--- title: "Nano Banana 2.1 API and Web App, Pay As You Go | Azurade AI" description: "Use Nano Banana 2.1 in the web app or call the Nano Banana 2.1 API and MCP server: text-to-image and edits up to 4K. Pay as you go, credits never expire." canonical: https://azurade.com/nano-banana-2-1/ --- # Nano Banana 2.1 in the web app and over the API Nano Banana 2.1 is Google's image model for text-to-image and editing, and Google calls it the successor to Nano Banana 2. On Azurade AI you can run it in the browser or call it as `nano-banana-2.1` from your own code, both paid from the same credit balance. Model id nano-banana-2.1 Input A prompt, plus up to 14 reference images to edit or combine. Output 1K, 2K or 4K as JPG or PNG, in 14 aspect ratios up to the 8:1 panorama. Billing Pay as you go. Credits never expire and a failed image is refunded. [Try it in the app](https://azurade.com/mode/?category=ai-photoshoot&mode=nano-banana-custom&model=nano-banana-2.1)[API guide](https://azurade.com/developers/) ![The white-haired woman from an earlier sample, now in a rainy cafe, her sweater printed nano banana 2.1 on Azurade](https://azurade.com/samples/nano-banana-2-1/cafe-edit.webp)1:1, 1K Edited from one reference photo: same face and haircut, a new cafe and a sweater print spelled the way the prompt asked ## Nano Banana 2.1 examples Each one came from one 1K request on Nano Banana 2.1, with older Azurade samples as the references. [![A wide panorama of a turquoise mountain lake between pine forests at sunset](https://azurade.com/samples/nano-banana-2-1/lake-panorama.webp)4:1, 1K](https://azurade.com/mode/?category=ai-photoshoot&mode=nano-banana-custom&model=nano-banana-2.1) A 4:1 panorama from a 16:9 photoThe pointed peak, the lake's reflection and the sunset light stay put in the middle, the forest and the rocky shore carry on to both sides. [![A hand-drawn infographic titled From bean to cup, with the steps harvest, dry, roast and brew](https://azurade.com/samples/nano-banana-2-1/bean-to-cup.webp)16:9, 1K](https://azurade.com/mode/?category=ai-photoshoot&mode=nano-banana-custom&model=nano-banana-2.1) Text spelled the way you typed itA new infographic in the hand-drawn style of a reference image, and the title and all four step labels came out exactly as the prompt wrote them. [![A three-panel cartoon of a white-haired woman gardening, captioned Monday, Wednesday and Saturday](https://azurade.com/samples/nano-banana-2-1/garden-comic.webp)21:9, 1K](https://azurade.com/mode/?category=product-photos&mode=combine&model=nano-banana-2.1) One character across three panelsTwo references (a photo of a woman and a cartoon page) became a comic strip where her hair, freckles and striped sleeves match in every panel. ## Where to use it in the app Open any of these modes and choose Nano Banana 2.1 in the model list. [Combine PhotosCombine several images into one](https://azurade.com/mode/?category=product-photos&mode=combine&model=nano-banana-2.1)[Background ReplacementChanges the background of a product photo](https://azurade.com/mode/?category=product-photos&mode=background&model=nano-banana-2.1)[Object ReplacementReplaces an object in a photo](https://azurade.com/mode/?category=product-photos&mode=replace-object&model=nano-banana-2.1)[RecolorChanges colors in a photo](https://azurade.com/mode/?category=product-photos&mode=recolor&model=nano-banana-2.1)[Embed into EnvironmentPlaces the product in a setting or environment](https://azurade.com/mode/?category=product-photos&mode=embed-into-environment&model=nano-banana-2.1)[Special EffectsAdd special effects to the product](https://azurade.com/mode/?category=product-photos&mode=special-effects&model=nano-banana-2.1)[Clothing Try-OnPuts your clothing on a model](https://azurade.com/mode/?category=product-photos&mode=product-try-on&model=nano-banana-2.1)[Nano BananaGenerate and edit images with Nano Banana](https://azurade.com/mode/?category=ai-photoshoot&mode=nano-banana-custom&model=nano-banana-2.1)[Clothing Try-OnTry clothing on a model using AI](https://azurade.com/mode/?category=ai-photoshoot&mode=ai-fit&model=nano-banana-2.1) ## Nano