Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 1, 2026

MAI-Image-2.5-Flash vs Nano Banana 2 Lite benchmark

Name: MAI-Image-2.5-Flash vs Nano Banana 2 Lite AI benchmark comparison
Creator: CompareLLM
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Comparing verified benchmark accuracy, speed, and token pricing between MAI-Image-2.5-Flash and Nano Banana 2 Lite. 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

MAI-Image-2.5-Flash (1)Nano Banana 2 Lite (4)

MAI-Image-2.5-Flash

1 of 5 Wins

✓Price per 1k images

Nano Banana 2 Lite

4 of 5 Wins

✓Image Elo✓Generation time✓Prompt adherence✓Text rendering

Microsoft AI

Leads 1 of 5 metrics

MAI-Image-2.5-Flash

Cost-optimized Microsoft AI image model delivering sub-2 second responses at $20/1k images.

FlashImg Elo 1,231$20/1k imgs

Google

Leads 4 of 5 metrics

Nano Banana 2 Lite

Sub-1.5 second ultra-low latency tier for real-time applications and mobile game asset pipelines.

Lite / Sub-1.5sImg Elo 1,293$33.6/1k imgs

MAI-Image Series Lineage & Sibling Variants

2 models

Currently comparing MAI-Image-2.5-Flash vs Nano Banana 2 Lite. Alternative family tiers available.

Active: MAI-Image-2.5-Flash

MAI-Image-2.5$48.1/1k

Top Rival Showdowns for MAI-Image-2.5-Flash

All Matchups

Compare vs:vs GPT Image 2 (High)vs Reve 2.1 vs Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)vs FLUX.2 [max]vs Ideogram 4.0 (Quality)

Image Quality LeaderNano Banana 2 Lite Wins

Nano Banana 2 Lite

Δ 62 Image Elo pts

Generation Speed LeaderNano Banana 2 Lite Wins

Nano Banana 2 Lite

1.4s per render

Value per Dollar LeaderMAI-Image-2.5-Flash Wins

MAI-Image-2.5-Flash

$20/1k images

Head-to-Head Comparison

Overall Matchup Breakdown

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

MAI-Image-2.5-Flash (1)vsNano Banana 2 Lite (4)

MAI-Image-2.5-Flash: 1W (20%)Overall: Nano Banana 2 LiteNano Banana 2 Lite: 4W (80%)

← MAI-Image-2.5-FlashNano Banana 2 Lite →

🏆Nano Banana 2 Lite(3/3)

Visual Quality & Adherence

Arena Preference Elo, prompt fidelity & typography score

Benchmark

MAI-Image-2.5-FlashvsNano Banana 2 Lite

Image Elo

1,231vs1,293+62

Prompt adherence

88.5%vs89.5%+1%

Text rendering

89%vs90%+1%

MAI-Image-2.5-Flash: 0WNano Banana 2 Lite: 3W

🏆Nano Banana 2 Lite(1/1)

Generation Latency

Time to render full-resolution image snapshot (seconds)

Benchmark

MAI-Image-2.5-FlashvsNano Banana 2 Lite

Generation time

1.6svs1.4s+0.2s

MAI-Image-2.5-Flash: 0WNano Banana 2 Lite: 1W

🏆MAI-Image-2.5-Flash(1/1)

Cost Efficiency

API inference cost per 1,000 generated images

Benchmark

MAI-Image-2.5-FlashvsNano Banana 2 Lite

Price per 1k images

$20/1kvs$33.6/1k+$13.6/1k

MAI-Image-2.5-Flash: 1WNano Banana 2 Lite: 0W

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Image Elo+62

MAI-Image-2.5-Flash1,231

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Nano Banana 2 Lite1,293

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Generation time+0.2s

MAI-Image-2.5-Flash1.6s

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Nano Banana 2 Lite1.4s

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Price per 1k images+$13.6/1k

MAI-Image-2.5-Flash$20/1k

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Nano Banana 2 Lite$33.6/1k

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Prompt adherence+1%

MAI-Image-2.5-Flash88.5%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Nano Banana 2 Lite89.5%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Text rendering+1%

MAI-Image-2.5-Flash89%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Nano Banana 2 Lite90%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Benchmark	MAI-Image-2.5-Flash	Nano Banana 2 Lite	Advantage Delta
Image Elo	1,231 seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	1,293 seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	+62
Generation time	1.6s seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	1.4s seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	+0.2s
Price per 1k images	$20/1k seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	$33.6/1k seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	+$13.6/1k
Prompt adherence	88.5% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	89.5% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	+1%
Text rendering	89% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	90% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	+1%

Interactive Simulator (USD)

Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

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

Save up to 40% with MAI-Image-2.5-Flash

Monthly Image Production Volume25k images / month (25000 imgs)

Quick Presets:

MAI-Image-2.5-Flash$500.00 / mo

Rate: $20/1k

Nano Banana 2 Lite$840.00 / mo

Rate: $33.6/1k

Estimated Cost Delta

MAI-Image-2.5-Flash is estimated to save $340.00/month ($4,080/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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Verified Head-to-Head Telemetry

LIVE BENCHMARK

Microsoft AI

MAI-Image-2.5-Flash

Elo n/a

SWE-bench—

Speed (tok/s)—

Input / 1M Tokens$20/1k

Output / 1M Tokens$20/1k

Google

Nano Banana 2 Lite

Elo n/a

SWE-bench—

Speed (tok/s)—

Input / 1M Tokens$33.6/1k

Output / 1M Tokens$33.6/1k

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, MAI-Image-2.5-Flash or Nano Banana 2 Lite?: 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, MAI-Image-2.5-Flash or Nano Banana 2 Lite?: 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, MAI-Image-2.5-Flash or Nano Banana 2 Lite?: 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. MAI-Image-2.5-Flash and Nano Banana 2 Lite Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

Similar Head-to-Head Comparisons

All MAI-Image-2.5-Flash matchups →|All Nano Banana 2 Lite matchups →

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Benchmark

MAI-Image-2.5-Flash

Nano Banana 2 Lite

Advantage Delta

Image Elo

1,231

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

1,293

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

+62

Generation time

1.6s

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

1.4s

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

+0.2s

Price per 1k images

$20/1k

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

$33.6/1k

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

+$13.6/1k

Prompt adherence

88.5%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

89.5%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

+1%

Text rendering

89%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

90%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

+1%

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, MAI-Image-2.5-Flash or Nano Banana 2 Lite?

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, MAI-Image-2.5-Flash or Nano Banana 2 Lite?

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, MAI-Image-2.5-Flash or Nano Banana 2 Lite?

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. MAI-Image-2.5-Flash and Nano Banana 2 Lite Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.