| Signal | FLUX.1 Pro | Delta | Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview) |
|---|---|---|---|
Capabilities | 17 | -83 | |
Pricing | 5 | -92 | |
Context window size | 0 | -86 | |
Recency | 15 | -85 | |
Output Capacity | 20 | -74 | |
| Overall Result | 0 wins | of 5 | 5 wins |
Score History
12.6
current score
Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview)
right now
40
current score
Black Forest Labs
FLUX.1 Pro saves you $200.00/month
That's $2400.00/year compared to Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview) at your current usage level of 100K calls/month.
| Metric | FLUX.1 Pro | Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview) | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Score | 13 | 40 | Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview) |
| Rank | #10 | #5 | Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview) |
| Quality Rank | #10 | #5 | Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview) |
| Adoption Rank | #10 | #5 | Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview) |
| Parameters | -- | -- | -- |
| Context Window | -- | 66K | -- |
| Pricing | Free | $0.50/$3.00/M | -- |
| Signal Scores | |||
| Capabilities | 17 | 100 | Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview) |
| Pricing | 5 | 97 | Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview) |
| Context window size | 0 | 86 | Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview) |
| Recency | 15 | 100 | Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview) |
| Output Capacity | 20 | 94 | Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview) |
Our score (0-100) is driven by benchmark performance (90%) from Arena Elo ratings, MMLU, GPQA, HumanEval, SWE-bench, and 15+ standardized evaluations. Capabilities and context window serve as tiebreakers (10%). Learn more about our methodology.
Scores 13/100 (rank #10), placing it in the top 97% of all 290 models tracked.
Scores 40/100 (rank #5), placing it in the top 99% of all 290 models tracked.
Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview) has a 27-point advantage, which typically translates to noticeably stronger performance on complex reasoning, code generation, and multi-step tasks.
Compare the cost per quality point to find the best value for your specific workload.
Both models have comparable response speeds. For most applications, the latency difference is negligible.
When latency matters most: Interactive chatbots, IDE code completion, real-time translation, and user-facing applications where response time directly impacts experience. For batch processing, background summarization, or offline analysis, latency is less critical.
Code generation & review
Based on overall model capabilities and architecture for coding tasks like generating functions, debugging, and refactoring
Customer support chatbot
Suitable for user-facing chat with competitive response times. FLUX.1 Pro also offers lower per-token costs for high-volume support
Long document analysis
Larger context window (66K tokens) can process longer documents, contracts, and research papers in a single pass
Batch data extraction
Lower output pricing ($0.00/M) reduces costs when processing thousands of records daily
Creative writing & content
Higher overall composite score (40/100) correlates with better nuance, coherence, and style in long-form content
Image understanding & OCR
Supports vision input - can analyze screenshots, diagrams, photos, and scanned documents directly
Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview) clearly outperforms FLUX.1 Pro with a significant 27.4-point lead. For most general use cases, Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview) is the stronger choice. However, FLUX.1 Pro may still excel in niche scenarios.
Best for Quality
FLUX.1 Pro
Marginally better benchmark scores; both are excellent
Best for Cost
FLUX.1 Pro
100% lower pricing; better value at scale
Best for Reliability
FLUX.1 Pro
Higher uptime and faster response speeds
Best for Prototyping
FLUX.1 Pro
Stronger community support and better developer experience
Best for Production
FLUX.1 Pro
Wider enterprise adoption and proven at scale
by Black Forest Labs
by Google
Consider for specialized use cases.
| Capability | FLUX.1 Pro | Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview) |
|---|---|---|
| Vision (Image Input)differs | ||
| Function Calling | ||
| Streamingdiffers | ||
| JSON Modediffers | ||
| Reasoningdiffers | ||
| Web Searchdiffers | ||
| Image Output |
Black Forest Labs
FLUX.1 Pro saves you $4.50/month
That's 100% cheaper than Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview) at 1,000 tokens/request and 100 requests/day.
Assumes 60% input / 40% output token ratio per request. Actual costs may vary based on your usage pattern.
| Parameter | FLUX.1 Pro | Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview) |
|---|---|---|
| Context Window | -- | 66K |
| Max Output Tokens | -- | 65,536 |
| Open Source | No | No |
| Created | Aug 1, 2024 | Feb 26, 2026 |
FLUX.1 Pro appears to be positioned as an enterprise-grade specialized image generation tool, though its 13/100 score and #13 ranking suggest the premium pricing isn't justified by performance. Nano Banana 2's multimodal capabilities (text+image input/output) and additional features like vision, streaming, and JSON mode at 1/16,667th the cost make FLUX.1 Pro's pricing model effectively obsolete for most use cases.
The gap represents a 377% performance advantage for Nano Banana 2 (62/100 vs 13/100), placing it in the top tier (#3) while FLUX.1 Pro sits near the bottom (#13 of 14). For production workloads, this translates to Nano Banana 2 delivering higher quality outputs with additional capabilities like reasoning and vision processing that FLUX.1 Pro completely lacks.
Despite being a dedicated image generation model, FLUX.1 Pro offers no technical advantages over Nano Banana 2, which handles both text-to-image and image+text-to-image workflows with a 66K token context window. FLUX.1 Pro's 0-token context window and lack of vision capabilities mean it can't even process reference images, making it strictly inferior for creative workflows.
FLUX.1 Pro would cost $50,000 for 1 million image outputs with no input processing capability, while Nano Banana 2 would cost $3,000 for outputs plus $500 for processing 1 million text inputs (assuming 1K tokens per prompt). Even with multimodal inputs, Nano Banana 2 remains 14x cheaper while delivering 4x better performance based on their respective scores.
Migration is a no-brainer given Nano Banana 2's 49-point score advantage, 16,667x lower cost, and superior feature set including streaming and JSON mode for better API integration. The only migration consideration is adapting from FLUX.1 Pro's simple text-to-image API to Nano Banana 2's multimodal system, but the 66K token context window provides ample flexibility for complex prompting strategies.