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Nano Banana 2 vs. Qwen Image 2.0 Pro

Compare arena scores with documented retrieval dates, task-specific image pricing, and verified specifications. Text-to-image generation and image editing are never blended into an artificial overall score.

11

shared result series

4

shared sample prompts

2026-08-16

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Specifications and cost

General specifications and task-specific pricing

A model can have one price for generating new images and another for editing. Prices therefore remain tied to the corresponding arena configuration.

Specifications and pricing for Nano Banana 2 and Qwen Image 2.0 Pro
AttributeNano Banana 2Qwen Image 2.0 Pro
ProviderGoogleAlibaba
ReleasedFebruary 2026April 2026
AccessAPI, Web appAPI
LifecycleStable API since May 28, 2026. The arena entry names the earlier preview configuration Status sourceNo separate lifecycle notice
WeightsProprietaryProprietary
ParametersNot publishedNot published
Maximum output4K2,048 × 2,048 pixels
Arena configurationGemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview2026-04-22
Text-to-image price$67 per 1,000 images$75 per 1,000 images
Editing price$67 per 1,000 images$75 per 1,000 images
Technical sourceModel sourceVerified 2026-08-15Model sourceVerified 2026-08-15
Nano Banana 2Qwen Image 2.0 Pro
Text to Image ArenaUSD per 1,000 images at 1,024 × 1,024 pixels
Nano Banana 2$67Lower price
Qwen Image 2.0 Pro$75
Image Editing ArenaUSD per 1,000 images at 1,024 × 1,024 pixels
Nano Banana 2$67Lower price
Qwen Image 2.0 Pro$75

Independent preference tests

Shared arena benchmarks

Artificial Analysis and Arena derive scores from blind comparisons. Raters see outputs for the same prompt and choose the image they prefer. Separate series cover text rendering, photorealism, portraits, art, commercial design, and image editing. Confidence intervals indicate how certain a measured lead is.

