# Nano Banana 2.1

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## Benchmarks

| Benchmark | Score | ± | Rank | Source |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [DesignArena Image generation](https://benchize.com/benchmarks/designarena%3Aimage.md) | 1,290elo | — | 4 / 23 | [designarena · public](https://www.designarena.ai/api/leaderboard#board=image) |  |
| ### Original source values \| Metric \| Value \| Unit \| Scope \| Direction \| \| --- \| --- \| --- \| --- \| --- \| \| `elo` \| 1290 \| elo \| image \| Higher is better \| ### Configuration arenaType models category image inputModality Not reported sourceModelVersion nano-banana-2.1 variationName public ### Reported statistics averageGenerationTimeMs 20224 battles 3251 losses 1218 standardError Not reported winRate 62.5 wins 2033 ### Source [Original source](https://www.designarena.ai/api/leaderboard#board=image) Source designarena Original model label Nano Banana 2.1 Source version public Observed 2026-10-21T16:38:04.902Z Evidence SHA-256 `63030dd7a501effde798521b3d097112a00a2f78b4a036c40bb0e4fa7a276a2a` Source locator `/data/10` |  |  |  |  |  |
| [Rapidata General image — text coherence](https://benchize.com/benchmarks/rapidata%3Aimage%3Arlb_1RNU9vh78AqXX1.md) | 1,017.46elo | CI 989.84–1,045.08 | 8 / 12 | [rapidata · v1](https://api.rapidata.ai/benchmark/bmk_1Pet6iHzbf6RQu/standings/query?leaderboard_id%5Beq%5D=rlb_1RNU9vh78AqXX1) |  |
| ### Original source values \| Metric \| Value \| Unit \| Scope \| Direction \| \| --- \| --- \| --- \| --- \| --- \| \| `elo` \| 1017.4615848952719 \| elo \| rlb_1RNU9vh78AqXX1 \| Higher is better \| ### Configuration benchmarkId bmk_1Pet6iHzbf6RQu criterion rlb_1RNU9vh78AqXX1 participantId par_1XDkhTdAbFixop sourceModelVersion nano-banana-2.1 weighted false ### Reported statistics Uncertainty Confidence interval: 989.84–1,045.08 confidenceIntervalLowerOffset 27.621027268940452 confidenceIntervalUpperOffset 27.621027268940452 totalMatches 3198 wins 1650 ### Source [Original source](https://api.rapidata.ai/benchmark/bmk_1Pet6iHzbf6RQu/standings/query?leaderboard_id%5Beq%5D=rlb_1RNU9vh78AqXX1) Source rapidata Original model label nano-banana-2.1 Source version v1 Observed 2026-10-21T16:37:28.390Z Evidence SHA-256 `3e902908fb67a7e7f6847c980214023674921887f6b58453fab8dd808b0c83ac` Source locator `/items/24` |  |  |  |  |  |
| [Rapidata General image — alignment](https://benchize.com/benchmarks/rapidata%3Aimage%3Arlb_1PetHDQclk27pp.md) | 1,144.83elo | CI 1,116.87–1,172.79 | 4 / 12 | [rapidata · v1](https://api.rapidata.ai/benchmark/bmk_1Pet6iHzbf6RQu/standings/query?leaderboard_id%5Beq%5D=rlb_1PetHDQclk27pp) |  |
