Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 17, 2026noindex (thin pair)

Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) vs Qwen: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking benchmark

Name: Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) vs Qwen: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking AI benchmark comparison
Creator: CompareLLM
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Comparing verified benchmark accuracy, speed, and token pricing between Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) and Qwen: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking. Review the complete breakdown below to determine which model best fits your performance and budget requirements.

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Executive Verdict Summary

Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) holds empirical advantage (0 of 0 metrics)

Coding / SWESWE-bench

Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)Top code solve rate

ReasoningGPQA / Live

Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)Top logical accuracy

Best Value$/1M Tok

Qwen: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B ThinkingLowest API billing cost

Speed / TokTok/Sec

Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)Fastest stream rate

Google

Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)

Google high-speed multimodal generative model delivering top Elo performance at half the latency and cost of Pro.

Flash ImageImg Elo 1,323$67/1k imgs

Alibaba

Qwen: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking

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Nano Banana (Gemini Image) Lineage & Sibling Variants

3 models

Currently comparing Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) vs Qwen: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking. Alternative family tiers available.

Active: Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)

Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)$134/1k Nano Banana 2 Lite$33.6/1k

Top Rival Showdowns for Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)

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 Pro

Image Quality Leader

No shared data

Single model data

Generation Speed Leader

No shared data

No latency data

Value per Dollar Leader

No shared data

Unpriced

Overall Matchup Breakdown

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

Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) (5)vsQwen: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking (0)

Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image): 5W (100%)Qwen: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking: 0W (0%)

← Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)Qwen: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking →

🏆Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) Leads(3/3)

Visual Quality & Adherence

Arena Preference Elo, prompt fidelity & typography score

Benchmark

Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)vsQwen: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking

Image Elo

1,323vs—

Prompt adherence

93.8%vs—

Text rendering

94.2%vs—

Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image): 3WQwen: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking: 0W

🏆Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) Leads(1/1)

Generation Latency

Time to render full-resolution image snapshot (seconds)

Benchmark

Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)vsQwen: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking

Generation time

2.5svs—

Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image): 1WQwen: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking: 0W

🏆Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) Leads(1/1)

Cost Efficiency

API inference cost per 1,000 generated images

Benchmark

Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)vsQwen: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking

Price per 1k images

$67/1kvs—

Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image): 1WQwen: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking: 0W

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)Qwen: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking

Image Elo

Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)1,323

Qwen: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking—

Generation time

Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)2.5s

Qwen: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking—

Price per 1k images

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

Qwen: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking—

Prompt adherence

Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)93.8%

Qwen: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking—

Text rendering

Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)94.2%

Qwen: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking—

Benchmark	Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)	Qwen: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking	Advantage Delta
Image Elo	1,323 seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	—	—
Generation time	2.5s seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	—	—
Price per 1k images	$67/1k seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	—	—
Prompt adherence	93.8% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	—	—
Text rendering	94.2% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	—	—

Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

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

Save 100% with Qwen: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking

Monthly Image Production Volume25k images / month (25000 imgs)

Quick Presets:

Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)$1,675.00 / mo

Rate: $67/1k

Qwen: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking$0.00 / mo

Rate: $0/1k

Estimated Cost Delta

Qwen: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking is estimated to save $1,675.00/month ($20,100/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 / visionNano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)

Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

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	Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)	Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

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LIVE BENCHMARK

Google

Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)

Elo n/a

SWE-bench—

Speed (tok/s)—

Input / 1M Tokens$67/1k

Output / 1M Tokens$67/1k

Alibaba

Qwen: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking

Elo n/a

SWE-bench—

Speed (tok/s)131k

Input / 1M Tokens$0.4/1M

Output / 1M Tokens$4/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) or Qwen: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking?: 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 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) or Qwen: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking?: 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 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) or Qwen: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking?: 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 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) and Qwen: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)Qwen: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking

Image Elo

Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)1,323

Qwen: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking—

Generation time

Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)2.5s

Qwen: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking—

Price per 1k images

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

Qwen: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking—

Prompt adherence

Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)93.8%

Qwen: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking—

Text rendering

Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)94.2%

Qwen: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking—

Benchmark	Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)	Qwen: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking	Advantage Delta
Image Elo	1,323 seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	—	—
Generation time	2.5s seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	—	—
Price per 1k images	$67/1k seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	—	—
Prompt adherence	93.8% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	—	—
Text rendering	94.2% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	—	—

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 / visionNano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)

Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

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	Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)	Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) or Qwen: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking?

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 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) or Qwen: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking?

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 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) or Qwen: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking?

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 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) and Qwen: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.