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Gemini 2.5 Flash Image Preview (Nano Banana) vs Sonar Reasoning (Comparative Analysis)

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Comparative Analysis: Gemini 2.5 Flash Image Preview (Nano Banana) vs. Sonar Reasoning
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Overview

Sonar Reasoning was released 6 months before Gemini 2.5 Flash Image Preview (Nano Banana).
Gemini 2.5 Flash Image Preview (Nano Banana)Gemini 2.5 Flash Image Preview (Nano Banana)
Sonar ReasoningSonar Reasoning
Model Provider
The organization behind this AI's development
Google logoGoogle
Perplexity logoPerplexity
Input Context Window
Maximum input tokens this model can process at once
32.8K
tokens
127K
tokens
Output Token Limit
Maximum output tokens this model can generate at once
32.8K
tokens
Not specified
tokens
Release Date
When this model first became publicly available
August 26th, 2025
January 29th, 2025

Capabilities & Features

Compare supported features, modalities, and advanced capabilities
Gemini 2.5 Flash Image Preview (Nano Banana)
Sonar Reasoning
Input Types
Supported input formats
🖼️Image📝Text
📝Text
Output Types
Supported output formats
🖼️Image📝Text
📝Text
Tokenizer
Text encoding system
GeminiOther
Key Features
Advanced capabilities
Function CallingStructured OutputReasoning ModeContent Moderation
Function CallingStructured OutputReasoning ModeContent Moderation

Pricing

Gemini 2.5 Flash Image Preview (Nano Banana) is roughly 0.3x less expensive compared to Sonar Reasoning for input tokens and roughly 0.5x less expensive for output tokens.
Gemini 2.5 Flash Image Preview (Nano Banana)Gemini 2.5 Flash Image Preview (Nano Banana)
Sonar ReasoningSonar Reasoning
Input Token Cost
Cost per million input tokens
$0.30
per million tokens
$1.00
per million tokens
Output Token Cost
Cost per million outut tokens
$2.50
per million tokens
$5.00
per million tokens

Benchmarks

Compare relevant benchmarks between Gemini 2.5 Flash Image Preview (Nano Banana) and Sonar Reasoning.
Gemini 2.5 Flash Image Preview (Nano Banana)Gemini 2.5 Flash Image Preview (Nano Banana)
Sonar ReasoningSonar Reasoning
MMLU
Measures knowledge across 57 subjects like law, math, history, and science
Benchmark not available.
Benchmark not available.
MMMU
Measures understanding of combined text and images across various domains
Benchmark not available.
Benchmark not available.
HellaSwag
Measures common sense reasoning by having models complete sentences about everyday situations
Benchmark not available.
Benchmark not available.

At a Glance

Quick overview of what makes Gemini 2.5 Flash Image Preview (Nano Banana) and Sonar Reasoning unique.
Google logoGemini 2.5 Flash Image Preview (Nano Banana) by Google understands both text and images, generates structured data. It can handle standard conversations with its 32.8K token context window. Reasonably priced at $0.30/M input and $2.50/M output tokens. Released August 26th, 2025.
Perplexity logoSonar Reasoning by Perplexity offers advanced reasoning. It can handle standard conversations with its 127K token context window. Reasonably priced at $1.00/M input and $5.00/M output tokens. Released January 29th, 2025.

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