FLUX
Image generation and editing models available both as open weights and hosted API.
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FLUX vs Nano Banana
FLUX (Black Forest Labs) and Nano Banana (Google DeepMind) both sit in Image. Nano Banana shipped more tracked changes in the last 30 days (4 vs 3). Every value below comes from the latest crawl of the vendors' own pages.
| Attribute | FLUX Black Forest Labs | Nano Banana Google DeepMind |
|---|---|---|
| Segment | Image | Image |
| Version | FLUX 3 | 2 |
| Entry cost | Pay-as-you-go API and open weights licensing options. Playground and API available. | Free tier available for developers on Google AI Studio. |
| Pricing tiers | Pay as you go free | Free Tier free · Paid Tier free |
| Model stack | FLUX 1.1 [pro] · FLUX 3 · FLUX.1 [dev] · FLUX.1 [pro] · FLUX.1 Kontext · FLUX.2 · FLUX.2 [dev] · FLUX.2 [flex] · FLUX.2 [klein] · FLUX.2 [klein] 9B · FLUX.2 [max] · FLUX.2 [pro] · FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra | Gemini 3 Pro Image · gemini-2.5-flash-image · gemini-3.1-flash-image · gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image · Nano Banana (gemini-2.5-flash-image) · Nano Banana 2 (gemini-3.1-flash-image) · Nano Banana 2 Lite (gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image) · Nano Banana Pro (gemini-3-pro-image) |
| Context window | n/a | n/a |
| Public API | ||
| Routes models | ||
| Changes / 30d | 3 | 4 |
| Origin | Global | Global |
| Capabilities | Open weights, Image editing, Multi-reference, Character consistency, High resolution, Text-to-Image, Multi-reference image editing, Outpainting | Conversational editing, Character consistency, Text rendering, Multi-image blending, 4K output, text-to-image, image editing, multi-turn image editing |
Nano Banana
Gemini-based image generation and editing with strong character consistency.
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