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Google: Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) vs OpenAI: o3 Mini

Side-by-side comparison of Google: Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) and OpenAI: o3 Mini. Compare pricing, context window, capabilities, and find out which is better for your workflow.

Verdict

strong confidence

OpenAI: o3 Mini leads overall

OpenAI: o3 Mini leads in context window and capabilities and max output, making it the stronger choice for most workflows. Google: Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) remains competitive with advantages in price.

Best for with Google: Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image)

Budget-conscious workflows

Best for with OpenAI: o3 Mini

Long document processingMulti-modal tasksLong-form content generation

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Technical specifications

	Google: Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image)	OpenAI: o3 Mini
Provider	Google	OpenAI
Input price	$0.30/M	$1/M
Output price	$3/M	$4/M
Context window	33K	200K
Max output	33K	100K
Capabilities	Vision	Tool useReasoning
Released	Oct 7, 2025	Jan 31, 2025

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