Nano Banana 2 vs GPT-5.4 Image 2
Nano Banana 2 took 52 s and $0.40 at list price, GPT-5.4 Image 2 took 11 min 30 s and $1.37 at list price. GPT-5.4 Image 2 took 13× as long and cost 3.4× as much.
Nano Banana 2
Google · $0.067/image · 0 HN pts
GPT-5.4 Image 2
OpenAI · $0.23/image · 0 HN pts
Pelican, image prompt
Generate an image of a pelican riding a bicycle
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.
Landing, image prompt
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.
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.
Logo, image prompt
Create a logo for Night Heron, an independent bookshop that only opens after dark. Square image, flat background.
About, image prompt
Create the team photo for the About page of Patchbay, a three-person studio in Rotterdam that repairs vintage synthesizers.
