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Nano Banana API pricing by provider
Compare Nano Banana API providers by exact model version, image resolution, output count, route, source, and per-image price.
Model-level provider comparison
Nano Banana API price ranking status
Current answer: No current cheapest provider is published. The reviewed scopes do not have enough fresh, like-for-like offers to name a winner.
- Provider routes with evidence
- 3
- Accepted observations
- 3
- Billing meters
- image
- Latest accepted check
- Aug 22, 2026
Nano Banana Pro 1K API pricing
Nano Banana Pro 1K base price ranking
- Reviewed comparison scope
- Nano Banana Pro · text to image · 1K · one output · no web search · global · USD per image
- Publication gate
- At least 3 unique providers with accepted, fresh, reviewed evidence
Why there is no winner
Ranking withheld: 0 of 3 required providers have fresh, matching evidence.
WaveSpeedAI labels its number as a base price that can scale with parameters. The order is limited to the recorded 1K base scope and is not a final invoice guarantee.
Uncollapsed source records
All accepted offer evidence
These rows remain separate until their offered model ID, route, meter, tier, resolution, duration, audio, and region are proven comparable.
| Provider | Model | Configuration | Recorded price | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Replicatemarketplace | Nano Banana API | model: google/nano-banana-pro · text-to-image · pro · 1K · no audio | $0.15 / imagestale | Provider sourceChecked Aug 22, 2026 |
| WaveSpeedAIaggregator | Nano Banana API | model: google/nano-banana-pro · text-to-image · pro-base · 1K · no audio | $0.14 / imagestale | Provider sourceChecked Aug 22, 2026 |
| fal.aiaggregator | Nano Banana API | model: fal-ai/nano-banana-pro · text-to-image · pro · 1K · no audio | $0.15 / imagestale | Provider sourceChecked Aug 22, 2026 |
Checked evidence, not a ranking: fresh rows were checked against the linked first-party source on the shown date. APIDir does not name a cheapest provider unless exact configurations and units match. Recheck before purchasing.
Developer resources
Provider documentation and pricing links
Compare integration documentation beside the exact first-party source used for each accepted observation.
| Provider | Channel | Developer resources | Accepted evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| fal.ai | aggregator | DocumentationPricing page | 1 observationEvidence source 1 |
| Replicate | marketplace | DocumentationPricing page | 1 observationEvidence source 1 |
| WaveSpeedAI | aggregator | DocumentationPricing page | 1 observationEvidence source 1 |
Decision guide
How to compare Nano Banana API providers
Nano Banana is a family nickname, so the exact offered model matters. The current reviewed scope uses Nano Banana Pro at 1K without paid web-search augmentation. APIDir keeps the provider model key visible and does not mix original Nano Banana, Nano Banana Pro, or newer releases in one price claim.
Resolution is a major cost boundary: 4K can cost more than 1K or 2K, and a provider can add charges for web search or parameter-dependent output. Compare the base image setting first, then model the options your application actually enables.
What changes Nano Banana API cost
- Exact Nano Banana version, 1K, 2K, or 4K resolution, and output count
- Web-search augmentation, reference images, editing mode, and provider fallback
- Retries, moderation, storage, delivery bandwidth, and commercial workflow requirements
Integration checks before production
- Disable provider fallback when exact model identity is a requirement
- Validate resolution, search option, references, and output count at the API boundary
- Store charged configuration and returned model ID with each asset
Workloads this comparison can inform
Text-heavy marketing graphics
Run an accuracy and brand review; generation price does not include human correction time.
Product mockups and editing
Compare reference-image limits, consistency, output rights, and safety controls.
High-resolution deliverables
Use the 4K row or provider quote instead of multiplying a 1K base rate.
How to read the price result
Three providers publish a 1K Nano Banana Pro base price, but WaveSpeedAI warns the final charge can depend on parameters. APIDir retains that caveat and publishes a narrow base-price order only for the reviewed 1K scope.
Related model price comparisons
Use this evidence safely
A recorded price is not a complete production quote. Open the source, reproduce the exact configuration, and include retries, failed work, storage, egress, support, rate limits, and downstream processing in total cost.
Questions developers ask
What makes two Nano Banana offers comparable?
The model version, generation mode, tier, resolution, duration, audio setting, region, and billing unit must match.
Does APIDir name a cheapest provider on this page?
Only when at least three explicitly reviewed provider offers are fresh, publication-permitted, and within the same published comparison scope. Stale or mismatched evidence cannot support that claim.
How should I confirm a budget?
Open the linked provider source, verify the configuration, then calculate your own successful and failed workload volume.
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