Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image) vs Qwen Image 3: price and capabilities
Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image, google/gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image) from Google and Qwen Image 3 (qwen/qwen-image-3) from Qwen are both image generation models on the OceanToken API. Nano Banana 2 Lite is priced at $0.225 / $1.35 per 1M tokens and Qwen Image 3 at $0.03 / image; they are billed in different units, so which costs less depends on the work. Nano Banana 2 Lite is 10% off its official price on OceanToken, for every account. Both take text prompts and reference images.
Side by side
| Spec | Nano Banana 2 Lite −10% | Qwen Image 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Model | Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image)google/ | Qwen Image 3qwen/ |
| Publisher | Qwen | |
| Kind | Image generation | Image generation |
| Input price | $0.225 / 1M tokens | – |
| Output price | $1.35 / 1M tokens | – |
| Image output price | $27.00 / 1M image tokens | – |
| Web search price | $0.014 / search | – |
| Image price | – | $0.03 / image |
| Discount (vs official, top tier) | −10% | — |
| Inputs | text and images | text and images |
| Outputs | image and text | image |
About these prices
Which should you choose?
- Both take the same inputs: text prompts and reference images.
- Not sure? Call both with the same OceanToken API key and compare them on your own prompts and references; each request is billed per use from one prepaid balance.
Get API Key Nano Banana 2 Lite Qwen Image 3
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, Nano Banana 2 Lite or Qwen Image 3?
It depends on the work. Nano Banana 2 Lite is priced at $0.225 / $1.35 per 1M tokens and Qwen Image 3 at $0.03 / image; they are billed in different units, so which costs less depends on the work. Nano Banana 2 Lite is 10% off its official price on OceanToken, for every account. The OceanToken console always shows the current price.
Which takes more kinds of input, Nano Banana 2 Lite or Qwen Image 3?
Neither: both take text and images.
Can I call both Nano Banana 2 Lite and Qwen Image 3 with one API key?
Yes. Both are on the OceanToken API at https://api.oceantoken.ai/v1: one API key and one prepaid balance call either model. Send the model id google/gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image or qwen/qwen-image-3.
Models and publishers
Nano Banana 2 Lite · Qwen Image 3 · All Google models · All Qwen models
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