Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 1, 2026

Nano Banana 2 Lite vs Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro benchmark

Name: Nano Banana 2 Lite vs Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro AI benchmark comparison
Creator: CompareLLM
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Comparing verified benchmark accuracy, speed, and token pricing between Nano Banana 2 Lite and Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro. 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

Nano Banana 2 Lite (3)Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro (2)

Nano Banana 2 Lite

3 of 5 Wins

✓Image Elo✓Generation time✓Price per 1k images

Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro

2 of 5 Wins

✓Prompt adherence✓Text rendering

Google

Leads 3 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

Recraft

Leads 2 of 5 metrics

Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro

Specialized generative model for vector art, icon sets, illustrations, and commercial design assets with native brand color matching.

Img Elo 1,218$210/1k imgs

Nano Banana (Gemini Image) Lineage & Sibling Variants

3 models

Currently comparing Nano Banana 2 Lite vs Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro. Alternative family tiers available.

Active: Nano Banana 2 Lite

Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)$134/1k Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)$67/1k

Top Rival Showdowns for Nano Banana 2 Lite

All Matchups

Compare vs:vs GPT Image 2 (High)vs Reve 2.1 vs FLUX.2 [max]vs Ideogram 4.0 (Quality)vs Recraft V4.1 Utility

Image Quality LeaderNano Banana 2 Lite Wins

Nano Banana 2 Lite

Δ 75 Image Elo pts

Generation Speed LeaderNano Banana 2 Lite Wins

Nano Banana 2 Lite

1.4s per render

Value per Dollar LeaderNano Banana 2 Lite Wins

Nano Banana 2 Lite

$33.6/1k images

Head-to-Head Comparison

Overall Matchup Breakdown

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

Nano Banana 2 Lite (3)vsRecraft V4.1 Utility Pro (2)

Nano Banana 2 Lite: 3W (60%)Overall: Nano Banana 2 LiteRecraft V4.1 Utility Pro: 2W (40%)

← Nano Banana 2 LiteRecraft V4.1 Utility Pro →

🏆Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro(2/3)

Visual Quality & Adherence

Arena Preference Elo, prompt fidelity & typography score

Benchmark

Nano Banana 2 LitevsRecraft V4.1 Utility Pro

Image Elo

1,293vs1,218+75

Prompt adherence

89.5%vs91%+1.5%

Text rendering

90%vs94%+4%

Nano Banana 2 Lite: 1WRecraft V4.1 Utility Pro: 2W

🏆Nano Banana 2 Lite(1/1)

Generation Latency

Time to render full-resolution image snapshot (seconds)

Benchmark

Nano Banana 2 LitevsRecraft V4.1 Utility Pro

Generation time

1.4svs4.6s+3.2s

Nano Banana 2 Lite: 1WRecraft V4.1 Utility Pro: 0W

🏆Nano Banana 2 Lite(1/1)

Cost Efficiency

API inference cost per 1,000 generated images

Benchmark

Nano Banana 2 LitevsRecraft V4.1 Utility Pro

Price per 1k images

$33.6/1kvs$210/1k+$176.4/1k

Nano Banana 2 Lite: 1WRecraft V4.1 Utility Pro: 0W

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Image Elo+75

Nano Banana 2 Lite1,293

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro1,218

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Generation time+3.2s

Nano Banana 2 Lite1.4s

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro4.6s

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Price per 1k images+$176.4/1k

Nano Banana 2 Lite$33.6/1k

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro$210/1k

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Prompt adherence+1.5%

Nano Banana 2 Lite89.5%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro91%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Text rendering+4%

Nano Banana 2 Lite90%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro94%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Benchmark	Nano Banana 2 Lite	Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro	Advantage Delta
Image Elo	1,293 seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	1,218 seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	+75
Generation time	1.4s seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	4.6s seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	+3.2s
Price per 1k images	$33.6/1k seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	$210/1k seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	+$176.4/1k
Prompt adherence	89.5% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	91% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	+1.5%
Text rendering	90% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	94% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	+4%

Interactive Simulator (USD)

Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

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

Save up to 84% with Nano Banana 2 Lite

Monthly Image Production Volume25k images / month (25000 imgs)

Quick Presets:

Nano Banana 2 Lite$840.00 / mo

Rate: $33.6/1k

Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro$5,250.00 / mo

Rate: $210/1k

Estimated Cost Delta

Nano Banana 2 Lite is estimated to save $4,410.00/month ($52,920/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

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

Recraft

Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro

Elo n/a

SWE-bench—

Speed (tok/s)—

Input / 1M Tokens$210/1k

Output / 1M Tokens$210/1k

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Nano Banana 2 Lite or Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro?: 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, Nano Banana 2 Lite or Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro?: 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, Nano Banana 2 Lite or Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro?: 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. Nano Banana 2 Lite and Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

Similar Head-to-Head Comparisons

All Nano Banana 2 Lite matchups →|All Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro matchups →

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Benchmark

Nano Banana 2 Lite

Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro

Advantage Delta

Image Elo

1,293

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

1,218

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

+75

Generation time

1.4s

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

4.6s

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

+3.2s

Price per 1k images

$33.6/1k

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

$210/1k

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

+$176.4/1k

Prompt adherence

89.5%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

91%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

+1.5%

Text rendering

90%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

94%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

+4%

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, Nano Banana 2 Lite or Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro?

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, Nano Banana 2 Lite or Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro?

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, Nano Banana 2 Lite or Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro?

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. Nano Banana 2 Lite and Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.