Nano Banana 2.1 launch report card · BenchGecko's own tests on day one
Google's Nano Banana 2.1 went through BenchGecko's profile tests within hours of release: identity, refusals, knowledge cutoff and language cost. Price: $1.5/M input and $7.5/M output at Google AI Studio, the cheapest of 1 offers.
Nano Banana 2.1 by Google appeared on OpenRouter on 2026-10-06. BenchGecko ran its own tests automatically:
| Test | Result | Method |
|---|---|---|
| Who Are You | names Google as its maker (100% of answers) | test |
| Knowledge Horizon | knows world news up to Feb 2025 | test |
Price today: $1.5/M input and $7.5/M output at Google AI Studio, the cheapest of 1 offers. All providers: https://benchgecko.ai/model/gemini-nano-banana-2-1
How it compares with every other model: Gecko Scorecard. World Map and weekly drift monitoring follow in the next days.
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