Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) vs Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507
Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 costs 16.0x less per output token than Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) ($0.75 vs $12.00 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; no benchmark has tested both models yet.
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $12.00
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $0.75
Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) or Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507: which to pick
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Compare them on price, context and the boards below.
No benchmark has tested both yet. Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) has results on Design Arena: images, Design Arena: graphic design and Design Arena: logos; Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 on LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run), SciCode and Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run). 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
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
No call
Only Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 has a AA Intelligence Index result, 12.0.
Directional only
Web design
Design Arena: websites
No call
Only Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 has a Design Arena: websites result, 1058.
Directional only
Image generation
Design Arena: images
No call
Only Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) has a Design Arena: images result, 1216.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507
Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 takes 262K tokens against 66K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507
Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) $0.0080, Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 $0.0005 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) not benchmarked, Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 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
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) $12.00 against Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 $0.75 per million output tokens, 16.0x apart.
- Context window
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) takes 66K tokens, Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 262K.
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.
CodingDirectional onlySix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index4 boards measured
| Benchmark | Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) | Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 78.8% | Only Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 measured |
| SciCode | Not measured | 41.4% | Only Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 measured |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 15.2% | Only Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 measured |
| WeirdML | Not measured | 38.7% | Only Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 35 boards here | |||
IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
| Benchmark | Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) | Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | Not measured | 12.0 | Only Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards measured
| Benchmark | Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) | Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| τ²-Bench Telecom | Not measured | 53.2% | Only Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 measured |
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard (BFCL) | Not measured | 52.1% | Only Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 39 boards here | |||
ReasoningDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index4 boards measured
| Benchmark | Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) | Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 79.0% | Only Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 measured |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 15.9% | Only Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 measured |
| ARC-AGI | Not measured | 11.0% | Only Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 measured |
| ARC-AGI-2 | Not measured | 1.3% | Only Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 18 boards here | |||
MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards measured
| Benchmark | Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) | Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Math Index | Not measured | 91.0 | Only Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 measured |
| AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 91.0% | Only Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 11 boards here | |||
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
| Benchmark | Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) | Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 84.3% | Only Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 17 boards here | |||
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index6 boards measured
| Benchmark | Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) | Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | Not measured | 1058 | Only Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 measured |
| Design Arena: UI components | Not measured | 962 | Only Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 measured |
| Design Arena: game dev | Not measured | 951 | Only Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 measured |
| Design Arena: data viz | Not measured | 1070 | Only Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 measured |
| Design Arena: 3D | Not measured | 994 | Only Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 measured |
| Design Arena: all code categories | Not measured | 1038 | Only Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 3 boards here | |||
GeneralDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index4 boards measured
| Benchmark | Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) | Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| IFBench | Not measured | 51.2% | Only Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | Not measured | 72.0% | Only Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 measured |
| DTBench | Not measured | 78.4% | Only Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 measured |
| LMCA | Not measured | 23.5% | Only Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 42 boards here | |||
Image generationDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index5 boards measured
| Benchmark | Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) | Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: images | 1216 | Not measured | Only Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) measured |
| Design Arena: graphic design | 1226 | Not measured | Only Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) measured |
| Design Arena: logos | 1181 | Not measured | Only Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) measured |
| LMArena Text to Image | 1234 | Not measured | Only Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) measured |
| LMArena Image Edit | 1385 | Not measured | Only Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) 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
Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 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 | Google Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) | Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Qwen | |
| Weights | No public weights listed | Open weights |
| Released | November 20, 2025 | July 21, 2025 |
| Context window | 66K | 262K |
| Input $/Mtok | $2.00 | $0.15 |
| Output $/Mtok | $12.00 | $0.75 |
| 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 Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) better than Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 for coding?
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Compare them on price, context and the boards below.
Which is cheaper, Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) or Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507?
Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) costs $2.00 per million input tokens and $12.00 per million output tokens; Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 costs $0.15 and $0.75. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) or Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507?
Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507, with 262K tokens against 66K.
Has any benchmark tested both Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) and Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507?
No benchmark has tested both yet. Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) has results on Design Arena: images, Design Arena: graphic design and Design Arena: logos; Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 on LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run), SciCode and Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run). Compare them on price and context instead. Data as of October 22, 2026.