Nano Banana Pro (Google's gemini-3-pro-image) is sold by at least eight hosts, Google included, at $0.134 to about $0.48 per 1K or 2K image. Pay-per-image APIs are the cheapest: Google's Gemini API bills $0.134 per 1K/2K image and $0.24 at 4K; fal and Replicate charge $0.15 and $0.30. On credit plans the price depends on the plan: Runway's 20 credits per 2K image is $0.48 on the $15 Standard plan, Krea's Pro plan works out to about $0.14 at $35 a month, Magnific's 75 credits to about €0.06 on Premium, and on 8frame a Nano Banana Pro image is 21 credits at 1K or 2K (42 at 4K), about $0.40 on the $19 Starter plan and $0.34 on the $49 Creator plan. Every number is from the vendor's own page, checked 2026-10-18.
A credit price is not an image price
Four of the eight hosts quote the model in credits or units, and a credit means something different on every plan. The same 20 Runway credits are $0.48 on the monthly Standard plan and $0.38 billed annually; the same 21 8frame credits are $0.40 on Starter, $0.34 on Creator and $0.21 at the $0.01 top-up rate. The table therefore shows the vendor's unit price as written and what it costs on the plan named.
Two more things move the answer. 4K. Google charges about 1.8x for a 4K image ($0.24 against $0.134); fal, Replicate, Magnific and 8frame all charge exactly double. 1K versus 2K. Every host that lists both charges the same for them, because Google bills both sizes as 1,120 output tokens. If you are paying for 1K, 2K costs nothing extra.
The price table
| Host | Vendor's price, as written | 1K/2K image | 4K image | What else the page says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Google Gemini API (gemini-3-pro-image) |
"$120.00 (images)" per 1M output tokens; a 1K or 2K image is billed as "1120 tokens" | $0.134 | $0.24 | Batch mode $0.067 and $0.12; each input image $0.0011; free tier "Not available" |
| Google AI plans (Gemini app, AI Studio) | Subscription, no per-image price | Included, with limits by tier | Not stated | Served to us in EUR: Plus 4,99 €, Pro 21,99 €, Ultra from 99,99 € a month; Nano Banana Pro access runs "Begrenzt / Erweitert / Höher / Maximal" from Plus to Ultra 20x |
fal.ai (fal-ai/nano-banana-pro) |
"$0.15 per image" | $0.15 | $0.30, "4K outputs will be charged at double the standard rate" | "If web search is used, an additional $0.015 will be charged"; "up to 14 images" in |
Replicate (google/nano-banana-pro) |
"$0.15" per output image at 1K and at 2K, "$0.30" at 4K | $0.15 | $0.30 | Optional fallback "to another model (currently bytedance/seedream-5)" when at capacity, billed $0.035 |
| Runway | "20 credits/image" at 2K; Standard $15 a month or $12 billed annually, 625 credits a month | $0.48 monthly, $0.38 annual | Not listed | Standard and Pro credits "don't roll over"; Free plan "125 one-time credits", six images |
| Krea | Pro "$35" a month or "$21/month" yearly, "20,000 units /month", "~257 images" of Nano Banana Pro 1K | About $0.14 monthly, $0.08 yearly | Not listed | No units-per-image figure on the page; Pro and Max units "do not roll over" |
| Magnific | "75 credits/image" at 1K/2K, "150 credits/image" at 4K; Premium €12 a month billed annually (€16 shown undiscounted), "240K credits/year" | About €0.045 annual, €0.06 undiscounted | About €0.09, €0.12 | "Prices exclude VAT and local taxes"; "Credits valid for 1 year, no monthly resets" |
| 8frame | 21 credits at 1K or 2K, 42 at 4K | $0.40 Starter, $0.34 Creator, $0.21 top-up | $0.80, $0.69, $0.42 | Up to 10 reference images, no surcharge; one image per run |
How the dollar column was computed
One formula, plan price divided by the images the plan buys (plan credits divided by credits per image):
- Google: 1,120 tokens x $120 per 1,000,000 tokens = $0.1344, which Google prints as $0.134.
- Runway: 625 credits / 20 = 31.25 images a month. $15 / 31.25 = $0.48; $12 / 31.25 = $0.384.
- Krea: Krea prints the count, not the unit cost. $35 / 257 = $0.136; $21 / 257 = $0.082.
- Magnific: 240,000 credits / 75 = 3,200 images a year (the page prints 3,200). €12 x 12 = €144 / 3,200 = €0.045; €16 x 12 = €192 / 3,200 = €0.06. 4K is 150 credits, so double.
- 8frame: $19 / 1,000 credits = $0.019 per credit; x 21 = $0.40, x 42 = $0.80. Creator: $49 / 3,000 = $0.0163; x 21 = $0.34, x 42 = $0.69. Top-up packs are $0.01 a credit: $0.21 and $0.42.
fal and Replicate need no arithmetic. 8frame runs Nano Banana Pro through fal and charges a flat 21 credits per image.
Reference images: 14 on the model, 10 on the 8frame node
Google's docs cap Nano Banana Pro at "up to 6 images of objects", "up to 5 images of characters" and "up to 3 images to be used as style references", fourteen in all; fal and Replicate both say "up to 14 images". The 8frame node accepts up to 10, and the price does not move with the count. On the Gemini API each input image is 560 tokens, $0.0011; on the credit platforms references are included.
