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Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) vs MiniMax M2.1 (Comparative Analysis)

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Comparative Analysis: Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) vs. MiniMax M2.1
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Overview

Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) was released 1 month before MiniMax M2.1.
Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview)Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview)
MiniMax M2.1MiniMax M2.1
Model Provider
The organization behind this AI's development
Google logoGoogle
MiniMax logoMiniMax
Input Context Window
Maximum input tokens this model can process at once
65.5K
tokens
196.6K
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
November 20th, 2025
December 23rd, 2025

Capabilities & Features

Compare supported features, modalities, and advanced capabilities
Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview)
MiniMax M2.1
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
Open Source
Model availability
ProprietaryAvailable on HuggingFace →

Pricing

Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) is roughly 7.4x more expensive compared to MiniMax M2.1 for input tokens and roughly 12.6x more expensive for output tokens.
Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview)Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview)
MiniMax M2.1MiniMax M2.1
Input Token Cost
Cost per million input tokens
$2.00
per million tokens
$0.27
per million tokens
Output Token Cost
Cost per million outut tokens
$12.00
per million tokens
$0.95
per million tokens

Benchmarks

Compare relevant benchmarks between Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) and MiniMax M2.1.
Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview)Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview)
MiniMax M2.1MiniMax M2.1
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 Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) and MiniMax M2.1 unique.
Google logoNano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) by Google understands both text and images, offers advanced reasoning, generates structured data. It can handle standard conversations with its 65.5K token context window. Reasonably priced at $2.00/M input and $12.00/M output tokens. Released November 20th, 2025.
MiniMax logoMiniMax M2.1 by MiniMax can use external tools and APIs, offers advanced reasoning, generates structured data. It can handle standard conversations with its 196.6K token context window. Very affordable at $0.27/M input and $0.95/M output tokens. Released December 23rd, 2025.

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