GPT Image 2 vs Nano Banana Pro

GPT Image 2 is OpenAI’s image model, the family behind ChatGPT image generation. Nano Banana Pro is Google’s image model in Gemini. Both reach 4K and both edit uploaded photos, so the choice comes down to how each handles text, style and references on your prompt.

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Which one to pick

Pick GPT Image 2 for text and layouts

Strong at posters, menus, infographics and anything with readable words. A quality setting trades price for detail, and it accepts up to 16 reference images.

From 3 creditsTry GPT Image 2

Pick Nano Banana Pro for faithful edits

Good at changing one thing in a photo while keeping faces, products and lighting as they were, with up to 14 reference images.

From 6 creditsTry Nano Banana Pro

Settings and price side by side

Pulled from the live model catalog and updated hourly. Prices are the lowest setting per image.

GPT Image 2 vs Nano Banana Pro
Spec	GPT Image 2	Nano Banana Pro
Maker	OpenAI	Google
Starting price	3 credits	6 credits
Inputs	Text · Image edit	Text · Image edit
Max input files	16	14
Resolution	1K · 2K · 4K	1K · 2K · 4K
Quality	low · medium · high	—
Aspect ratio	auto · 1:1 · 3:2 · 2:3 · 4:3 · 3:4 · 5:4 · 4:5 · 16:9 · 9:16 · 2:1 · 1:2 · 3:1 · 1:3 · 21:9 · 9:21	auto · 1:1 · 2:3 · 3:2 · 3:4 · 4:3 · 4:5 · 5:4 · 9:16 · 16:9 · 21:9

Model pages

Same prompt, two models, and you keep the better take.

Questions

Is this the same model as ChatGPT image generation?

GPT Image 2 is from the same OpenAI image model family. Here you run it directly, with resolution, aspect ratio and quality settings and no chat in between.

Which is better, ChatGPT images or Nano Banana?

Neither wins every prompt. GPT Image 2 tends to lead on text and layout, Nano Banana Pro on photo edits. Run the same prompt on both and compare.

Which one costs less?

Both start at a few credits per image. The table shows the current starting price; resolution and quality change the cost, which always shows before you generate.

Can I use the results commercially?

Files made with purchased credits can be used commercially within each provider’s terms and our content policy.

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