume/domains/users · permissive commercial use · API + weights pricing