How it works on 8frame
The Nano Banana node opens on Nano Banana 2 at 1K (11 credits), so switch the model to Pro. Pro offers 1K, 2K and 4K: 21 credits at 1K and 2K, 42 at 4K, one image per run. Output is PNG; the median time on our completed jobs is 37 seconds, with nine in ten done inside 77. A failed generation is refunded automatically. The MCP connector's Nano Banana tool runs Nano Banana Classic (6 credits) and has no model setting, so Pro is a canvas tool only.
A cheap draft loop: Nano Banana 2 at 11 credits (Google's API lists it at $0.067 per 1K image) until the composition is right, then the winner on Pro at 21. Every 8frame image price is in AI image generator price per image; the lowest plans of eight image tools are compared in cheapest AI image generator 2026.
Which host, for which job
- Scripted volume: the Gemini API, $0.134 a picture, $0.067 in batch mode, no subscription.
- A few images, no plan: fal or Replicate at $0.15. Leave Replicate's fallback checkbox off if the model matters; it swaps in Seedream 5 at $0.035 when Nano Banana Pro is busy.
- Already on a plan: work out your own plan's rate first; annual billing cuts 20 percent on Runway, 40 on Krea and 25 on Magnific.
- One balance for several models: 8frame, where the same credits also pay for Nano Banana 2, Seedream 5, GPT Image 2 and the video models. For prompts that use the reference slots, see Nano Banana Pro prompts for product photography; for the draft tier, the Nano Banana 2 guide.
FAQ
How much does Nano Banana Pro cost per image?
$0.134 on Google's Gemini API, $0.15 on fal and Replicate, and on credit plans from about $0.08 (Krea Pro billed yearly) to $0.48 (Runway Standard billed monthly), all for a 1K or 2K image. On 8frame it is 21 credits, about $0.40 on the Starter plan.
Where is Nano Banana Pro cheapest?
Per image at list price, Google's own API: $0.134, or $0.067 in batch mode. Among credit plans, Magnific's 75 credits come to about €0.045 on the annual Premium plan and Krea's Pro to about $0.08 billed yearly, by the vendors' own counts. These are prices, not output comparisons; we have not measured whether the hosts return identical images.
Where can I run Nano Banana Pro?
Google's Gemini API and AI Studio, the Gemini app on a Google AI plan, fal, Replicate, Runway, Krea, Magnific and 8frame, as of 2026-10-18. On 8frame it is the Pro option of the Nano Banana node on the canvas, not the MCP connector.
How many reference images does Nano Banana Pro take?
Up to 14 on the model per Google's docs (6 objects, 5 characters, 3 styles), the figure fal and Replicate also publish. The 8frame node takes up to 10 at no extra charge.
Is there a no-cost way to use Nano Banana Pro?
Google's Gemini API lists the free tier as "Not available" for this model. Runway's Free plan gives "125 one-time credits", six 2K images. The Gemini app plan page we fetched (in EUR) says the €0 plan includes limited access to Nano Banana Pro in Google Flow. On 8frame every generation is paid, from the $19 Starter plan.
Sources
- Google Gemini API pricing (
gemini-3-pro-image$120 per 1M output tokens, 1,120 tokens per 1K/2K image, $0.134 and $0.24 per image, batch $0.067 and $0.12, image input 560 tokens or $0.0011, free tier not available; Nano Banana 2 $0.067 per 1K image; page "Last updated 2026-10-16"): ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/pricing, checked 2026-10-18 - Google Gemini API image generation docs (Nano Banana Pro reference limits: up to 6 object, 5 character and 3 style images; 1K default, 2K and 4K output): ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/image-generation, checked 2026-10-18
- Google AI plans (served in EUR: €0, Plus 4,99 €, Pro 21,99 €, Ultra from 99,99 € a month; "eingeschränktem Zugriff auf Nano Banana Pro" on the €0 plan): gemini.google/subscriptions, checked 2026-10-18; access tiers "Begrenzt / Erweitert / Höher / Maximal": one.google.com/about/google-ai-plans, checked 2026-10-18
- fal ("$0.15 per image", 4K double, web search +$0.015, up to 14 images, 1K/2K/4K): fal.ai/models/fal-ai/nano-banana-pro, checked 2026-10-18
- Replicate (billing tiers in the page's pricing data: 1K $0.15, 2K $0.15, 4K $0.30, fallback $0.035 per output image; fallback model "currently bytedance/seedream-5"): replicate.com/google/nano-banana-pro, checked 2026-10-18
- Runway (Nano Banana Pro 2K 20 credits per image; Standard $15 or $12 billed annually, 625 credits; Pro $35 or $28, 2,250; Max $95 or $76, 9,500, rolls over one month; Free "125 one-time credits"; Standard and Pro credits "don't roll over"): runway.com/pricing, checked 2026-10-18
- Krea (Pro $35 a month or $21 a month yearly, 20,000 units a month, "~257 images" of Nano Banana Pro 1K; Free 100 units a day; units do not roll over): krea.ai/pricing, checked 2026-10-18
- Magnific (Nano Banana Pro 75 credits per 1K/2K image, 150 at 4K; Premium €16 or €12 a month billed annually, 240K credits a year, 3,200 Nano Banana Pro images; prices exclude VAT; credits valid one year): magnific.com/pricing, checked 2026-10-18
- 8frame prices, defaults and limits: the 8frame app, checked 2026-10-18
- Generation time (median 37 s, nine in ten inside 77 s) and PNG output: 8frame production data, completed generations in the 120 days to 2026-09-30, template examples excluded, as recorded in the content fact sheet
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