Google Gemini API image generation (Nano Banana / Imagen) pricing and free tier
Paid plan prices could not be confirmed on the official page. API: $67 per 1,000 images. Checked on the official pricing page on .
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| Plan | Billed monthly | Billed annually, per month | Usage limit |
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Google Gemini API image generation (Nano Banana / Imagen) official pages
| Website | ai.google.dev |
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| Pricing page | https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/pricing |
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| Currency | USD |
| Free tier | — |
| Commercial use on free plan | — |
| API per 1,000 images | $67Gemini 3.1 Flash Image (Nano Banana 2), 1K image: $0.067 (Standard). Nano Banana 2.1, 1K: $0.0336. Gemini 3 Pro Image, 1K/2K: $0.134. Source |
Google states Imagen 4 in the Gemini API is scheduled to shut down on 2026-08-17. Vertex AI Imagen pricing could not be read and is unconfirmed.
Cheapest plans of other AI image generator tools
| Service | Monthly | Free tier |
|---|---|---|
| Krea | $9 | 100 compute units/day. 1 concurrent generation. |
| Playground | $15 | 10 images per 3 hours (comparison table says 5). 3 credits/month. 2 downloads/day. |
| Ideogram | $20 | 30 credits/week. Sign-in with Google, Apple or Microsoft only. Images are public. |
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