Nano Banana Pro vs Recraft V4.1
Lowest entry price: Recraft V4.1 · Newest: Nano Banana Pro · Widest inputs: Nano Banana Pro. Not enough arena votes yet for a quality score, so this is a spec comparison.
GoogleNano Banana Pro
- Arena1,390
- From$0.134/image
- Max size4K
RecraftRecraft V4.1
- Arena—
- From$0.035/image
- Max size—
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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.
- Lowest entry priceRecraft V4.1Nano Banana Pro from $0.134/image (1K–2K) · Recraft V4.1 from $0.035/image (1024×1024)
- NewestNano Banana ProNano Banana Pro May 28, 2026 · Recraft V4.1 May 14, 2026
- Widest inputsNano Banana ProNano Banana Pro: Text prompts, Reference images · Recraft V4.1: Text prompts
- Image editingNano Banana ProTakes a reference image as input: Nano Banana Pro yes · Recraft V4.1 no
- Self-hostingNo open weightsBoth are available only through APIs and apps
- Most API hostsNano Banana ProNano Banana Pro: 15 · Recraft V4.1: 1
Every spec in one table
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| Specification | Nano Banana ProGoogle | Recraft V4.1Recraft |
|---|---|---|
| Quality (blind human votes) | ||
| Text to image arenaElo-style score · higher is better | 1,246 ±3#16 of 82 · 188,288 votes | — |
| Image editing arenaElo-style score · higher is better | 1,390 ±3#14 of 61 · 685,788 votes | — |
| Price | ||
| Starting price | $0.134/image 1K–2K | $0.035/image 1024×1024 (best) |
| Top price | $0.24/image 4K | — |
| How it is billed | Billed per token; Google’s listed cost per image. | Per image |
| Output | ||
| Produces | Images | Images |
| Resolutions | 1K · 2K · 4K | — |
| Highest resolution | 4K | — |
| Largest image | 4K (about 16 MP) | — |
| Images per request | Up to 1 | Up to 6 (best) |
| Text in the reply | Yes | — |
| Inputs | ||
| Text prompts | Yes | Yes |
| Reference images (editing) | Yes | No |
| Max reference images | 14 (best) | 1 |
| Access | ||
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| API model ID | gemini-3-pro-image | — |
| API hosts | 15 (best) | 1 |
| Released | May 28, 2026 | May 14, 2026 |
Which should you choose?
Which is better, Nano Banana Pro or Recraft V4.1?
Neither model has enough arena votes for a reliable quality score yet, so this page compares specs only. Run the same three or four prompts through each and judge the results.
Which is cheaper?
Nano Banana Pro costs from $0.134/image (1K–2K), up to $0.24/image (4K); Recraft V4.1 costs from $0.035/image (1024×1024). Prices are list rates and change often; check the lab before budgeting.
What is the difference between Nano Banana Pro and Recraft V4.1?
Nano Banana Pro is an image model from Google (May 28, 2026), taking text prompts and reference images and producing images. Recraft V4.1 is an image model from Recraft (May 14, 2026), taking text prompts and producing images.
Which is newer?
Nano Banana Pro May 28, 2026; Recraft V4.1 May 14, 2026.
Which can edit an existing image?
Takes a reference image as input: Nano Banana Pro yes; Recraft V4.1 no.
Can I run any of these on my own hardware?
No open weights. Both are available only through APIs and apps.
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