Magnum v4 72B vs Nano Banana 2.1
Magnum v4 72B costs 1.5x less per output token than Nano Banana 2.1 ($5.00 vs $7.50 per million). Updated October 23, 2026; no benchmark has tested both models yet.
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $5.00
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $7.50
Magnum v4 72B or Nano Banana 2.1: which to pick
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Pick Magnum v4 72B for output tokens 1.5x cheaper ($5.00 vs $7.50 per million).
No benchmark has tested both yet. Magnum v4 72B has none yet; Nano Banana 2.1 on Design Arena: images, Design Arena: graphic design and Design Arena: logos. Compare them on price and context instead.
Which one for your work
Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.
Coding
Vibe Coding Index, six public coding benchmarks
No call
Neither has a coding score yet.
One side not measured
Image generation
Design Arena: images
No call
Only Nano Banana 2.1 has a Design Arena: images result, 1290.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
Nano Banana 2.1
Nano Banana 2.1 takes 66K tokens against 33K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Magnum v4 72B
Magnum v4 72B $0.0050, Nano Banana 2.1 $0.0053 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- Magnum v4 72B not benchmarked, Nano Banana 2.1 not benchmarked.
- Widest category
- None yet: no category has been tested on both models.
- Widest single gap
- None yet: no benchmark has tested both models.
- Output price
- Magnum v4 72B $5.00 against Nano Banana 2.1 $7.50 per million output tokens, 1.5x apart.
- Context window
- Magnum v4 72B takes 33K tokens, Nano Banana 2.1 66K.
Benchmark by benchmark
Every board either model has a result on, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale. Only one model is measured on each, so no row names a leader.
Image generationDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index5 boards measured
| Benchmark | Magnum v4 72B | Nano Banana 2.1 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: images | Not measured | 1290 | Only Nano Banana 2.1 measured |
| Design Arena: graphic design | Not measured | 1333 | Only Nano Banana 2.1 measured |
| Design Arena: logos | Not measured | 1277 | Only Nano Banana 2.1 measured |
| LMArena Text to Image | Not measured | 1328 | Only Nano Banana 2.1 measured |
| LMArena Image Edit | Not measured | 1426 | Only Nano Banana 2.1 measured |
What each workload costs
Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.
Chat turn
1K input + 500 output tokens
Magnum v4 72B costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Nano Banana 2.1 costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Nano Banana 2.1 costs less
Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.
Specification differences
The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.
| Specification | Magnum v4 72B | Google Nano Banana 2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Anthracite | |
| Weights | Open weights | No public weights listed |
| Released | October 22, 2024 | October 6, 2026 |
| Context window | 33K | 66K |
| Input $/Mtok | $2.50 | $1.50 |
| Output $/Mtok | $5.00 | $7.50 |
| Coding index | Not benchmarked | Not benchmarked |
| Independent measurements behind it | 0 | 0 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is Magnum v4 72B better than Nano Banana 2.1 for coding?
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Magnum v4 72B for output tokens 1.5x cheaper ($5.00 vs $7.50 per million).
Which is cheaper, Magnum v4 72B or Nano Banana 2.1?
Magnum v4 72B costs $2.50 per million input tokens and $5.00 per million output tokens; Nano Banana 2.1 costs $1.50 and $7.50. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, Magnum v4 72B or Nano Banana 2.1?
Nano Banana 2.1, with 66K tokens against 33K.
Has any benchmark tested both Magnum v4 72B and Nano Banana 2.1?
No benchmark has tested both yet. Magnum v4 72B has none yet; Nano Banana 2.1 on Design Arena: images, Design Arena: graphic design and Design Arena: logos. Compare them on price and context instead. Data as of October 23, 2026.