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Seed 1.6 Flash vs Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image)

Compare Seed 1.6 Flash from bytedance-seed and Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) from Google on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the OpenRouter API.

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Seed 1.6 Flash
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Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image)
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Seed 1.6 Flash
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Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image)

Overview

Seed 1.6 Flash
Author
bytedance-seed
Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image)
Author
Google
Seed 1.6 Flash
Context length
262Ktokens
Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image)
Context length
33Ktokens
Seed 1.6 Flash
Reasoning
Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image)
Reasoning
Seed 1.6 Flash
Input modalities
Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image)
Input modalities
Seed 1.6 Flash
Output modalities
Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image)
Output modalities

Seed 1.6 Flash vs Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image): side-by-side summary

Seed 1.6 Flash and Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) are available through the OpenRouter API, so switching between them takes a model slug change rather than a new integration.

Seed 1.6 Flash, from bytedance-seed, has a 262,144-token context window and is priced at $0.075/M tokens input, $0.30/M tokens output on OpenRouter.

Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image), from Google, has a 32,768-token context window and is priced at $0.30/M tokens input, $30/M tokens output on OpenRouter.

Context window
  • Seed 1.6 Flash: 262,144 tokens
  • Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image): 32,768 tokens
Price
  • Seed 1.6 Flash: $0.075/M tokens input, $0.30/M tokens output
  • Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image): $0.30/M tokens input, $30/M tokens output
Provided by
  • Seed 1.6 Flash: bytedance-seed
  • Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image): Google
  • Seed 1.6 Flash model details, providers and pricing
  • Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) model details, providers and pricing

Seed 1.6 Flash vs Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) at a glance

Seed 1.6 Flash vs Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) comparison
AttributeSeed 1.6 FlashNano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image)
Input price$0.075/M tokensNot applicable
Output price$0.30/M tokensNot applicable
Context window262,144 tokens32,768 tokens
Intelligence IndexNot availableNot available
Coding IndexNot availableNot available
Agentic IndexNot availableNot available
Latency (p50)0.40 s1.11 s
Throughput (p50)62.0 tok/s59.0 tok/s

Frequently asked questions

Which has the longer context window, Seed 1.6 Flash or Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image)?

Seed 1.6 Flash has the longer context window at 262,144 tokens, compared with 32,768 tokens for Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image).

Which is faster, Seed 1.6 Flash or Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image)?

Seed 1.6 Flash is faster on OpenRouter, generating a median 62.0 tokens per second compared with 59.0 tokens per second for Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image).