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Gemini 2.5 Flash image (Nano Banana)

Provided by Google
Pay-as-you-go

Gemini 2.5 Flash Image, a.k.a. "Nano Banana," is now generally available. It is a state of the art image generation model with contextual understanding. It is capable of image generation, edits, and multi-turn conversations. Aspect ratios can be controlled with the [image_config API Parameter](https://openrouter.ai/docs/features/multimodal/image-generation#image-aspect-ratio-configuration)

Model specs

Model ID
gemini-2.5-flash-image
Context length
65.536K
Max output
32.768K
I/O modalities
Released
2025-10

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API endpoints

One MixRoute gateway, OpenAI-compatible

  • Gemini /v1beta/models/{model}:generateContent POST
  • OpenAI-compatible /v1/chat/completions POST

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Pricing

Flat rate, unit: /1M Tokens

Input

$0.3000 /1M Tokens

Completion

$30.0000 /1M Tokens

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Selection summary

Quickly judge whether it fits your workload

What is this model good for?

Image generation for high-volume generation

Gemini 2.5 Flash image — Nano Banana — high-velocity visual creation, state-of-the-art speed and efficiency for image generation.

What should you check before using it?

65,536 context, 32,768 output

Image Generation. Knowledge cutoff: 2025-06. Released 2025-10.

Why use it through MixRoute?

Available through MixRoute's OpenAI-compatible endpoint

Use the Google Gen AI SDK or call through MixRoute. Set the model parameter to "gemini-2.5-flash-image".

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Capabilities & compatibility

Unconfirmed capabilities stay "Unknown," no guesses

Available:

Streaming

Gemini 2.5 Flash image (Nano Banana) supports streamed responses.

EX stream: true streams tokens incrementally, so chat UIs render as they arrive.
Available:

Vision input

Gemini 2.5 Flash image (Nano Banana) can process image inputs alongside text.

EX Pass a base64-encoded image in a image_url content part alongside text messages.
Available:

OpenAI SDK

Call Gemini 2.5 Flash image (Nano Banana) through MixRoute's OpenAI-compatible endpoint.

EX Change base_url to https://api.mixroute.ai/v1; everything else follows the OpenAI style.

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Token cost estimator

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FAQ

Gemini 2.5 Flash Image, a.k.a. “Nano Banana,” is now generally available. It is a state of the art image generation model with contextual understanding.

One endpoint, a testable decision

Test this model and alternate routes with the same request format

Start from a real workload, then let quality, total cost, and failure conditions decide whether to send production traffic.