# Cheapest Nano Banana Pro API: price per image compared (Nov 2026)

Updated 2 Nov 2026

## Short answer

Nano Banana Pro costs $0.04 per image at 1K and 2K and $0.08 at 4K on VidLab. The same settings on Higgsfield work out to $0.098 and $0.196, so VidLab is 59% lower at every size. You call it with one API key, estimate the price first for free, and pay only for images that are made.

## Nano Banana Pro price per image

Nano Banana Pro generates and edits images, up to 4K. The model page is [Nano Banana Pro](/vidlab-api/models/nano-banana-pro). A request takes up to 14 reference images and up to 4 images per call in these aspect ratios: 1:1, 16:9, 9:16, 4:3, 3:4, 3:2 and 2:3.

| Nano Banana Pro, per image | 1K | 2K | 4K |
| - | - | - | - |
| VidLab | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.08 |
| Kie | $0.09 | $0.09 | $0.12 |
| Higgsfield | $0.098 | $0.098 | $0.196 |
| Sunra | $0.1344 | n/a | n/a |
| Sume | $0.135 | $0.135 | $0.24 |
| Fal | $0.15 | $0.15 | $0.30 |
| VidLab saves vs the highest | 73% | 73% | 73% |

The price is per image, so a request with `n` set to 4 at 2K costs four times the 2K price: $0.16. The aspect ratio does not change the price.

## The rest of the Nano Banana family

If Pro is more than your task needs, the cheaper siblings are on the same API and use the same request shape.

| Model | Sizes | Price per image |
| - | - | - |
| [Nano Banana 2 Lite](/vidlab-api/models/nano-banana-2-lite) | 1K | $0.02 |
| [Nano Banana](/vidlab-api/models/nano-banana) | one size | $0.03 |
| [Nano Banana 2](/vidlab-api/models/nano-banana-2) | 1K, 2K | $0.03 |
| [Nano Banana 2](/vidlab-api/models/nano-banana-2) | 4K | $0.04 |
| [Nano Banana 2.1](/vidlab-api/models/nano-banana-2.1) | 1K, 2K | $0.03 |
| [Nano Banana 2.1](/vidlab-api/models/nano-banana-2.1) | 4K | $0.04 |
| [Nano Banana Pro](/vidlab-api/models/nano-banana-pro) | 1K, 2K | $0.04 |
| [Nano Banana Pro](/vidlab-api/models/nano-banana-pro) | 4K | $0.08 |

Against Higgsfield, Nano Banana 2 saves 59% at 1K, 69% at 2K and 72% at 4K, and Nano Banana saves 38%.

## Which size to ask for

At $0.04, 1K and 2K cost the same, so asking for the smaller file saves nothing. 4K costs $0.08, twice as much. A sensible habit is to iterate on a prompt at 2K and ask for 4K only for the final file, such as a print, a hero image or a crop. A batch of 100 images at 2K is $4.00 on VidLab and $9.80 at Higgsfield's Plus rate.

## Call it

Estimate, then generate. The key comes from the environment.

```bash
curl -s -X POST https://vidlab.ai/v1/estimate \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model":"nano-banana-pro","input":{"resolution":"2k","n":1}}'

curl -s -X POST https://vidlab.ai/v1/generations \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $VIDLAB_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
  -d '{"model":"nano-banana-pro","input":{"prompt":"A ceramic mug on a linen cloth, soft window light","resolution":"2k","aspect_ratio":"1:1"},"max_price_usd":0.04}'
```

Images usually take seconds to a minute. Poll `GET /v1/generations/{id}` until it succeeds. To edit a picture, add its public https URL to `images`. The output links are signed and last 6 hours, so copy the files you want to keep. The [quickstart](/vidlab-api/docs/quickstart) shows the polling loop in Node and Python.

## FAQ

### How much is a Nano Banana Pro image on the VidLab API?

$0.04 at 1K or 2K, and $0.08 at 4K. Failed generations are not charged.

### Does the price change with the aspect ratio or the number of reference images?

No. The price depends on the resolution and the number of images you ask for, not on the aspect ratio or on how many reference pictures you send.

### Which Nano Banana model should I use?

Pro is the dearest of the family, so start there when quality matters most and step down to Nano Banana 2, Nano Banana 2.1 or Nano Banana when cost matters more. Run the same prompt on two of them and compare the results. Each test costs cents.

### Can I call it from an AI assistant?

Yes. See [how to use Nano Banana from Claude, Cursor or Codex](/blog/vidlab-mcp-claude-cursor-codex).

### Where is the live price?

`POST /v1/estimate` returns the price of a call now, and the [models page](/vidlab-api/models) lists every price.