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title: "Google Launches Nano Banana 2.1: Better Than Its Predecessor at Half the Price"
url: https://thecoingazette.com/google-launches-nano-banana-2-1-better-than-its-predecessor-at-half-the-price/
date: 2026-10-06
modified: 2026-10-06
lang: en
author: "Coin Gazette Editorial"
description: "Google's new image model, Nano Banana 2.1, is live. It costs about half as much as its predecessor, but the performance claims come from Google's own tests."
categories:
  - "Artificial Intelligence"
word_count: 27
---

# Google Launches Nano Banana 2.1: Better Than Its Predecessor at Half the Price

Google's new image model, Nano Banana 2.1, is live. It costs about half as much as its predecessor, but the performance claims come from Google's own tests.