Gemini 3.1 Flash Image, 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...
Model details →Google: Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) vs Nous: Hermes 3 70B Instruct
Google: Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) wins on 3 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
Hermes 3 is a generalist language model with many improvements over [Hermes 2](/models/nousresearch/nous-hermes-2-mistral-7b-dpo), including advanced agentic capabilities, much better roleplaying, reasoning, multi-turn conversation, long co…
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | Google: Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) | Nous: Hermes 3 70B Instruct | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 131K | 131K | Tie |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $0.50 | $0.70 | 🏆 Google: Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $3.00 | $0.70 | 🏆 Nous: Hermes 3 70B Instruct |
| 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) |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | Yes | — | 🏆 Google: Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) |
Frequently asked questions
Is Google: Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) better than Nous: Hermes 3 70B Instruct?
Google: Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) 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 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) and Nous: Hermes 3 70B Instruct?
Input: $0.50 vs $0.70 per 1M tokens. Output: $3.00 vs $0.70 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do Google: Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) and Nous: Hermes 3 70B Instruct support?
Google: Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) supports up to 131K tokens. Nous: Hermes 3 70B Instruct supports up to 131K tokens.
Do both Google: Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) and Nous: Hermes 3 70B Instruct support tool calling?
Google: Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image): not advertised. Nous: Hermes 3 70B Instruct: not advertised.
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