11 shared result series
Nano Banana 2Qwen Image 2.0 Pro
Text to Image ArenaBlind preference from the same prompt, higher is better
Nano Banana 21,323 EloHigher arena score
Qwen Image 2.0 Pro1,234 Elo
Image Editing ArenaBlind preference from the same prompt, higher is better
Nano Banana 21,249 EloHigher arena score
Qwen Image 2.0 Pro1,166 Elo
Arena Text to Image: 3D modelingBlind preference from the same prompt, higher is better
Nano Banana 21,258.705 arena pointsHigher arena score
Qwen Image 2.0 Pro1,198.224 arena points
Arena Text to Image: ArtBlind preference from the same prompt, higher is better
Nano Banana 21,250.508 arena pointsHigher arena score
Qwen Image 2.0 Pro1,176.336 arena points
Arena Text to Image: CartoonBlind preference from the same prompt, higher is better
Nano Banana 21,266.735 arena pointsHigher arena score
Qwen Image 2.0 Pro1,191.217 arena points
Arena Text to Image: Commercial designBlind preference from the same prompt, higher is better
Nano Banana 21,272.164 arena pointsHigher arena score
Qwen Image 2.0 Pro1,186.961 arena points
Arena Text to Image: OverallBlind preference from the same prompt, higher is better
Nano Banana 21,263.056 arena pointsHigher arena score
Qwen Image 2.0 Pro1,191.147 arena points
Arena Text to Image: PhotorealismBlind preference from the same prompt, higher is better
Nano Banana 21,269.812 arena pointsHigher arena score
Qwen Image 2.0 Pro1,204.823 arena points
Arena Text to Image: PortraitsBlind preference from the same prompt, higher is better
Nano Banana 21,266.805 arena pointsHigher arena score
Qwen Image 2.0 Pro1,215.441 arena points
Arena Text to Image: Text renderingBlind preference from the same prompt, higher is better
Nano Banana 21,294.784 arena pointsHigher arena score
Qwen Image 2.0 Pro1,200.737 arena points
Arena Image Editing: OverallBlind preference from the same prompt, higher is better
Nano Banana 21,385.051 arena pointsHigher arena score
Qwen Image 2.0 Pro1,303.419 arena points
Arena benchmark scores for Nano Banana 2 and Qwen Image 2.0 Pro
BenchmarkNano Banana 2Qwen Image 2.0 ProSource
Text to Image Arena
1,323 EloHigher arena score
Rank 3, 95% confidence interval: ±9, 14,767 ratings
1,234 Elo
Rank 10, 95% confidence interval: ±10, 4,669 ratings
Artificial AnalysisRetrieved 2026-08-15
Image Editing Arena
1,249 EloHigher arena score
Rank 6, 95% confidence interval: ±7, 12,506 ratings
1,166 Elo
Rank 32, 95% confidence interval: ±8, 5,949 ratings
Artificial AnalysisRetrieved 2026-08-15
Arena Text to Image: 3D modeling
1,258.705 arena pointsHigher arena score
Rank 3, 95% confidence interval: ±11.62, 2,907 ratings
1,198.224 arena points
Rank 14, 95% confidence interval: ±16.48, 1,113 ratings
ArenaRetrieved 2026-08-16
Arena Text to Image: Art
1,250.508 arena pointsHigher arena score
Rank 8, 95% confidence interval: ±9.92, 4,154 ratings
1,176.336 arena points
Rank 22, 95% confidence interval: ±13.33, 1,741 ratings
ArenaRetrieved 2026-08-16
Arena Text to Image: Cartoon
1,266.735 arena pointsHigher arena score
Rank 8, 95% confidence interval: ±7.6, 10,445 ratings
1,191.217 arena points
Rank 17, 95% confidence interval: ±9.16, 4,474 ratings
ArenaRetrieved 2026-08-16
Arena Text to Image: Commercial design
1,272.164 arena pointsHigher arena score
Rank 4, 95% confidence interval: ±7.4, 10,316 ratings
1,186.961 arena points
Rank 16, 95% confidence interval: ±8.87, 4,500 ratings
ArenaRetrieved 2026-08-16
Arena Text to Image: Overall
1,263.056 arena pointsHigher arena score
Rank 5, 95% confidence interval: ±5.24, 27,910 ratings
1,191.147 arena points
Rank 15, 95% confidence interval: ±6.06, 12,026 ratings
ArenaRetrieved 2026-08-16
Arena Text to Image: Photorealism
1,269.812 arena pointsHigher arena score
Rank 6, 95% confidence interval: ±7.28, 11,229 ratings
1,204.823 arena points
Rank 14, 95% confidence interval: ±8.86, 4,863 ratings
ArenaRetrieved 2026-08-16
Arena Text to Image: Portraits
1,266.805 arena pointsHigher arena score
Rank 7, 95% confidence interval: ±9.15, 5,554 ratings
1,215.441 arena points
Rank 15, 95% confidence interval: ±11.96, 2,309 ratings
ArenaRetrieved 2026-08-16
Arena Text to Image: Text rendering
1,294.784 arena pointsHigher arena score
Rank 5, 95% confidence interval: ±7.73, 9,489 ratings
1,200.737 arena points
Rank 17, 95% confidence interval: ±9.31, 4,045 ratings
ArenaRetrieved 2026-08-16
Arena Image Editing: Overall
1,385.051 arena pointsHigher arena score
Rank 9, 95% confidence interval: ±4.07, 102,657 ratings
1,303.419 arena points
Rank 18, 95% confidence interval: ±4.82, 50,804 ratings
ArenaRetrieved 2026-08-16

Visual comparison

Sample images from documented runs

Our images complement preference data, but do not replace it. The prompt, request count, and selection rule match. Provider resolution, quality tier, randomness, and prompt processing remain visible limitations, so this is not a fully controlled laboratory test.

