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Nano Banana 2 vs OpenAI: gpt-oss-120b

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Practical read

Monthly evidence

gpt-oss-120b has the lower published input-plus-output rate, more Credits provider routes and the larger context window. There is not enough recent probe data to compare speed.

$63.8275/1MNano Banana 2 cheapest route

$0.211/1MOpenAI: gpt-oss-120b cheapest route

not enough dataNano Banana 2 fastest measured p50 TTFT

723 msOpenAI: gpt-oss-120b fastest measured p50 TTFT via tinfoil

The price comparison adds each route's rate for one million input tokens and one million output tokens; your cost depends on your input/output mix. Prices and live route measurements can change. Use the monthly reports when you need a stable evidence window, then run a small task-specific eval before choosing a production default.

Nano Banana 2OpenAI: gpt-oss-120b

Model idgoogle/gemini-3.1-flash-imageopenai/gpt-oss-120b

Publisher Google AI Studio OpenAI

AI IQ — IQ 98#133

Context65,536 tokens131,072 tokens

Credits provider routes124

Cheapest route$63.8275/1M$0.211/1M

Cached inputNot published$0.015825/1M to $0.1055/1M

Privacy postureprovider posture varieshas Confidential route (E2EE + ZDR)

Fastest measured p50 TTFTnot enough data723 ms via tinfoil

Highest measured throughputnot enough data290 tok/s via cerebras

Recent route uptime range100.00%100.00%

Modes chat

Nano Banana 2 routes

Overview1 Credits routes

OpenAI: gpt-oss-120b routes

Overview24 Credits routes
PricingInput, cached input, and output rates
ProvidersAll serving providers

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Production choice

Pick a default model. Keep fallback enabled.

TrustedRouter is useful when you know the model you want, but still need provider rollover, budget limits, usage records, and a prompt path you can verify.

Questions

Which should I use, Nano Banana 2 or OpenAI: gpt-oss-120b?

gpt-oss-120b has the lower published input-plus-output rate, more Credits provider routes and the larger context window. There is not enough recent probe data to compare speed.

Is Nano Banana 2 or OpenAI: gpt-oss-120b cheaper?

The current cheapest TrustedRouter route is $63.8275/1M for Nano Banana 2 and $0.211/1M for OpenAI: gpt-oss-120b. The comparison uses current catalog prices and updates as provider pricing changes.

Is Nano Banana 2 or OpenAI: gpt-oss-120b faster?

Current measured p50 time to first token is not enough data for Nano Banana 2 and 723 ms for OpenAI: gpt-oss-120b. These are routed probe measurements, not vendor-advertised speeds, and update as new samples arrive.

Can I test Nano Banana 2 and OpenAI: gpt-oss-120b with the same API?

Both use the same TrustedRouter base URL and API key. At least one of them is not a chat model, so the request can differ as well as the model id: the API docs list the route for each kind of model.