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GPT-4o 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 GPT-4o and Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image).

OpenAI

GPT-4o

GPT-4o ("o" for "omni") is OpenAI's latest AI model, supporting both text and image inputs with text outputs. It maintains the intelligence level of [GPT-4 Turbo](/models/openai/gpt-4-turbo) while being twice as...

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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

SpecificationGPT-4oNano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image)
ProviderOpenAIGoogle
Context Window128,000 tokens65,536 tokens
Agent Suitability90/100N/A
Time to First Token (TTFT)280 msN/A
Deployment Modelmanaged apimanaged api
Production Stabilitystablestable
API AvailableYesYes
Released Date2024-05-132026-06-30

API Pricing Comparison

Input Price per Million Tokens

GPT-4o

$2.50

Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image)

$0.25

Output Price per Million Tokens

GPT-4o

$10.00

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
8870.0%vsN/A
GPT-4o
Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image)
HumanEvalPython coding & logic synthesis
9020.0%vsN/A
GPT-4o
Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image)
MATHComplex mathematical problem solving
7660.0%vsN/A
GPT-4o
Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image)
GPQAGraduate-level expert reasoning
5360.0%vsN/A
GPT-4o
Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image)
HellaSwagCommonsense reasoning and inference
8870.0%vsN/A
GPT-4o
Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image)
MT-BenchMulti-turn conversation flow quality
930.0%vsN/A
GPT-4o
Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image)

GPT-4o Quirks & Gotchas

  • ▸Strong multimodal performance — best vision+tool calling combo
  • ▸Legacy model — migrate to GPT-5 for latest improvements

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

No developer gotchas reported.