Nano Banana 2.1. 62 % less than Pro.

Name: Nano Banana 2.1 API
Brand: Google
Price: 0.036 USD

Drafts, iterations, infographics, 1:8 and 4:1 formats.

From $0.036 / image at 1K on Solo, on the best connected route. The exact price is confirmed before every take. Failed takes are refunded automatically.

AI-generated · Nano Banana 2.1 · sample-01

Isometric miniature city block with a mint tram, tilt-shift. Rendered on Eden Gen.

Price calculator$0.036 / image at 1K

Resolution

Takes4

$0.145

4 × $0.036 per take on Solo

$0.21 at the maker's API list price, recorded 31 Oct 2026

32% under it

Try Nano Banana 2.1

Failed takes are refunded automatically.

The model

What it does, and where it runs.

Best for

draftstextiteration

Capabilities

Text to image
Image references
Edits
Extreme ratios

Under the hood

ProviderSume
Version2.1 (pinned)
Typical render20-60 s
If it failsRefunded, reason shown
Outputs kept60 days, then deleted

Route31.5% under the maker's API list price

Sume

Runs on your Eden Gen credit: $0.04 for this take. That is the price you pay. Sume REST, reviewed text-only settings. Catalog estimate; references use another compatible route.

SumePicked
SunraCredit route
Vertex AICredit route
OpenRouterCredit route

The model stays fixed. The take runs on the most cost-efficient allowed route. If that route fails, the next one in the plan runs, without a second charge.

Measured on takes

Every take we run, timed from submit to file. Not a status page.

No takes on this model in the last 7 days yet.

From code and agents

Same price and caps from the SDK, the API or your agent.

Model id nano-banana-2.1, version 2.1 (pinned). Failed takes are refunded automatically on every path.

llms.txt Quickstart →

Paste the prompt into Claude Code, Codex or Cursor. It tells the agent how to price, create, poll and retry safely.

import { Takes } from "@takes/sdk";

const takes = new Takes({ apiKey: process.env.TAKES_API_KEY, baseUrl: "http://localhost:4310" });
const take = await takes.takes.run({
  "model": "nano-banana-2.1",
  "prompt": "Extreme close up of an eye, an interface reflected in the iris, 21:9",
  "resolution": "1K"
});
const file = await takes.takes.download(take); // ${take.id}_nano-banana-2.1_1K.png

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