Which is cheaper, Nano Banana or Nano Banana Pro?

The cheapest Nano Banana run is $0.0484 (an image), and the cheapest Nano Banana Pro run is $0.19074 (a 1K image). You see the exact price before you press go, and a run that fails costs nothing.

Can I try both for free?

Yes. Sign up with a Gmail, Outlook or work address and you start with $2 of free credit, no card needed. The credit works on every model, so you can give both the same prompt and keep the one you like. After that you pay per run, in dollars, with no subscription.

Do I need two accounts?

No. One Leap account runs Nano Banana, Nano Banana Pro and every other model, in the studio and through the API, from one balance in dollars.

Nano Banana vs Nano Banana ProAI image generators compared

Nano Banana and Nano Banana Pro are both image models from Google. Both run in one studio on Leap, so you can give them the same prompt and keep the one you like.

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Both given the same prompt: “A hand-painted shop sign that reads OPEN LATE above a tiny ramen bar on a rainy night, warm light spilling onto wet cobblestones, cinematic 35mm photo”

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Nano Banana vs Nano Banana Pro, spec by spec

Spec	Nano Banana	Nano Banana Pro
Best for	Gemini 2.5 Flash Image: the original Nano Banana, for quick edits of up to 3 references.	Gemini 3 Pro Image: Google's best for legible text, infographics and edits of up to 6 references.
Made by	Google	Google
Makes	Images	Images
Starts from	Words or up to 3 photos	Words or up to 6 photos
Resolution	–	1K, 2K or 4K
Shapes	1:1, 16:9, 9:16, 4:3, 3:4, 3:2, 2:3, 5:4, 4:5, 21:9	1:1, 16:9, 9:16, 4:3, 3:4, 3:2, 2:3, 5:4, 4:5, 21:9
Per run	Up to 4 images	Up to 4 images
Prompt	Up to 4,000 characters	Up to 4,000 characters
Price per run	$0.0484	$0.19074 to $0.3069
Run time	About 9 seconds	–

Pick the right one

Where they differ

Nano Banana costs less to start: its cheapest run is $0.0484 (an image), against $0.19074 (a 1K image) for Nano Banana Pro.

Questions

Nano Banana vs Nano Banana Pro, answered

Which is cheaper, Nano Banana or Nano Banana Pro?: The cheapest Nano Banana run is $0.0484 (an image), and the cheapest Nano Banana Pro run is $0.19074 (a 1K image). You see the exact price before you press go, and a run that fails costs nothing.
Can I try both for free?: Yes. Sign up with a Gmail, Outlook or work address and you start with $2 of free credit, no card needed. The credit works on every model, so you can give both the same prompt and keep the one you like. After that you pay per run, in dollars, with no subscription.
Do I need two accounts?: No. One Leap account runs Nano Banana, Nano Banana Pro and every other model, in the studio and through the API, from one balance in dollars.