Command R (08-2024) vs Nano Banana 2.1

Price, context window & benchmark comparison

Command R (08-2024)

Cohere

$0.15 / $0.60

Input / Output · per 1M tokens

Nano Banana 2.1

Google

$1.50 / $7.50

Input / Output · per 1M tokens

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Verdict: Command R (08-2024) is 11.4× cheaper than Nano Banana 2.1 on a typical 3:1 input/output mix. Command R (08-2024) has the larger context window (128K vs 66K).

	Command R (08-2024)	Nano Banana 2.1
Input price / 1M	$0.15	$1.50
Output price / 1M	$0.60	$7.50
Blended price (3:1)	$0.26	$3.00
Cached input / 1M	—	—
Context window	128K	66K
Max output	4K	59K
Intelligence index	—	—
Coding index	—	—
Providers	—	1
Best provider uptime (30m)	—	100.0%
Vision input	No	Yes
Reasoning	No	Yes
Tool calling	Yes	Yes
Released	2024-08-30	2026-10-06
Retirement	—	—

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FAQ

Which is cheaper, Command R (08-2024) or Nano Banana 2.1?

Command R (08-2024) is 11.4× cheaper than Nano Banana 2.1 on a typical 3:1 input/output mix.

Command R (08-2024) vs Nano Banana 2.1: which has a bigger context window?

Command R (08-2024): 128,000 tokens. Nano Banana 2.1: 65,536 tokens.

How much would 1 million requests cost?

At 2,000 input + 500 output tokens per request: Command R (08-2024) ≈ $600.00, Nano Banana 2.1 ≈ $6,750.

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