Nano Banana 2.1 vs Nano Banana Pro

6 prompts both ran·Change models

Nano Banana Pro

Google · $0.14/image · 0 HN pts

Pelican, image prompt

Generate an image of a pelican riding a bicycle

Nano Banana 2.1: Pelican riding a bicycle (image models) — Nano Banana 2.1
7 s$0.036API

Nano Banana Pro: Pelican riding a bicycle (image models) — Nano Banana Pro
19 s$0.14API

Watch, image prompt

Create an image of a mechanical wristwatch that shows the time 4:37, with a seconds hand and a date window showing 21. Make it look expensive.

Nano Banana 2.1: Wristwatch showing 4:37 (image models) — Nano Banana 2.1
8 s$0.037API

Nano Banana Pro: Wristwatch showing 4:37 (image models) — Nano Banana Pro
18 s$0.14API

Design the landing page for Lumen Cycles, a Copenhagen workshop that builds custom cargo bikes to order, and show it as one desktop screenshot. Make it look like a real brand you would trust with 4,000 euros.

Nano Banana 2.1: Landing page for a cargo bike workshop (image models) — Nano Banana 2.1
9 s$0.037API

Nano Banana Pro: Landing page for a cargo bike workshop (image models) — Nano Banana Pro
22 s$0.14API

Breakout, image prompt

Create a screenshot of a Breakout game in the middle of level 3, with the paddle, the ball, rows of bricks, a score of 12,480 and three lives left. Give it some juice.

Nano Banana 2.1: Breakout screenshot (image models) — Nano Banana 2.1
8 s$0.037API

Nano Banana Pro: Breakout screenshot (image models) — Nano Banana Pro
21 s$0.14API

Logo, image prompt

Create a logo for Night Heron, an independent bookshop that only opens after dark. Square image, flat background.

Nano Banana 2.1

8 s$0.037API

Nano Banana Pro

18 s$0.14API

About, image prompt

Create the team photo for the About page of Patchbay, a three-person studio in Rotterdam that repairs vintage synthesizers.