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GLM 5.1 vs Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image)

How do these models stack up? Below is an expert side-by-side comparison of specifications, context window capacity, live pricing per million tokens, and standardized benchmark scores for GLM 5.1 and Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image).

Zhipu AI

GLM 5.1

GLM-5.1 delivers a major leap in coding capability, with particularly significant gains in handling long-horizon tasks. Unlike previous models built around minute-level interactions, GLM-5.1 can work independently and continuously on...

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Google

Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image)

Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image) is Google's fastest, most cost-efficient Gemini image model, built for high-velocity developer pipelines and rapid-fire visual exploration. It delivers text-to-image generation...

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Technical Specifications

SpecificationGLM 5.1Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image)
ProviderZhipu AIGoogle
Context Window202,752 tokens65,536 tokens
Agent SuitabilityN/AN/A
Time to First Token (TTFT)N/AN/A
Deployment Modelmanaged apimanaged api
Production Stabilitystablestable
API AvailableYesYes
Released Date2026-04-072026-06-30

API Pricing Comparison

Input Price per Million Tokens

GLM 5.1

$0.97

Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image)

$0.25

Output Price per Million Tokens

GLM 5.1

$3.04

Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image)

$1.50

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Benchmark Performance Metrics

Scores show the raw performance percentages verified across key evaluation suites. Higher bars indicate superior accuracy and capability in that domain.

MMLUGeneral knowledge & multi-task understanding
8800.0%vsN/A
GLM 5.1
Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image)
HumanEvalPython coding & logic synthesis
8950.0%vsN/A
GLM 5.1
Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image)
MATHComplex mathematical problem solving
7700.0%vsN/A
GLM 5.1
Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image)
GPQAGraduate-level expert reasoning
5100.0%vsN/A
GLM 5.1
Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image)
HellaSwagCommonsense reasoning and inference
8850.0%vsN/A
GLM 5.1
Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image)
MT-BenchMulti-turn conversation flow quality
920.0%vsN/A
GLM 5.1
Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image)

GLM 5.1 Quirks & Gotchas

No developer gotchas reported.

Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image) Quirks & Gotchas

No developer gotchas reported.