Nano Banana 2 Lite vs Grok Imagine Pro

Same prompts. Same inputs. 2 models, side by side. 52 of 68 cells benchmarked so far.

Comparing

Nano Banana 2 Lite

Grok Imagine Pro

Prompt ↓ / Model →	Nano Banana 2 Lite Google's lightweight Gemini Flash image model — the faster, cheaper sibling of Nano Banana 2, tuned for speed and volume over maximum fidelity. Hosted via AIML API.	Grok Imagine Pro xAI's image model — distinctive stylistic signature, strong on cinematic and photoreal scenes. Hosted via AIML API.
Art Nouveau Travel Poster		Run this →
Same Character, Four Panels		Run this →
Only in the Reflection
A Cat With a Horse's Body		Run this →
A Cat the Size of a Horse		Run this →
Cyan, Magenta, Yellow: Three Spotlights		Run this →
Three Spotlights, One Wall		Run this →
Three Lamps, Three Blocks		Run this →
Three Lamps, One Hand		Run this →
Railing Shadow on a Staircase		Run this →
Bioluminescent Deep-Sea Parade		Run this →
Two People, Long Shadows (Overhead)		Run this →
Two Arrows, One Glass of Water		Run this →
A Bowl of Wrong-Coloured Fruit		Run this →
Honey-Drip Typography		Run this →
Pencil in a Glass of Water
Backyard Cryptid on a Trail Cam		Run this →
Vintage Bookshop Neon Sign
Two-Mirror Corner — Chrome Sphere Reflection Test
Empty Desert Highway at Sunset
Pixel-Art RPG Shopkeeper, 32-Bit Era
Watercolor Botanical — Hummingbird and Trumpet Vine
Bronze Age Comic Panel — Superhero Landing
Bizarre Plush Toy Web Catalog
Stack of Pancakes with Melting Butter
Wes Anderson Hotel Lobby
1960s Pulp Paperback Cover
Hands Holding a Coffee Cup
Tokyo Alley After Rain
Vintage 1980s Cereal Box
Windows 7 Desktop, Early 2010s
Brutalist Cafe Sign at Golden Hour
AI Movie Poster
Dramatic Mountain Silhouette		—

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