Nano Banana 2.1 API pricing
As of October 22, 2026, Google Nano Banana 2.1 costs $1.50 per million input tokens and $7.50 per million output tokens on Google's own API.
Nano Banana 2.1 benchmarks and specs · Every Google model's price
- Input, per million tokens$1.50
- Output, per million tokens$7.50
- Cached input, per millionNo cache price listed
- Context window66K tokens
- Max output59K tokens
- Output speedNot measured
What a request costs
Three fixed token mixes at the list price, without cache or batch discounts. For a whole month, use the calculator.
| Workload | Tokens | One request | 1,000 requests | Fits the context window |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chat turn | 1K input + 500 output tokens | $0.0053 | $5.25 | Yes |
| Repository review | 50K input + 3K output tokens | $0.098 | $97.50 | Yes |
| Agent loop | 200K input + 10K output tokens | $0.375 | $375.00 | No, it would need splitting |
| Solved coding task | One SWE-bench Verified attempt, divided by the share that succeed | Not computable | Not computable |
Price history
We have read Google's own price every day since October 21, 2026. It has not changed yet; any change will be listed here with its date.
- October 21, 2026 First recorded: $1.50 input, $7.50 output
Cheaper models as good as Nano Banana 2.1
Nano Banana 2.1 has no overall or coding score, so we make no quality claim against it.
Nano Banana 2.1 pricing questions
- How much does Nano Banana 2.1 cost per million tokens?
- $1.50 per million input tokens and $7.50 per million output tokens, as listed on OpenRouter on October 22, 2026.
- Does Nano Banana 2.1 support prompt caching?
- OpenRouter lists no cached input price for this model, so assume every input token is billed at the full rate.
- Has the price of Nano Banana 2.1 changed?
- Not since we started recording it daily on October 21, 2026.