MakerGoogle
ReleasedOctober 6, 2026
API price (per 1M tokens)About $0.034 per 1K image on the Gemini API; half that on Batch.
Open weightsNo
Best for
- Editing photos in conversation
- Product shots and photoreal scenes
- Cheap image generation at scale
Strengths
- #5 in text-to-image and #4 in multi-image edit on Arena at launch
- Up to 14 reference images and 4K output
- Built into Gemini, Search and AI Studio
Watch out for
- Slower than Nano Banana 2
- Still well behind GPT Image 2.5 at the top
Ranking history
| Edition | Power Rankings | Coding | Best Value | Open-Weight Watch | Image Generation | Video Generation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 45, 2026 | — | — | — | — | #3 (87) | — |
| Week 44, 2026 | — | — | — | — | #3 (87) | — |
| Week 43, 2026 | — | — | — | — | #3 (87) | — |
| Week 42, 2026 | — | — | — | — | #3 (87) | — |