Google: Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) vs OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Sol
On input price, Google: Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) is ~13.3× cheaper. Verified 2026-10-21.
Verdict
On blended price (3:1 input:output), Google: Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) is ~9.4× cheaper ($0.300/$2.50 vs $4.00/$20.00 per 1M tokens).
Pricing
Per-million-token list prices, verified 2026-10-21. Green marks the better value.
| Metric | Google: Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) | OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Sol |
|---|---|---|
| Input / 1M | $0.300 | $4.00 |
| Output / 1M | $2.50 | $20.00 |
| Cache read / 1M | $0.030 | $0.400 |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.850/1M | $8.00/1M |
| Estimated monthly cost | Google: Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) | OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Sol |
|---|---|---|
| Chatbot10,000 reqs · 800/400 tok | $12.40 | $112.00 |
| Coding agent5,000 reqs · 8000/2000 tok | $37.00 | $360.00 |
| RAG pipeline30,000 reqs · 4000/500 tok | $73.50 | $780.00 |
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Specifications & capabilities
| Metric | Google: Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) | OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Sol |
|---|---|---|
| Context window | 33K | 1.1M |
| Max output | 8K | 128K |
| Vision input | ✓ | ✓ |
| Tool calling | – | ✓ |
| Reasoning | – | ✓ |
Quality
Intelligence Index by Artificial Analysis (independent evaluations, 0–100).
Verified intelligence scores aren't available for both models yet. See the full leaderboard.
Performance
Measured by Artificial Analysis on live endpoints.
Speed measurements aren't available for both models yet.
Provider
Infrastructure metrics for the organizations behind these models.
| Metric | OpenAI | |
|---|---|---|
| Listed endpoints | 15 | 12 |
| Reliability | 99.7% | 99.9% |
| Avg latency | 380 ms | 450 ms |
| Pricing tiers | standard, batch | standard, batch, provisioned |
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