Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) vs Qwen3.8 Max Prime

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Data updated on November 14, 2026· 230 models

GoogleBanana Pro

Nano Banana Pro is Google’s most advanced image-generation and editing model, built on Gemini 3 Pro.

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Reasoning estimated
Speed estimated
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Input
Output
Context
66 K tokens
Max output
33 K
Input, $ per 1M tokens
▲$2.00
Output, $ per 1M tokens
$12.00
Cache read, $ per 1M
$0.200
Batch (input / output)
—
Tool calling
No
Released
11/20/2025
Knowledge cutoff
2025-01
API id
google/gemini-3-pro-image-preview
QwenMax Prime

Qwen3.8 Max Prime is a higher-throughput variant of Qwen3.8 Max from Alibaba's Qwen team, served as a separate SKU at a higher price point.

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Reasoning estimated
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Speed estimated
Input
Output
Context
▲1 M tokens
Max output
▲131 K
Input, $ per 1M tokens
$4.00
Output, $ per 1M tokens
$12.00
Cache read, $ per 1M
$0.500
Batch (input / output)
—
Tool calling
Yes
Released
▲09/23/2026
Knowledge cutoff
—
API id
qwen/qwen3.8-max-prime
Third model (optional)
text image audio video PDF / file reasoning (1 to 5, estimated by family) speed (1 to 4, estimated by family)▲ best value among the selected

Which is the better API choice: Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) vs Qwen3.8 Max Prime?

  • Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview): cheapest input (50% less than Qwen3.8 Max Prime)
  • Qwen3.8 Max Prime: largest context (1 M)
  • Qwen3.8 Max Prime: the newest (09/23/2026)
  • Qwen3.8 Max Prime: most reasoning (estimated)
  • Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview): the fastest (estimated)

Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) costs 50% less on input and 0% less on output than Qwen3.8 Max Prime ($2.00 / $12.00 versus $4.00 / $12.00 per million tokens). Qwen3.8 Max Prime accepts more context (1 M). On capabilities, Qwen3.8 Max Prime has a reasoning mode.

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Estimate the monthly cost with your app's real volume. List prices, no cache or batch discounts.

Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview)
$78.00/mo
Qwen3.8 Max Prime
$108.00/mo

With Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) you save $30.00 a month versus Qwen3.8 Max Prime (28% less).

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Paste your prompt: tokens and cost per model

Rough estimate (about 4 characters per token). Nothing is sent to any server.

76tokens approx.287 characters

Cost of sending it 1,000 times (input only)

  1. 1Claude Haiku 5.5 Anthropic$0.008
  2. 2Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) Google$0.152
  3. 3Claude Sonnet 5.5 Anthropic$0.152
  4. 4Qwen3.8 Max Prime Qwen$0.304
  5. 5Claude Opus 5.5 Anthropic$0.304
  6. 6Claude Opus 5 Anthropic$0.380
  7. 7Claude Fable 5.2 Anthropic$0.608
  8. 8Claude Fable 5.1 Anthropic$0.760

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Frequently asked questions

Which is the better API choice: Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) vs Qwen3.8 Max Prime?

Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) costs 50% less on input and 0% less on output than Qwen3.8 Max Prime ($2.00 / $12.00 versus $4.00 / $12.00 per million tokens). Qwen3.8 Max Prime accepts more context (1 M). On capabilities, Qwen3.8 Max Prime has a reasoning mode.

Which is cheaper: Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) and Qwen3.8 Max Prime?

Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) is cheaper: $2.00 per million input tokens and $12.00 per million output tokens, versus $4.00 / $12.00 for Qwen3.8 Max Prime.

Which has more context: Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) and Qwen3.8 Max Prime?

Qwen3.8 Max Prime accepts 1 M tokens of context; Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) accepts 66 K.

Which is newer: Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) and Qwen3.8 Max Prime?

Qwen3.8 Max Prime was released on 09/23/2026; Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) on 11/20/2025.

What would 10,000 requests a month cost with Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) and Qwen3.8 Max Prime?

With 1,500 input and 400 output tokens per request: Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview): $78.00; Qwen3.8 Max Prime: $108.00 a month, at list price.

Where do the prices come from and how often are they updated?

From the public catalogs of OpenRouter, models.dev and LiteLLM, which publish each provider's list prices. They sync once a day and the last update date is shown above the comparison.

What does price per million tokens mean?

It is what the provider charges per million tokens you send (input) or the model generates (output). A token is roughly 4 characters. Output almost always costs more than input.

Sources: OpenRouter, models.dev and LiteLLM. Prices in USD per million tokens, list price, no volume discounts. Prompt tokens are an estimate; each provider's tokenizer may differ.