Banana 2.1 price A 1K image costs 2 credits, from $0.04. If a generation fails, the credits go back to your balance automatically. | Resolution | Nano Banana 2.1, credits per image | Nano Banana 2.1, lowest price per image | Nano Banana 2, credits per image | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1K | 2 | $0.04 | 4 | | 2K | 3 | $0.06 | 6 | | 4K | 5 | $0.10 | 9 | Prices are at the 500-credit pack, which any paid plan can buy; without a plan the 1,000-credit pack makes a 1K image $0.06. Nano Banana 2 keeps Google Search grounding, which Azurade doesn't offer on 2.1. All plans and packs are on the [prices page](https://azurade.com/prices/). ### Nano Banana 2.1 settings | Setting | Values on Azurade AI | | --- | --- | | Resolution | 1K (default), 2K, 4K | | Aspect ratio | auto (default), 1:8, 1:4, 9:16, 2:3, 3:4, 4:5, 1:1, 5:4, 4:3, 3:2, 16:9, 21:9, 4:1, 8:1 | | Output format | JPG (default), PNG | | Reference images | Up to 14 per request | ## Nano Banana 2.1 API Send model `nano-banana-2.1` to the REST API, or let an agent use it through the MCP server, at the same prices as the web app. Keys, MCP client setup and every other model are in the [developer guide](https://azurade.com/developers/). Request ``` curl -X POST https://azurade.com/api/v2/generations \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $AZURADE_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"model": "nano-banana-2.1", "prompt": "extend this lake photo into a wide panorama", "image_input": ["https://azurade.com/samples/nano-banana-2/3.webp"], "aspect_ratio": "4:1", "resolution": "2K"}' ``` Response ``` 202 Accepted {"id": "k3v9w2p7x1m5q8d", "model": "nano-banana-2.1", "type": "image", "status": "pending", "cost": 3} ``` ## Credits work like a deposit You put money in, you spend it. That is all. - Credits never expire, and there is no monthly reset or rollover cap. - Subscription credits stack on top of the balance you already have. - A failed generation is refunded automatically, without a ticket. - Credit packs need no subscription. Buy once, spend whenever. - Cancel from your profile without emailing anyone. It runs to the end of the period you paid for, and you see the date. - A person answers [support@azurade.com](mailto:support@azurade.com). The long version of why we will not sell expiring credits is [on the blog](https://azurade.com/blog/expiring-ai-credits/). ## Nano Banana 2.1 questions The model, what it costs and how to call it. ### What is Nano Banana 2.1? It's Google's image model for text-to-image and editing, which Google calls the successor to Nano Banana 2. On Azurade AI it runs in the web app and through the API as nano-banana-2.1. ### Is Nano Banana 2.1 better than Nano Banana 2? Google says 2.1 looks better, follows prompts more closely, renders text more cleanly and keeps a character the same over multi-turn edits. Here a 1K image is 2 credits on 2.1 and 4 on Nano Banana 2, which keeps Google Search grounding. ### How much does Nano Banana 2.1 cost? 2 credits for a 1K image, 3 for 2K and 5 for 4K, so from $0.04 per 1K image with the 500-credit pack, which any paid plan can buy, or $0.06 from the 1,000-credit pack without a plan. Credits never expire, and failed images are refunded automatically. ### Is Nano Banana 2.1 free? Not unlimited. New accounts get 4 free credits, enough for 2 images at 1K, and after that you buy credits as you go without a subscription. ### How do I use the Nano Banana 2.1 API? Create a key on your profile page and send model nano-banana-2.1 with your prompt to POST /api/v2/generations, or connect an MCP client to https://azurade.com/mcp. Both bill the balance you use in the web app. ### How many reference images can I send? Up to 14 per request in the web app and the API. Send them as images to edit, or as references for a character or product that should stay the same. ### Which sizes and aspect ratios does Nano Banana 2.1 support? 1K, 2K or 4K as JPG or PNG, in these aspect ratios: auto (default), 1:8, 1:4, 9:16, 2:3, 3:4, 4:5, 1:1, 5:4, 4:3, 3:2, 16:9, 21:9, 4:1, 8:1.