Nano Banana 2 Lite
AI Image Editing Model
The lightweight, low-cost variant of Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image). Ultra-low-latency image generation and editing at a fixed 1K resolution, designed for high-volume interactive use cases.
Starting from
$0.034
/image
via Gemini API, Vertex AI
· +2 more
Batch from $0.017/image via Gemini API, Vertex AI
Prices shown are in USD
See all providersProvider Performance
Fastest generation through gemini at 2,911ms median latency with 28.0% success rate.
Aggregated from real API requests over the last 30 days.
Generation Time
gemini
2,911ms
p95: 4,246ms
vertex
5,854ms
p95: 9,897ms
replicate
8,710ms
p95: 15,358ms
fal
11,662ms
p95: 17,178ms
Success Rate
gemini
28.0%
21 / 75 requests
vertex
100.0%
38 / 38 requests
replicate
100.0%
10 / 10 requests
fal
100.0%
13 / 13 requests
Time to First Byte
gemini
2,590ms
p95: 2,955ms
vertex
5,443ms
p95: 9,178ms
replicate
8,350ms
p95: 19,164ms
fal
10,208ms
p95: 13,069ms
Provider Rankings
| # | Provider | p50 Gen Time | p95 Gen Time | Success Rate | TTFB (p50) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | gemini | 2,911ms | 4,246ms | 28.0% | 2,590ms |
| 2 | vertex | 5,854ms | 9,897ms | 100.0% | 5,443ms |
| 3 | replicate | 8,710ms | 15,358ms | 100.0% | 8,350ms |
| 4 | fal | 11,662ms | 17,178ms | 100.0% | 10,208ms |
Data updated every 15 minutes. Based on all API requests through Lumenfall over the last 30 days.
Providers & Pricing (4)
Nano Banana 2 Lite is available from 4 providers, with per-image pricing starting at $0.0168 through Replicate.
Replicate
Text to Image
Image Edit
replicate/gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image
Provider Model ID:
google/nano-banana-2-lite
Output
Image
$0.034
per image
Pricing Notes (2)
- • $0.034 per output image
- • Output images are fixed at 1K (~1 megapixel); for 2K/4K use Nano Banana 2
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fal.ai
Text to Image
fal/gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image
Provider Model ID:
google/nano-banana-lite
Output
Image
$0.042
per image
Pricing Notes (3)
- • fal bills by tokens: image output $37.50 / 1M tokens; text output $1.875 / 1M; text/image input $0.3125 / 1M
- • Output images are fixed at 1K (1024x1024px, 1120 tokens) => $0.042 per output image
- • Billed as a flat per-image rate; incidental input text/image token costs are not itemized
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Gemini API
Text to Image
Image Edit
gemini/gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image
Provider Model ID:
gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image
Input
Token
$0.250
per 1M
or
$0.125
batched
Output
Token text
$1.50
per 1M
or
$0.125
batched
Image
$0.034
per image
or
$0.125
batched
Pricing Notes (3)
- • Ultra-low-cost lite variant of Nano Banana 2; output images are fixed at 1K (1024x1024px, 1120 tokens)
- • $0.0336 per output image at 1K (1120 tokens @ $30.00 / 1M image output tokens)
- • Batch mode: $0.0168 per output image at 1K ($15.00 / 1M image output tokens)
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Vertex AI
Text to Image
Image Edit
vertex/gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image
Provider Model ID:
gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image
Input
Token
$0.250
per 1M
or
$0.125
batched
Output
Token text
$1.50
per 1M
or
$0.125
batched
Image
$0.034
per image
or
$0.125
batched
Pricing Notes (3)
- • Ultra-low-cost lite variant of Nano Banana 2; output images are fixed at 1K (1024x1024px, 1120 tokens)
- • $0.0336 per output image at 1K (1120 tokens @ $30.00 / 1M image output tokens)
- • Batch mode: $0.0168 per output image at 1K ($15.00 / 1M image output tokens)
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• As of