Nano Banana API pricing
11 Nano Banana variants on one pay-as-you-go balance, from $0.028 per image to $0.168 per image. No subscription, no monthly minimum. Prices as of October 2026, taken live from our billing table.
What a typical job costs
Worked out on the cheapest variant, Google nano banana edit, image-to-image. Higher resolutions and quality tiers cost more; see the full table below.
Price by resolution
The cheapest Nano Banana variant at each output resolution.
| Resolution | From | Unit | Variant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1K | $0.028 | per image | nano-banana-2-1, 1K |
| 2K | $0.042 | per image | nano-banana-2-1, 2K |
| 4K | $0.063 | per image | nano-banana-2-1, 4K |
Price by mode
| Mode | From | Unit | Variant |
|---|---|---|---|
| image edit | $0.028 | per image | Google nano banana edit, image-to-image |
| text-to-image | $0.028 | per image | Google nano banana, text-to-image |
What $10 buys
| Variant | Price | Per $10 |
|---|---|---|
| Google nano banana edit, image-to-image | $0.028 / image | 357 images |
| Google nano banana, text-to-image | $0.028 / image | 357 images |
| nano-banana-2-1, 1K | $0.028 / image | 357 images |
| nano-banana-2-lite, 1k | $0.028 / image | 357 images |
| nano-banana-2-1, 2K | $0.042 / image | 238 images |
| Google nano banana 2, 1K | $0.056 / image | 178 images |
Full Nano Banana price list
All 11 generation variants, cheapest first. 1 credit = $0.007 at the Starter top-up.
| Variant | Price USD | Unit | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google nano banana edit, image-to-image | $0.028 | per image | 4.00 |
| Google nano banana, text-to-image | $0.028 | per image | 4.00 |
| nano-banana-2-1, 1K | $0.028 | per image | 4.00 |
| nano-banana-2-lite, 1k | $0.028 | per image | 4.00 |
| nano-banana-2-1, 2K | $0.042 | per image | 6.00 |
| Google nano banana 2, 1K | $0.056 | per image | 8.00 |
| nano-banana-2-1, 4K | $0.063 | per image | 9.00 |
| Google nano banana 2, 2K | $0.084 | per image | 12.00 |
| Google nano banana 2, 4K | $0.126 | per image | 18.00 |
| Google nano banana pro, 1/2K | $0.126 | per image | 18.00 |
| Google nano banana pro, 4K | $0.168 | per image | 24.00 |
Volume pricing
Applied automatically to API calls, based on what you spent in the last 30 days. Nothing to negotiate or sign.
FAQ
How much does the Nano Banana API cost?
On AI Generate, Nano Banana starts at $0.028 per image (Google nano banana edit, image-to-image) and goes up to $0.168 per image for Google nano banana pro, 4K. There are 11 generation variants; the price depends on the mode and the output resolution.
How much do 100 Nano Banana images cost?
With the cheapest variant (Google nano banana edit, image-to-image) 100 images cost $2.80. A $10 top-up covers 357 of them.
Is there a subscription or a free tier?
No subscription and no free credits. You top up from $10 (1,430 credits) and every call is deducted from that balance at the price in the table. Credits never expire.
Do prices go down at higher volume?
Yes, automatically for API calls. When your spend over the last 30 days passes $50, $200, $1,000 or $5,000, the per-call price drops by 7%, 13%, 18%, 21% against the list price.
Is this the official Google API?
No. AI Generate is an API aggregator: requests go to Google's model through our upstream providers, and you pay one balance for Nano Banana and the other models in the catalog with one API key.