Data verified: Aug 15, 2026, 11:13 AM · Prices sourced from official provider pages. Verify current rates before production use.
Data verified: Aug 15, 2026, 11:13 AM · Prices sourced from official provider pages. Verify current rates before production use.
Price, context and performance head to head. Data synced from the provider catalog.
Cheaper
Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image)
Larger context
Gemini 3.5 Flash
Faster
Tied
Higher quality
Gemini 3.5 Flash
| Feature | Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image) | Gemini 3.5 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | ||
| Tier | Budget | Budget |
| Input per 1M tokens | $0.25 | $1.5 |
| Output per 1M tokens | $1.5 | $9 |
| Cached input per 1M | $0.25 | $0.15 |
| Context window | 65.5K | 1.0M |
| Intelligence index | — | 52/100 |
| Coding index | — | 70/100 |
| Agentic index | — | 40/100 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 1 |
| Tau-bench (airline) | — | 1 |
| Speed | Fast | Fast |
| Vision (image input) | Yes | Yes |
| Function calling | No | Yes |
| Batch API | No | No |
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Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image) saves $26.3/mo vs Gemini 3.5 Flash
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A token is the unit an AI model processes: usually between half a word and a full word. Rule of thumb: 1,000 tokens ≈ 750 English words. A 20-word sentence is about 26 tokens; a 300-word email is around 400. Models charge for input tokens (your prompt) and output tokens (their answer) separately.