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Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana) vs GPT-5 Mini

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana) wins:

  • No clear advantages in compared metrics

GPT-5 Mini wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Better at math
  • Has reasoning mode
Price Advantage
GPT-5 Mini
Benchmark Advantage
GPT-5 Mini
Context Window
GPT-5 Mini
Speed
GPT-5 Mini

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureGemini 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana)GPT-5 Mini
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyGemini 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana)GPT-5 Mini
LicenseProprietaryProprietary
AuthorGoogleOpenAI
ReleasedOct 2025Aug 2025

Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana) Modalities

Input
imagetext
Output
imagetext

GPT-5 Mini Modalities

Input
textimagefile
Output
text

Frequently Asked Questions

GPT-5 Mini has cheaper input pricing at $0.25/M tokens. GPT-5 Mini has cheaper output pricing at $2.00/M tokens.
Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana) has a 32,768 token context window, while GPT-5 Mini has a 400,000 token context window.
Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana) supports vision. GPT-5 Mini supports vision.