Nano Banana vs GPT-4o.
model vs model · prices as of
GPT-4o takes 3 of 5 rounds against Nano Banana. Nano Banana counters on price: $1.70 per million tokens against $16.63, for 33k context instead of 128k.
GoogleNano Banana
$1.70/M tokens
cheapest we can explain, at Kilo Gateway · $0.165 per 1,000 pages
33k context · reads images
List price in (lower wins)
$0.30/M
$5/M
List price out (lower wins)
$30/M
$15/M
Cheapest we can explain (lower wins)
$1.70/M at Kilo Gateway
$16.63/M at Jiekou
Standard price (lower wins)
$30.90/M
$30/M
Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)
$0.165
$2.00
Context
33k tokens
128k tokens
Open weights
no
no
Tool calling
no
yes
Structured output
not stated
yes
Reads images
yes
yes
Reasoning
yes
no
Released
26 Aug 2025
13 May 2024
Providers selling it
15
29
Price we measure against
the maker's own
the maker's own
Trains on your prompts (no is better)
not stated
not stated
Providers selling both · 2
Merge Gateway$3.40 / $30
Jiekou$30.90 / $16.63
Nano Banana then GPT-4o, per million tokens
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What moved in the last seven days
- GPT-4o
Nous Portal$2 / $8 $2.50 / $1025% dearer ·
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Nano Banana or GPT-4o?
- Nano Banana, at $1.70 per million tokens against $16.63 for GPT-4o, three parts input to one part output, read on 16 Sept 2026.
- Where is each one cheapest?
- Nano Banana: $1.70 at Kilo Gateway. GPT-4o: $16.63 at Jiekou.
- Can I buy both from one provider?
- Yes. 2 providers sell both: Merge Gateway, Jiekou. The cheapest of them for the two together is Merge Gateway.
- Which holds more context?
- GPT-4o, at 128k tokens against 33k.
Prices exclude tax and are per million tokens, read 16 Sept 2026 from each provider's own catalog. The standard price blends three parts input to one part output; a page is 600 tokens in and 60 out. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.