Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) vs Granite 4.0 Micro: pricing comparison
Granite 4.0 Micro is the cheaper option at $0.02/$0.11 per 1M input/output tokens — Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) ($0.30/$2.50) costs about 18x more per input token. Full spec-by-spec breakdown below.
| Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) | Granite 4.0 Micro | |
|---|---|---|
| Input /1M tokens | $0.30 | $0.02 |
| Output /1M tokens | $2.50 | $0.11 |
| Cache read /1M | $0.03 | — |
| Context window | 33K | 131K |
| Provider | Ibm-granite | |
| Vision input | Yes | No |
| Released | Oct 2025 | Oct 2025 |
Real workload costs: Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) vs Granite 4.0 Micro
Cost per single request at common token profiles — the cheapest model for each workload is highlighted.
| Workload | Tokens (in / out) | Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) | Granite 4.0 Micro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chatbot message | 500 / 300 | $0.0009 | <$0.0001 |
| RAG query with context | 4,000 / 500 | $0.0024 | $0.0001 |
| Document summarization | 20,000 / 1,000 | $0.0085 | $0.0005 |
| Agent coding session | 100,000 / 5,000 | $0.04 | $0.0023 |
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper: Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) vs Granite 4.0 Micro?
Granite 4.0 Micro is the cheapest on input tokens at $0.02 per 1M, and Granite 4.0 Micro is cheapest on output at $0.11 per 1M. Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) costs about 18x more per input token than Granite 4.0 Micro.
How much does Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) cost per 1M tokens?
Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) costs $0.30 per 1M input tokens and $2.50 per 1M output tokens on the Google API, with a 33K-token context window.
How much does Granite 4.0 Micro cost per 1M tokens?
Granite 4.0 Micro costs $0.02 per 1M input tokens and $0.11 per 1M output tokens on the Ibm-granite API, with a 131K-token context window.
What does a typical request cost on Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) vs Granite 4.0 Micro?
For a typical request with 2,000 input and 500 output tokens: Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) costs $0.0019, Granite 4.0 Micro costs <$0.0001. At 1,000 requests/day for a month that is $55.50 for Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) vs $2.70 for Granite 4.0 Micro.
Estimate your own workload with the per-model calculators (Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image), Granite 4.0 Micro), browse all current prices on the live model pricing dashboard, or run these models head-to-head on a real prompt (free account required). Prices may differ from provider list prices for batch or tiered usage.
Pricing data via the OpenRouter models API.