overall97
rank#2
credits3
median s48
max res2K
2ndGoogle · text-to-image
1K · 2K tiers · 14 reference images
Benchmark v1.0 · 29 October 2026 · 26 models
Nano Banana Pro
Google flagship tier with the highest detail in the family.
- Best overalltied
- Best for producttied
- Best for texttied
- Best for compositiontied
- Technical qualitytied
- Aestheticstied
0weeks at #1
1week in top 3since 29 October 2026
1week in top 10
#2best rank1 benchmark run · in index since 29 October 2026
Benchmark record 12 prompts · v1.0
| Prompt | Score | Adh | Tech | Aes | Sec | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 PeopleStudio portrait of a woman in her forties with silver-streaked hair, soft window light from the left, neutral grey background, 85mm look, natural skin textureExcellent adherence and quality with pleasing aesthetics. | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 31.2 | 6/26 |
 PeopleA barista in a linen apron laughing while pouring latte art, warm cafe interior, shallow depth of field, candid editorial styleExcellent depiction of the prompt with warm, candid style and technical quality. | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 54.9 | 1/26 |
 ProductA matte black ceramic coffee mug on a walnut table, single soft light from the left, minimal studio backdrop, product photographyExcellent adherence and quality, with a pleasing aesthetic. | 98 | 100 | 95 | 95 | 55.2 | 1/26 |
 ProductA pair of white running shoes floating mid-air over a pastel pink background, even studio lighting, catalogue shotPerfect adherence with high-quality and aesthetic appeal. | 98 | 100 | 95 | 95 | 42.2 | 1/26 |
 TextA vintage cinema marquee at dusk with the words OPEN ALL NIGHT in bold red letters, neon glow, wet street reflectionsPerfect adherence with excellent quality and aesthetics. | 98 | 100 | 95 | 95 | 55.4 | 1/26 |
 TextA minimalist poster with the single word BALANCE in large serif type centred on cream paper, one small green circle below the wordPerfect adherence with clean, minimalist design. | 98 | 100 | 95 | 95 | 48.5 | 1/26 |
 IllustrationAnime-style illustration of a young woman with a red umbrella standing on a rainy city street at night, cel shading, vibrant neon reflectionsExcellent adherence to prompt with high-quality execution and aesthetics. | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 53 | 8/26 |
 IllustrationFlat vector illustration of a cosy reading nook with a cat asleep on an armchair, limited palette of four colours, clean geometric shapesExcellent adherence to prompt with clean geometric shapes and limited palette. | 93 | 95 | 90 | 92 | 41.9 | 13/26 |
 SceneA modern glass house on a cliff at golden hour, long shadows, calm ocean below, architectural photographyBeautifully captures the prompt with excellent lighting and composition. | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 31.1 | 12/26 |
 SceneMisty pine forest at dawn with rays of light through the trees and a narrow wooden boardwalk, wide angleBeautifully captures the prompt with excellent light and composition. | 97 | 98 | 95 | 95 | 46.9 | 14/26 |
 CompositionThree red apples and one green pear arranged in a single row on a blue plate, top-down view, white tableclothPerfect adherence with excellent quality and aesthetics. | 98 | 100 | 95 | 95 | 36 | 1/26 |
 CompositionA small orange robot holding a yellow umbrella standing to the left of a tall blue mailbox, overcast day, photorealPerfect adherence with excellent photorealistic quality and aesthetics. | 98 | 100 | 95 | 95 | 55.5 | 1/26 |
Accumulated benchmark v1.0 · price list
12images scored
47.7median seconds
55.4p90 seconds
3credits / image
$0.57≈ usd / image
32.2quality per credit
2Kmax resolution
14reference images
1per request
Five ways of judging rank out of 26
Overall index2nd of 26
Prompt adherence2nd of 26
Technical quality2nd of 26
Aesthetics2nd of 26
Text rendering (OCR)1st of 26
Counts & placement1st of 26
Adherence, technical and aesthetics come from a blind vision-model judge; text and counts are objective checks. The overall index blends the first three 50/30/20.
Profile by prompt type axis 90–100
Nano Banana ProField median (26 models)
Output map every render, unretouched
AI-generated. First result returned, no retries, no editing.
Against the field Nano Banana Pro vs median · axis 90–100
Nano Banana ProField median
Reading the card
Nano Banana Pro finishes 2nd of 26 on the overall index at 96.5, within 1 point of Seedream 5.0 Pro and therefore a statistical tie for first.
Its strongest kind of prompt is product (98 against a field median of 96.5); its weakest is illustration (94 against 94).
OCR found the exact words in 100% of the text prompts and 100% of the count, colour and placement checks passed.
A render takes a median 47.7 s, 23rd of 26 for speed and slower than the field median of 20.3 s, and costs 3 credits (about $0.57 on the Premium plan), which puts it 23rd of 26 on quality per credit.
Pick it for
- Product98 · 1st of 26 · clean studio lighting, material fidelity, catalogue framing
- Text98 · 1st of 26 · exact words rendered legibly, no extra characters
- Composition98 · 1st of 26 · object counts, colours and left/right placement
Weigh up
- Illustration94 · 12th of 26 · holding a named art style with clean shapes and palette
- Speed47.7 s median is slower than the field’s 20.3 s
- Price3 credits per image, 23rd of 26 on price; 16 models in the index cost one
Nearest rivals closest overall scores
In the studio what you can set
- Vendor
- Resolution tiers
- 1K, 2K
- Highest output
- 2K
- Reference images
- Up to 14
- Images per request
- 1
- Seed
- No
- Negative prompt
- No
- Base price
- 3 credits · ≈ $0.57
Questions about Nano Banana Pro
- Is Nano Banana Pro good at rendering text in images?
- In benchmark v1.0 the OCR check found the exact requested phrase in 100% of Nano Banana Pro's text-prompt renders, and the blind judge gave its text category 98 out of 100 (field median 95.5). Every word came out exactly as written.
- How fast is Nano Banana Pro?
- Median 47.7 seconds from submit to finished image across the 12 benchmark prompts, with the slowest tenth at 55.4 seconds. That is 23rd of 26 models; the field median is 20.3 seconds.
- How much does Nano Banana Pro cost per image?
- 3 credits at the base 1K tier, about $0.57 at the Premium plan rate of $0.19 per credit. Higher resolution tiers (2K) can cost more; see pricing.
- Nano Banana Pro or GPT-Image 1.5?
- GPT-Image 1.5 scores 96.5 overall against 96.5 for Nano Banana Pro, inside the judge’s noise, so treat them as equal on quality and decide on speed and price. Nano Banana Pro renders in 47.7 s for 3 credits; GPT-Image 1.5 in 42.6 s for 3 credits.
- What is Nano Banana Pro best used for?
- It ranks in the top three for product, text, composition prompts in this run. Google flagship tier with the highest detail in the family.
- How long has Nano Banana Pro been at the top?
- Nano Banana Pro has been in the top 3 for 1 week, since the 29 October 2026 run; its best rank so far is #2. Weeks are counted from the first benchmark run that placed it there.
- How were these numbers measured?
- Every model rendered the same 12 prompts at matched settings. A vision-model judge scored each image blind on adherence, technical quality and aesthetics (blended 50/30/20 into the overall index); OCR and fixed yes/no checks measured text accuracy and composition without a judge. Seconds were timed through the production API. Benchmark v1.0, 29 October 2026.