GPT Image 2.5 vs Nano Banana 2: which image API to use
Text rendering, edits, character consistency, resolution and price — a practical guide to the two most popular image APIs.
20 сент. 2026 г. · API ManyGPT Image and Google’s Nano Banana family are the two image APIs most teams start with. Both handle text-to-image and editing well; the differences show up in typography, multi-image consistency and cost at high resolution.
Choose GPT Image when
- The image contains text that must be exactly right: posters, menus, UI mockups, infographics.
- You describe layouts precisely and want them followed.
- You need many low-cost drafts at 1K with GPT Image 2.
Choose Nano Banana when
- You edit conversationally: "make it winter", "swap the outfit".
- You need the same character across many images from several references.
- You want up to 4K output for final assets.
Price
GPT Image 2 starts at от $0.011/ изображение and Nano Banana 2 at от $0.019/ изображение. Both run through POST /v1/images/generations, so you can A/B the same prompt on both and keep the winner.
Попробуйте с одним API-ключом
Смотреть модели →Все модели из статьи доступны в API Many. Оплата по факту от $10.
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