Gemini (Nano Banana)
Near-top quality, free in the Gemini app.
Best freeFree plan
- Best for
- Free everyday images and edits
- On your PC
- No, online only
- Works on
- Web, iPhone, Android, API
- Made by
What’s good
- Top 10 on both big image leaderboards
- Free to use in the Gemini app
- Cheapest top-tier API, about 3 cents an image
Downsides
- Free accounts get the older Nano Banana 2
- Google does not publish how many free images you get
At a glance.
- Best for
- Free everyday images and edits
- Price
- Free plan, then $4.99/mo
- For developers
- $0.034 per 1K image, $0.113 per 4K (Nano Banana 2.1)
- Version
- Nano Banana 2.1Released 2026-10
- Works on
- Web, iPhone, Android, API
- Open source
- No
- Made by
- Website
- gemini.google.com
How it ranks.
- LMArena Text-to-Image#7 · 13252026-11-05
- Artificial Analysis Text to Image Arena#4 · 11752026-11-05
Can I run it myself?
No. It only runs online.
Your prompts and files go to the company’s servers. See the local options in this category for a private alternative.
Want it offline? The best local option for image generators is FLUX 3 Image Klein.