Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image) vs Inkling Small: side-by-side summary

Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image) and Inkling Small are available through the OpenRouter API, so switching between them takes a model slug change rather than a new integration.

Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image), from Google, has a 65,536-token context window and is priced at $0.25/M tokens input, $1.50/M tokens output on OpenRouter.

Inkling Small, from thinkingmachines, has a 1,048,576-token context window and is priced at $0.45/M tokens input, $1.20/M tokens output on OpenRouter.

Context window

• Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image): 65,536 tokens
• Inkling Small: 1,048,576 tokens

Price

• Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image): $0.25/M tokens input, $1.50/M tokens output
• Inkling Small: $0.45/M tokens input, $1.20/M tokens output

Provided by

• Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image): Google
• Inkling Small: thinkingmachines

• Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image) model details, providers and pricing
• Inkling Small model details, providers and pricing