Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 1, 2026

Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) vs Recraft V4.1 Utility benchmark

Name: Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) vs Recraft V4.1 Utility AI benchmark comparison
Creator: CompareLLM
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Comparing verified benchmark accuracy, speed, and token pricing between Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) and Recraft V4.1 Utility. Review the complete breakdown below to determine which model best fits your performance and budget requirements.

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Verified Head-to-Head Advantage Breakdown

5 direct benchmark disciplines evaluated across capability, speed, and cost

Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) (3)Recraft V4.1 Utility (2)

Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)

3 of 5 Wins

✓Image Elo✓Prompt adherence✓Text rendering

Recraft V4.1 Utility

2 of 5 Wins

✓Generation time✓Price per 1k images

Google

Leads 3 of 5 metrics

Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)

Google high-speed multimodal generative model delivering top Elo performance at half the latency and cost of Pro.

Flash ImageImg Elo 1,323$67/1k imgs

Recraft

Leads 2 of 5 metrics

Recraft V4.1 Utility

High-speed utility tier of Recraft V4.1 tailored for rapid asset production at $0.035/image.

Utility FastImg Elo 1,218$35/1k imgs

Nano Banana (Gemini Image) Lineage & Sibling Variants

3 models

Currently comparing Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) vs Recraft V4.1 Utility. Alternative family tiers available.

Active: Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)

Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)$134/1k Nano Banana 2 Lite$33.6/1k

Top Rival Showdowns for Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)

All Matchups

Compare vs:vs GPT Image 2 (High)vs Reve 2.1 vs FLUX.2 [max]vs Ideogram 4.0 (Quality)vs Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro

Image Quality LeaderNano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) Wins

Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)

Δ 105 Image Elo pts

Generation Speed LeaderRecraft V4.1 Utility Wins

Recraft V4.1 Utility

2s per render

Value per Dollar LeaderRecraft V4.1 Utility Wins

Recraft V4.1 Utility

$35/1k images

Head-to-Head Comparison

Overall Matchup Breakdown

Category wins across reasoning intelligence, generation speed, and token cost.

Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) (3)vsRecraft V4.1 Utility (2)

Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image): 3W (60%)Overall: Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)Recraft V4.1 Utility: 2W (40%)

← Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)Recraft V4.1 Utility →

🏆Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)(3/3)

Visual Quality & Adherence

Arena Preference Elo, prompt fidelity & typography score

Benchmark

Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)vsRecraft V4.1 Utility

Image Elo

1,323vs1,218+105

Prompt adherence

93.8%vs90%+3.8%

Text rendering

94.2%vs92.5%+1.7%

Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image): 3WRecraft V4.1 Utility: 0W

🏆Recraft V4.1 Utility(1/1)

Generation Latency

Time to render full-resolution image snapshot (seconds)

Benchmark

Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)vsRecraft V4.1 Utility

Generation time

2.5svs2s+0.5s

Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image): 0WRecraft V4.1 Utility: 1W

🏆Recraft V4.1 Utility(1/1)

Cost Efficiency

API inference cost per 1,000 generated images

Benchmark

Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)vsRecraft V4.1 Utility

Price per 1k images

$67/1kvs$35/1k+$32/1k

Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image): 0WRecraft V4.1 Utility: 1W

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Image Elo+105

Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)1,323

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Recraft V4.1 Utility1,218

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Generation time+0.5s

Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)2.5s

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Recraft V4.1 Utility2s

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Price per 1k images+$32/1k

Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)$67/1k

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Recraft V4.1 Utility$35/1k

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Prompt adherence+3.8%

Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)93.8%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Recraft V4.1 Utility90%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Text rendering+1.7%

Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)94.2%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Recraft V4.1 Utility92.5%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Benchmark	Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)	Recraft V4.1 Utility	Advantage Delta
Image Elo	1,323 seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	1,218 seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	+105
Generation time	2.5s seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	2s seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	+0.5s
Price per 1k images	$67/1k seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	$35/1k seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	+$32/1k
Prompt adherence	93.8% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	90% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	+3.8%
Text rendering	94.2% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	92.5% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	+1.7%

Interactive Simulator (USD)

Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

Simulate monthly production API costs in USD (US Dollar).

Save up to 48% with Recraft V4.1 Utility

Monthly Image Production Volume25k images / month (25000 imgs)

Quick Presets:

Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)$1,675.00 / mo

Rate: $67/1k

Recraft V4.1 Utility$875.00 / mo

Rate: $35/1k

Estimated Cost Delta

Recraft V4.1 Utility is estimated to save $800.00/month ($9,600/year).

Based on 25k images generated

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatinsufficient data

Need list prices.

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGinsufficient data

Need context sizes.

Screenshots / visioninsufficient data

Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (undefined).

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	insufficient data	Need SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chat	insufficient data	Need list prices.
Voice / low-latency UI	insufficient data	Need TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAG	insufficient data	Need context sizes.
Screenshots / vision	insufficient data	Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (undefined).

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LIVE BENCHMARK

Google

Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)

Elo n/a

SWE-bench—

Speed (tok/s)—

Input / 1M Tokens$67/1k

Output / 1M Tokens$67/1k

Recraft

Recraft V4.1 Utility

Elo n/a

SWE-bench—

Speed (tok/s)—

Input / 1M Tokens$35/1k

Output / 1M Tokens$35/1k

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) or Recraft V4.1 Utility?: We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.
Which is better at coding, Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) or Recraft V4.1 Utility?: SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.
Which is cheaper to run in production?: List prices are missing for at least one model.
Which is faster, Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) or Recraft V4.1 Utility?: We do not have TTFT for both models.
Which has the larger context window?: Context window is missing for at least one model.
Can I self-host either model?: Neither model is marked open-weights here. You are comparing hosted APIs.
Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?: No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.
What does preference Elo mean on this page?: Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) and Recraft V4.1 Utility Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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Benchmark

Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)

Recraft V4.1 Utility

Advantage Delta

Image Elo

1,323

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

1,218

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

+105

Generation time

2.5s

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

+0.5s

Price per 1k images

$67/1k

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

$35/1k

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

+$32/1k

Prompt adherence

93.8%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

90%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

+3.8%

Text rendering

94.2%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

92.5%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

+1.7%

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatinsufficient data

Need list prices.

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGinsufficient data

Need context sizes.

Screenshots / visioninsufficient data

Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (undefined).

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	insufficient data	Need SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chat	insufficient data	Need list prices.
Voice / low-latency UI	insufficient data	Need TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAG	insufficient data	Need context sizes.
Screenshots / vision	insufficient data	Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (undefined).

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) or Recraft V4.1 Utility?

We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.

Which is better at coding, Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) or Recraft V4.1 Utility?

SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.

Which is cheaper to run in production?

List prices are missing for at least one model.

Which is faster, Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) or Recraft V4.1 Utility?

We do not have TTFT for both models.

Which has the larger context window?

Context window is missing for at least one model.

Can I self-host either model?

Neither model is marked open-weights here. You are comparing hosted APIs.

Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?

No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.

What does preference Elo mean on this page?

Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) and Recraft V4.1 Utility Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.