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Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana) vs GLM 5

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana) wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Supports vision

GLM 5 wins:

  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Has reasoning mode
Price Advantage
Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana)
Benchmark Advantage
GLM 5
Context Window
GLM 5
Speed
GLM 5

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureGemini 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana)GLM 5
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)GLM 5
LicenseProprietaryOpen Source
AuthorGoogleZ-ai
ReleasedOct 2025Feb 2026

Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana) Modalities

Input
imagetext
Output
imagetext

GLM 5 Modalities

Input
text
Output
text

Frequently Asked Questions

Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana) has cheaper input pricing at $0.30/M tokens. GLM 5 has cheaper output pricing at $2.30/M tokens.
Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana) has a 32,768 token context window, while GLM 5 has a 202,752 token context window.
Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana) supports vision. GLM 5 does not support vision.