Nano Banana 2 and Recraft V4 are dead even across 24 blind community votes on Rival.
One prompt, one photorealistic portrait. Skin, eyes, light.
Which answer wins?
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Win rate | 52% | 48% |
| Weights | Closed | — |
| Free API (OpenRouter) | No | — |
| Released | Feb 2026 | Feb 2026 |
No hosts listed on OpenRouter.
Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 12 Oct 2026.
Nano Banana 2 is developed by Google AI while Recraft V4 is developed by Recraft. These results are based on blind head-to-head voting across 18 challenges.
Based on 24 community votes on Rival, Nano Banana 2 and Recraft V4 are closely matched with similar win rates. The better choice depends on your specific use case. Compare their real outputs side-by-side across 18 challenges to decide.
Rival presents both models' outputs side-by-side in blind duels. Voters see the responses but don't know which model produced each one, eliminating brand bias. 24 votes have been collected for this pair across 18 challenges. All vote data is part of Rival's open dataset.