All models
Head to head
GPT-5 Image vs Nano Banana Pro
Price, context, inputs and filters. No benchmarks theatre.
Nano Banana Pro costs 3.5× less per message.
GPT-5 Image holds 6.1× more context.
Fact
Made by
OpenAI
Google
Content tier
Mainstream
Mainstream
Intelligence
Smart & Cheap
Brilliant
Estimated price per message
~22.75 credits≈ 4 messages for $1
~6.5 credits≈ 15 messages for $1
Context window
400K tokens≈ 615 pages of text in one go
66K tokens≈ 101 pages of text in one go
Reads
Text, Images
Text, Images
Writes
Text, Images
Text, Images
Tool use
No - plain chat
No - plain chat
Served via
OpenRouter, Unbottled AI
OpenRouter, Unbottled AI
Status
Legacy
Current
A typical message: 16K tokens in, 1.5K out. Short replies cost less. Models served via OpenRouter bill the real provider cost plus our markup, so actual charges vary. 1 credit = $0.01.