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Google: Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) vs Perplexity: Sonar Deep Research

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

Verdict

strong confidence

Google: Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) leads overall

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

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

Budget-conscious workflowsLong-form content generation

Best for with Perplexity: Sonar Deep Research

Long document processing

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Technical specifications

	Google: Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image)	Perplexity: Sonar Deep Research
Provider	Google	Perplexity
Input price	$0.30/M	$2/M
Output price	$3/M	$8/M
Context window	33K	128K
Max output	33K	N/A
Capabilities	Vision	Reasoning
Released	Oct 7, 2025	Mar 7, 2025

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