Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview, a.k.a. "Nano Banana 2," is Google’s latest state of the art image generation and editing model, delivering Pro-level visual quality at Flash speed. It combines advanced contextual understanding with fast, cos…
Model details →Google: Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview) vs Nous: Hermes 4 405B
Google: Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview) wins on 2 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
Hermes 4 is a large-scale reasoning model built on Meta-Llama-3.1-405B and released by Nous Research. It introduces a hybrid reasoning mode, where the model can choose to deliberate internally with <think>...</think> traces or respond direc…
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | Google: Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview) | Nous: Hermes 4 405B | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 66K | 131K | 🏆 Nous: Hermes 4 405B |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $0.50 | $1.00 | 🏆 Google: Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview) |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $3.00 | $3.00 | Tie |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | — | — | Tie |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | Yes | — | 🏆 Google: Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview) |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
Frequently asked questions
Is Google: Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview) better than Nous: Hermes 4 405B?
Google: Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview) wins on 2 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
What's the price difference between Google: Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview) and Nous: Hermes 4 405B?
Input: $0.50 vs $1.00 per 1M tokens. Output: $3.00 vs $3.00 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do Google: Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview) and Nous: Hermes 4 405B support?
Google: Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview) supports up to 66K tokens. Nous: Hermes 4 405B supports up to 131K tokens.
Do both Google: Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview) and Nous: Hermes 4 405B support tool calling?
Google: Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview): not advertised. Nous: Hermes 4 405B: not advertised.