Models, measured side by side
Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image) vs Nemotron 3.5 Lightning
Compare Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning by token pricing, context length, benchmark results, speed and tool support.
Monthly workload
Monthly cost breakdown
InputOutput
Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
$100 / mo
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning
$1.68 / mo
Performance comparison
Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
Not listed
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning
12.9
Overview
| Overview | Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image) | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | NVIDIA | |
| Released | Not listed | 2026-08-11 |
| Status | Active | Active |
| Input formats | imagetext | text |
| Output formats | imagetext | text |
Provider
Released
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- Not listed
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning
- 2026-08-11
Status
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- Active
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning
- Active
Input formats
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- imagetext
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning
- text
Output formats
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- imagetext
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning
- text
Pricing & capacity
| Pricing & capacity | Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image) | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| Input / 1M tokens | $2.00 | $0.05 |
| Output / 1M tokens | $12 | $0.14 |
| Cached input / 1M | $0.20 | $0.02 |
| Monthly cost | $100 | $1.68 |
| Context window | 131K | 262K |
| Maximum output | 33K | 33K |
Input / 1M tokens
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- $2.00
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning
- $0.05
Output / 1M tokens
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- $12
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning
- $0.14
Cached input / 1M
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- $0.20
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning
- $0.02
Monthly cost
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- $100
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning
- $1.68
Context window
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- 131K
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning
- 262K
Maximum output
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- 33K
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning
- 33K
Benchmarks & performance
| Benchmarks & performance | Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image) | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| Arena Elo | 1,211 | Not listed |
| MMLU-Pro | 75.4% | Not listed |
| Intelligence Index | Not listed | 12.9 |
| GPQA | Not listed | 74.3% |
| Humanity’s Last Exam | Not listed | 10.6% |
| SciCode | Not listed | 32.1% |
| Output speed | Not listed | 301 tokens/s |
| Time to first token | Not listed | 0.56 s |
Arena Elo
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- 1,211
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning
- Not listed
MMLU-Pro
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- 75.4%
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning
- Not listed
Intelligence Index
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- Not listed
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning
- 12.9
GPQA
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- Not listed
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning
- 74.3%
Humanity’s Last Exam
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- Not listed
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning
- 10.6%
SciCode
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- Not listed
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning
- 32.1%
Output speed
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- Not listed
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning
- 301 tokens/s
Time to first token
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- Not listed
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning
- 0.56 s
Tools & features
| Tools & features | Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image) | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| Function calling | Supported | Supported |
| Structured outputs | Supported | Supported |
| JSON mode | Supported | Supported |
| Reasoning | Supported | Supported |
| Log probabilities | Not listed | Supported |
| Deterministic seed | Supported | Supported |
| Prompt caching | Supported | Supported |
Function calling
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- Supported
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning
- Supported
Structured outputs
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- Supported
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning
- Supported
JSON mode
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- Supported
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning
- Supported
Reasoning
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- Supported
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning
- Supported
Log probabilities
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- Not listed
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning
- Supported
Deterministic seed
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- Supported
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning
- Supported
Prompt caching
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- Supported
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning
- Supported
API & availability
| API & availability | Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image) | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| API identifier | gemini-3-pro-image | nemotron-3.5-lightning |
| API providers | Google AI Studio, Google | Not listed |
| Prices checked | Oct 8, 2026 | Oct 8, 2026 |
API identifier
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
gemini-3-pro-image- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning
nemotron-3.5-lightning
API providers
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- Google AI Studio, Google
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning
- Not listed
Prices checked
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- Oct 8, 2026
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning
- Oct 8, 2026
About the models
Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
Google's state-of-the-art image generation and editing model. Output price is per 1M image tokens.
Full pricing & detailsNemotron 3.5 Lightning
NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is an open mixture-of-experts model from NVIDIA, with 3B active parameters out of 30B total. It is suited for high-throughput agentic workloads and specialized tasks that...
Full pricing & detailsComparison FAQ
Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image): $2.00 input and $12 output per million tokens. Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: $0.05 input and $0.14 output per million tokens. The cheaper choice depends on your input-to-output ratio; a model can have a lower input rate but a higher output rate.