Nano Banana 2 Lite API Pricing
Google · released 2026-06-30
Nano Banana 2 Lite price
0.025¢ / 1K
3.00¢ / 1K
0.769¢ / 1K
Single public source; verify on the official site
Official list price from Google, as recorded by models.dev
What it actually costs
| Workload | Tokens | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Short chat reply | 500 in / 300 out | 0.912¢ |
| RAG query | 4,000 in / 500 out | $0.0160 |
| Long document summary | 50,000 in / 1,000 out | $0.0425 |
| Code review of a 2k-line file | 30,000 in / 2,000 out | $0.0675 |
| 1,000 chat replies/day for 30 days | 30,000 × (500 in / 300 out) | $273.75 |
Cost = (input tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $0.25) + (output tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $30.00).
Benchmarks
| Benchmark | Value | Source | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epoch Capabilities Index (ECI) | No public data yet | ||
| Epoch Mock AIME accuracy | No public data yet | ||
| Epoch FrontierMath (T1–3) accuracy | No public data yet | ||
| Arena text rating | No public data yet | ||
| Arena coding rating (human preference votes, not task accuracy) | No public data yet | ||
| Arena math rating | No public data yet | ||
| Arena WebDev rating | No public data yet | ||
More from Google
| Model | Released | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Gemini 4 Argon | 2026-10-13 | $4.00 |
| Nano Banana 2.1 | 2026-10-06 | $8.625 |
| Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS | 2026-09-22 | $2.625 |
| Gemini 3.8 Flash Lite TTS | 2026-09-22 | $1.875 |
| Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking | 2026-09-15 | $1.6875 |
| Gemini 3.8 Live | 2026-09-15 | $1.6875 |
| Lyria 3.5 | 2026-09-03 | — |
| Gemini 3.8 Flash | 2026-09-02 | $1.50 |
Count tokens & estimate cost for Nano Banana 2 Lite
Prices: Google's official list price as recorded by models.dev; benchmarks: see sources below; last synced 2026-11-06.
FAQ
Who develops Nano Banana 2 Lite?
Nano Banana 2 Lite is developed by Google, released 2026-06-30.
How much does Nano Banana 2 Lite cost per million tokens?
Nano Banana 2 Lite costs $0.25 per 1M input tokens and $30.00 per 1M output tokens ($7.6875 blended), per Google's official list price as recorded by models.dev.
What is the Nano Banana 2 Lite API price?
The Nano Banana 2 Lite API price is $0.25 per 1M input tokens and $30.00 per 1M output tokens ($7.6875 per 1M blended).
How much does Nano Banana 2 Lite cost for a typical request?
A short chat reply (500 in / 300 out tokens) costs about 0.912¢ on Nano Banana 2 Lite, at $0.25/1M input and $30.00/1M output.
Is Nano Banana 2 Lite free?
Nano Banana 2 Lite's official API list price is $0.25 per 1M input tokens and $30.00 per 1M output tokens. This site tracks list prices only, not free tiers or trial credits — check Google's site for those.
Where does this data come from?
Pricing for Nano Banana 2 Lite comes from models.dev and LiteLLM (open MIT-licensed catalogs); benchmark scores come from Epoch AI and LMArena (open CC BY 4.0 licenses) — see /data-sources/. Last synced 2026-11-06.