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Image model comparison · 2 models · Updated Nov 2, 2026

Lucid Origin vs Nano Banana

Preferred for text to image: Nano Banana · Newest: Nano Banana · Widest inputs: Nano Banana. Quality scores are blind human-preference votes; specs and prices come from each lab’s listings.

  1. Leonardo.Ai

    Lucid Origin

    Released Jun 1, 2025

    • Text to image
    • Arena1,013
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    Full specs Remove Lucid Origin

  2. Google

    Nano Banana

    Released Aug 26, 2025Deprecated

    • Text to image
    • Image editing
    • Arena1,291
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    Full specs Remove Nano Banana

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01 — At a glance

Where they differ

Quality is the arena score from blind, side-by-side human votes. Price, length and resolution come from each lab’s own listings.

  • Preferred for text to imageNano BananaLucid Origin 1,013 (#75) · Nano Banana 1,149 (#36) — blind human votes
  • NewestNano BananaLucid Origin Jun 1, 2025 · Nano Banana Aug 26, 2025
  • Widest inputsNano BananaLucid Origin: Text prompts · Nano Banana: Text prompts, Reference images
  • Image editingNano BananaTakes a reference image as input: Lucid Origin no · Nano Banana yes
  • Self-hostingNo open weightsBoth are available only through APIs and apps
  • Most API hostsNano BananaLucid Origin: 1 · Nano Banana: 12
02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

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Lucid Origin vs Nano Banana specifications side by side
SpecificationLucid OriginLeonardo.AiNano BananaGoogle
Quality (blind human votes)
Text to image arenaElo-style score · higher is better1,013 ±3#75 of 82 · 287,340 votes1,149 ±2#36 of 82 · 907,282 votes (best)
Image editing arenaElo-style score · higher is better—1,291 ±2#33 of 61 · 11,448,539 votes
Output
ProducesImagesImages
Inputs
Text promptsYesYes
Reference images (editing)NoYes
Access
WeightsProprietaryProprietary
API model ID—gemini-2.5-flash-image
API hosts112 (best)
ReleasedJun 1, 2025Aug 26, 2025
03 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better, Lucid Origin or Nano Banana?

For text to image, voters prefer Nano Banana (Lucid Origin 1,013 (#75) · Nano Banana 1,149 (#36)). Arena scores come from blind, side-by-side human votes on the same prompts; when the gap is inside both models’ error margins we call it a tie. Test your own prompts before you commit.

What is the difference between Lucid Origin and Nano Banana?

Lucid Origin is an image model from Leonardo.Ai (Jun 1, 2025), taking text prompts and producing images. Nano Banana is an image model from Google (Aug 26, 2025), taking text prompts and reference images and producing images.

Which is newer?

Lucid Origin Jun 1, 2025; Nano Banana Aug 26, 2025.

Which can edit an existing image?

Takes a reference image as input: Lucid Origin no; Nano Banana yes.

Can I run any of these on my own hardware?

No open weights. Both are available only through APIs and apps.

04 — Keep comparing

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