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Updated Feb 26, 2026
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Prompts Nano Banana answered

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Nano Banana

Nano Banana

Google's Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) generates and edits images, tuned for speed. Tested on LMArena as 'nano-banana', where it beat Midjourney and Flux in blind tests.

WebsiteOpenRouterDocsAPIBlog
Provider
Google AI
Released
2025-08-26
Parameters
Not disclosed
Free API (OpenRouter)
No

Free API availability

No free endpoint for Nano Banana was found in Rival’s OpenRouter listings. Other providers or chat apps may have separate free offers.

Provider data: 25 Sep 2026 · OpenRouter usage limits

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Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 25 Sep 2026.

Provider
fromimport openai  OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
"https://openrouter.ai/api/v1"    base_url=,
"$OPENROUTER_API_KEY"    api_key=,
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
"google/gemini-2.5-flash-image"    model=,
"role""user""content""Hello!"    messages=[{: , : }],
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)

Set OPENROUTER_API_KEY with your OpenRouter API key from openrouter.ai/keys.

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