FLUX.2 Pro vs Nano Banana Pro
FLUX built its name on photographic quality and Nano Banana on text and instruction following. We ran FLUX.2 Pro and Nano Banana Pro through the same twelve prompts to see whether that still holds.
Anvisha Pai, Co-founder & CEO, Voyager
Which to use
Nano Banana Pro for anything with words, data or layout; FLUX.2 Pro for photographs and the placement test, where it put all five objects exactly. FLUX spelled the poster and drew a handsome woodblock print, but its chart dropped a month and its product on white came back tiny in the frame. Nano Banana Pro was near the top on every prompt with text in it and the wide banner. On faces both are good.
What others found
Other people who ran both models, quoted and linked. Where our clips agree or disagree, we say so.
The Nano Banana Pro absolutely blows the Flux.2 out of the water in this test. To state the obvious, the Nano Banana produced a real infographic with real facts, while the Flux.2 produced nonsensical schematics and scribbles.
Ivan Zalesskiy, Overchat, Nano Banana Pro vs FLUX.2, on the world-knowledge test, .
Our infographic prompt was gentler and FLUX.2 Pro managed it; the chart is where it slipped.
Overall Result: Nano Banana Pro and FLUX.2 Max are essentially neck-and-neck.
Vidguru, ten real scenarios, Nano Banana Pro against FLUX.2 Max, .
That test used FLUX.2 Max, the tier above the Pro on this page.
Where FLUX.2 Max won: Infographics prompt adherence & readability (minor but meaningful).
Vidguru, ten real scenarios, .
Side by side, measured
| FLUX.2 Pro | Nano Banana Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Black Forest Labs | Google DeepMind |
| Released | 2025-11-25 | 2025-11-20 |
| Price | $0.03 per 1k image via BFL API | $0.134 per 1k or 2k image via Gemini API |
| Seconds per image | 8 to 16 | 15 to 87 |
| 12 pictures cost | $0.495 | $1.80 |
| Sizes | Exact width and height, priced by area | Three sizes, 1K, 2K and 4K, in ten fixed shapes from wide 21:9 to tall 9:16 |
Seconds and cost are from our own runs of the same 12 prompts through each model.
The same 12 prompts, FLUX.2 Pro against Nano Banana Pro
One try each, nothing re-rolled or retouched, generated by us. FLUX.2 Pro is on the left, Nano Banana Pro on the right. Every prompt has its own page with the whole roster.
Text in an image
Every model on this prompt →
›What we asked for
A concert poster that reads 'MODA SUMMER SESSIONS' in large bold type, with the subtitle 'Friday 12 June, 8pm, Roundhouse' and a smaller line 'Tickets at the door'. Risograph style, two colours, tangerine and navy, grainy ink texture.
Product on white
Every model on this prompt →Nano Banana's dripper fills the frame; FLUX's is small and centred with empty space around it.
›What we asked for
Studio product photograph of a matte black ceramic pour-over coffee dripper on a seamless white background, soft top light, subtle contact shadow, centred, catalogue style.
Face and hands
Every model on this prompt →
›What we asked for
Close-up portrait of a woman in her 40s with short grey hair, laughing, holding a red ceramic mug with both hands, natural window light, 85mm lens, shallow depth of field.
Logo mark
Every model on this prompt →
›What we asked for
A flat vector logo mark for a bicycle repair shop called 'Spoke & Chain': a single-colour icon combining a chain link and a wheel spoke, with the wordmark below in a geometric sans-serif, black on white.
Busy scene
Every model on this prompt →
›What we asked for
A crowded Saturday farmers market seen from slightly above: at least twelve stalls with striped awnings, shoppers carrying tote bags, a dog on a leash, crates of oranges, a musician with a guitar, bunting overhead, late morning light.
Specific art style
Every model on this prompt →Both committed to the print; FLUX's is moodier with cream paper.
›What we asked for
A lighthouse on a rocky cliff during a storm, in the style of a Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock print, with visible wood grain texture, flat colour areas and a bokashi gradient sky.
Nano Banana Pro's chart is correct; FLUX.2 Pro reordered the months.
›What we asked for
A clean bar chart titled 'Monthly active users' showing six months, January through June, with the values 120, 150, 180, 170, 220 and 260, labelled axes, white background, one accent colour, no 3D effects.
Wide aspect ratio
Every model on this prompt →
›What we asked for
Website hero banner: a wide panorama of a sunlit modern co-working space with plants, the left third of the frame kept as clear wall space for text, warm neutral palette.
Infographic with steps
Every model on this prompt →
›What we asked for
An infographic card titled 'How to brew pour-over' with four numbered steps in this order: 1. Rinse the filter, 2. Bloom for 30 seconds, 3. Pour in slow circles, 4. Wait 3 minutes. A simple icon beside each step, muted palette, clean sans-serif type.
Food photography
Every model on this prompt →
›What we asked for
Overhead photograph of a margherita pizza on a wooden board, fresh basil leaves, one slice pulled out with the cheese stretching, restaurant menu photography, natural light.
Hard composition
Every model on this prompt →FLUX.2 Pro placed all five objects exactly, pencil balanced; Nano Banana Pro did too.
›What we asked for
A glass of water on a wooden table with exactly three ice cubes in it, a yellow pencil resting across the rim of the glass, a blue book to the left of the glass and a red apple to the right, photographed from table height.
Edit an existing image
Every model on this prompt →
›What we asked for
Change the coffee dripper to a deep forest green and add a small brass handle on its right side. Keep the background, lighting and composition exactly as they are.
Frequently asked questions
Is FLUX better than Nano Banana?
On our prompts Nano Banana Pro is better on text, charts and layout; FLUX.2 Pro matched it on faces and the placement test and produced a fine woodblock print.
Which is cheaper?
FLUX.2 Pro at $0.03 per 1K image on BFL's API and on fal, against Nano Banana Pro's $0.15 on fal or $0.134 on Google's API, read on 10 September 2026.
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