Largely standardized comparison protocol. Both models receive the same archived prompt, exactly one request, and the first result counts. Files are normalized to 1,024 × 1,024 pixels without cropping. Provider resolution, randomness, quality tier, and prompt processing can still differ. These images are a practical visual test, not a reconstruction of the arena configuration.

Character and detail

Anatomy, clothing, and spatial consistency

Nano Banana 2, Character and detail
Nano Banana 2
Qwen Image 2.0 Pro, Character and detail
Qwen Image 2.0 Pro
Prompt and settings

Create a square cinematic full-body portrait of a fictional bicycle courier waiting under a transparent umbrella at a rainy tram stop in Hamburg at blue hour. She wears a mustard raincoat, navy trousers, red sneakers, a silver helmet, and carries a teal messenger bag. Keep both hands visible, render the bicycle correctly, use realistic wet-street reflections, and include no readable brand names.

Nano Banana 2. Provider Together, 1024x1024, n=1, seed=provider random, provider default steps, model ID google/flash-image-3.1, generated Aug 14, 2026, 12:15 PM. Source
Qwen Image 2.0 Pro. Provider Together, 1024x1024, n=1, seed=provider random, provider default steps, model ID Qwen/Qwen-Image-2.0-Pro, generated Aug 14, 2026, 12:21 PM. Source

Protocol gradually-image-comparison-v1, selection rule: first result.

Prompt SHA 256: 985a75b38642a9f0e5e0c0e0c67f1b7f67780d42bd2168fa24e9a7a7a94b0da6

Nano Banana 2, image SHA 256: 5d3a70ed3fe3328484725565d9c91fb25fc7f745bd66872dae432444493a83de

Nano Banana 2, request SHA 256: 406e70dda817fa504900359d5c374ebb06fc8ea29f34c8a15f630e9a10489aec

Qwen Image 2.0 Pro, image SHA 256: 05f19da3e2d0eedb17d098c1b21abf8c83c663afa59083f0ce7a67a948e8a263

Qwen Image 2.0 Pro, request SHA 256: daf42522a323804ef9196abe1efabac816b4b442bec00a91f90b9fdd8d57bae6

Infographic

Numbers, labels, and visual organization

Nano Banana 2, Infographic
Nano Banana 2
Qwen Image 2.0 Pro, Infographic
Qwen Image 2.0 Pro
Prompt and settings

Create a square German infographic titled SO FUNKTIONIERT PHOTOSYNTHESE. Show exactly four numbered steps in this order: 1 LICHT, 2 WASSER, 3 CO₂, 4 ZUCKER + SAUERSTOFF. Use a clean editorial science style with one plant cross-section, simple arrows, high contrast, legible labels, and no other text.

Nano Banana 2. Provider Together, 1024x1024, n=1, seed=provider random, provider default steps, model ID google/flash-image-3.1, generated Aug 14, 2026, 12:15 PM. Source
Qwen Image 2.0 Pro. Provider Together, 1024x1024, n=1, seed=provider random, provider default steps, model ID Qwen/Qwen-Image-2.0-Pro, generated Aug 14, 2026, 12:22 PM. Source

Protocol gradually-image-comparison-v1, selection rule: first result.

Prompt SHA 256: ed65cb4e6a51e2336f8b149ad4cbb16e020f07d527ad94362e719d2dcf91d94f

Nano Banana 2, image SHA 256: 66123dd4e8cd5d22ecdca9cca8e4c5853a8046370aa4861ffee807a8c122c769

Nano Banana 2, request SHA 256: 10e973caab6f314ec731d9d377b19f5d51f279e9e2962133c49682bfbba3fe3d

Qwen Image 2.0 Pro, image SHA 256: 003fbe859de5df62a4f49e3d590c00f5036e208149d81226d1835871fd1e0410

Qwen Image 2.0 Pro, request SHA 256: 8afcf2a2661e733ceed209087c6253139db63559bce51a1887e280855549ad48

Product photography

Materials, reflections, and fine details

Nano Banana 2, Product photography
Nano Banana 2
Qwen Image 2.0 Pro, Product photography
Qwen Image 2.0 Pro
Prompt and settings

Create a square premium product photograph of a brushed titanium wristwatch standing upright on dark green marble. The watch has a cream dial, thin black hands set to 10:10, twelve distinct hour markers, a realistic crown, and a dark brown leather strap. Soft window light from the left, controlled reflections, shallow depth of field, no text, no logo, no extra objects.

