Black Forest LabsFLUX.2 [max]VSGoogle DeepMindNano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)
Our Take
Both FLUX.2 [max] and Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) deliver top-tier rendering accuracy across core capabilities (photorealism, text rendering, and prompt adherence). However, Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) holds a clear speed advantage—generating significantly faster at a lower or comparable API cost ($0.067 vs $0.070/img). On the other hand, Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) supports higher output resolution (4K vs 2K). We recommend Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) for fast, high-volume production pipelines, or FLUX.2 [max] when resolution and fidelity take priority.
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Model Specs
FLUX.2 [max]
Pricing & Speed
Cost per Generation
$70.00per 1,000 imagesSpeed Tier
slowMax Resolution2K
Model Strengths
RealismHIGHPrompt AdherenceHIGHText RenderingHIGHeditingHIGHCharacter ConsistencyHIGHoutput-qualityHIGH
Model Specs
Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)
Pricing & Speed
Cost per Generation
$67.00per 1,000 imagesSpeed TierFaster
fastMax Resolution4K
Model Strengths
editingHIGHCharacter ConsistencyHIGHText RenderingHIGHRealismHIGHPrompt AdherenceHIGHoutput-qualityHIGH
Frequently Asked Questions about FLUX.2 [max] vs Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)
Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) is cheaper, costing $0.0670 per image generation compared to FLUX.2 [max] at $0.0700 per image.
Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) is faster, operating in the fast speed tier compared to FLUX.2 [max] which is in the slow speed tier.
•Both models perform equally in: Realism (both are High), Prompt Adherence (both are High), Text Rendering (both are High), Editing (both are High), Character Consistency (both are High), Output Quality (both are High).
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