Nano Banana
Gemini-based image generation and editing with strong character consistency.
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Nano Banana vs Ideogram
Nano Banana (Google DeepMind) and Ideogram (Ideogram) both sit in Image. Nano Banana is the cheaper entry point at Free tier available for developers on Google AI Studio.. Nano Banana shipped more tracked changes in the last 30 days (4 vs 2). Every value below comes from the latest crawl of the vendors' own pages.
| Attribute | Nano Banana Google DeepMind | Ideogram Ideogram |
|---|---|---|
| Segment | Image | Image |
| Version | 2 | 4.0 |
| Entry cost | Free tier available for developers on Google AI Studio. | from $8/mo |
| Pricing tiers | Free Tier free · Paid Tier free | Free free · Basic $8 · Plus $20 · Pro $60 |
| Model stack | 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) | Ideogram 3.0 · Ideogram 4.0 |
| Context window | n/a | n/a |
| Public API | ||
| Routes models | ||
| Changes / 30d | 4 | 2 |
| Origin | Global | Global |
| Capabilities | Conversational editing, Character consistency, Text rendering, Multi-image blending, 4K output, text-to-image, image editing, multi-turn image editing | Legible text, Style references, Magic fill, Canvas, Describe, Image Generation, Typography, Remix |
Ideogram
Best known for rendering typography and logos correctly inside generated images.
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