Gemini 2.5 Flash Image, a.k.a. "Nano Banana," is now generally available. It is a state of the art image generation model with contextual understanding. It is capable of image generation,...
Model details →Google: Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) vs Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1
Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1 wins on 3 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
Perceptron Mk1 (Mark One) is Perceptron's highest-quality vision-language model for video and embodied reasoning.** It accepts image and video inputs paired with natural language queries, and produces detailed visual understanding...
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | Google: Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) | Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1 | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 33K | 33K | Tie |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $0.30 | $0.15 | 🏆 Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1 |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $2.50 | $1.50 | 🏆 Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1 |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | — | — | Tie |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | — | Yes | 🏆 Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Google: Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) better than Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1?
Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1 wins on 3 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
What's the price difference between Google: Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) and Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1?
Input: $0.30 vs $0.15 per 1M tokens. Output: $2.50 vs $1.50 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do Google: Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) and Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1 support?
Google: Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) supports up to 33K tokens. Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1 supports up to 33K tokens.
Do both Google: Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) and Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1 support tool calling?
Google: Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image): not advertised. Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1: not advertised.