Nano Banana 2. Provider Together, 1024x1024, n=1, seed=provider random, provider default steps, model ID google/flash-image-3.1, generated Aug 14, 2026, 12:15 PM. Source
Qwen Image 2.0 Pro. Provider Together, 1024x1024, n=1, seed=provider random, provider default steps, model ID Qwen/Qwen-Image-2.0-Pro, generated Aug 14, 2026, 12:21 PM. Source

Protocol gradually-image-comparison-v1, selection rule: first result.

Prompt SHA 256: c67fd71e91304458a2feef5c91efa8677260fab0c0099a29a2c52cb579f5b2f3

Nano Banana 2, image SHA 256: 509871921c450f6f07ec28f91a380992db1b3017108fd5928fe0aa9670a1ecdc

Nano Banana 2, request SHA 256: 631ce921c9772c7c2109900c8662471564a871def8e70f50ce29ce83ab71daab

Qwen Image 2.0 Pro, image SHA 256: b811a440655cae766c039dfc8f9efb1756be5dce63ef22cd95deb1fe7dab6a3a

Qwen Image 2.0 Pro, request SHA 256: e24ea060a669087c82f55e22cc5b361c6b23fb3f61b55d73b67406147d2a570f

Typography and layout

Legible text, hierarchy, and composition

Nano Banana 2, Typography and layout
Nano Banana 2
Qwen Image 2.0 Pro, Typography and layout
Qwen Image 2.0 Pro
Prompt and settings

Create a square editorial poster for an imaginary night train called MONDFALTER. Show the exact German headline MONDFALTER and the exact subline BERLIN NACH LISSABON. Use a restrained midnight-blue and warm-cream palette, one stylized moth, strong Swiss-grid typography, generous negative space, and no additional words or logos.

Nano Banana 2. Provider Together, 1024x1024, n=1, seed=provider random, provider default steps, model ID google/flash-image-3.1, generated Aug 14, 2026, 1:59 PM. Source
Qwen Image 2.0 Pro. Provider Together, 1024x1024, n=1, seed=provider random, provider default steps, model ID Qwen/Qwen-Image-2.0-Pro, generated Aug 14, 2026, 2:00 PM. Source

Protocol gradually-image-comparison-v1, selection rule: first result.

Prompt SHA 256: 2e012c3d14ee5dd02203a94f394ca80a5038cdebd6032b25a8b8a221f2255419

Nano Banana 2, image SHA 256: 06ae79c07d1604d3da3bbfa80bac73ac15c88af5cb8c013faaf5c9ea93092305

Nano Banana 2, request SHA 256: 6f1909c093d741b97bc2b4fe76e889009776dbe8635d2a14dbedd89bb4cae8fb

Qwen Image 2.0 Pro, image SHA 256: 4eb4915afa71f6a8c76979dcecadd70beabd3869f11ca092a725fd7b6c87b4f2

Qwen Image 2.0 Pro, request SHA 256: dc02f3c7a699f6ddcd1b8a7e82170adae1563e75665d9c3f93965c6a00917ee4

How to read this comparison

An Elo score is not a verdict on creativity

A higher arena score means this specific configuration was preferred more often in blind comparisons.

Typography, character consistency, local execution, licensing, and price may matter more to your workload than overall visual appeal.

Prices cover 1,000 images at 1,024 × 1,024 pixels using settings documented by Artificial Analysis. Subscriptions and special rates are excluded.

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