| ### Original source values \| Metric \| Value \| Unit \| Scope \| Direction \| \| --- \| --- \| --- \| --- \| --- \| \| `elo` \| 1144.833762993457 \| elo \| rlb_1PetHDQclk27pp \| Higher is better \| ### Configuration benchmarkId bmk_1Pet6iHzbf6RQu criterion rlb_1PetHDQclk27pp participantId par_1XDkhTdAbFixop sourceModelVersion nano-banana-2.1 weighted false ### Reported statistics Uncertainty Confidence interval: 1,116.87–1,172.79 confidenceIntervalLowerOffset 27.959086407204495 confidenceIntervalUpperOffset 27.959086407204495 totalMatches 3198 wins 1855 ### Source [Original source](https://api.rapidata.ai/benchmark/bmk_1Pet6iHzbf6RQu/standings/query?leaderboard_id%5Beq%5D=rlb_1PetHDQclk27pp) Source rapidata Original model label nano-banana-2.1 Source version v1 Observed 2026-10-21T16:37:26.126Z Evidence SHA-256 `08039e9908e5af4e993244cd4449bbd7f274ef5e68ad22ddcb80b3780bb89b6e` Source locator `/items/9` |  |  |  |  |  |
| [Rapidata General image — Overall preference](https://benchize.com/benchmarks/rapidata%3Aimage%3Aoverall.md) | 1,100.11elo | CI 1,086.73–1,113.48 | 4 / 12 | [rapidata · v1](https://api.rapidata.ai/benchmark/bmk_1Pet6iHzbf6RQu/standings/query) |  |
| ### Original source values \| Metric \| Value \| Unit \| Scope \| Direction \| \| --- \| --- \| --- \| --- \| --- \| \| `elo` \| 1100.105821415212 \| elo \| overall \| Higher is better \| ### Configuration benchmarkId bmk_1Pet6iHzbf6RQu criterion overall participantId par_1XDkhTdAbFixop sourceModelVersion nano-banana-2.1 weighted false ### Reported statistics Uncertainty Confidence interval: 1,086.73–1,113.48 confidenceIntervalLowerOffset 13.370877084464837 confidenceIntervalUpperOffset 13.370877084464837 totalMatches 13622.820005759424 wins 7611.667386517085 ### Source [Original source](https://api.rapidata.ai/benchmark/bmk_1Pet6iHzbf6RQu/standings/query) Source rapidata Original model label nano-banana-2.1 Source version v1 Observed 2026-10-21T16:37:24.778Z Evidence SHA-256 `eeb181d80ddb56c4d9473786d5a5a144381c0727bea85ccdc117c54899c53dfb` Source locator `/items/11` |  |  |  |  |  |
| [Rapidata General image — preference](https://benchize.com/benchmarks/rapidata%3Aimage%3Arlb_1Pf6xMzyixXVOB.md) | 1,155.29elo | CI 1,127.26–1,183.33 | 4 / 12 | [rapidata · v1](https://api.rapidata.ai/benchmark/bmk_1Pet6iHzbf6RQu/standings/query?leaderboard_id%5Beq%5D=rlb_1Pf6xMzyixXVOB) |  |
| ### Original source values \| Metric \| Value \| Unit \| Scope \| Direction \| \| --- \| --- \| --- \| --- \| --- \| \| `elo` \| 1155.294217401645 \| elo \| rlb_1Pf6xMzyixXVOB \| Higher is better \| ### Configuration benchmarkId bmk_1Pet6iHzbf6RQu criterion rlb_1Pf6xMzyixXVOB participantId par_1XDkhTdAbFixop sourceModelVersion nano-banana-2.1 weighted false ### Reported statistics Uncertainty Confidence interval: 1,127.26–1,183.33 confidenceIntervalLowerOffset 28.036705183639697 confidenceIntervalUpperOffset 28.036705183639697 totalMatches 3198 wins 1878 ### Source [Original source](https://api.rapidata.ai/benchmark/bmk_1Pet6iHzbf6RQu/standings/query?leaderboard_id%5Beq%5D=rlb_1Pf6xMzyixXVOB) Source rapidata Original model label nano-banana-2.1 Source version v1 Observed 2026-10-21T16:37:26.800Z Evidence SHA-256 `a6b4a9a60601efca881589c7ecde192803a23d60c6e324f0723bd407fd3b16a2` Source locator `/items/8` |  |  |  |  |  |
| [Rapidata General image — coherence](https://benchize.com/benchmarks/rapidata%3Aimage%3Arlb_1PetHDuThgAvpj.md) | 1,138.41elo | CI 1,110.62–1,166.19 | 3 / 12 | [rapidata · v1](https://api.rapidata.ai/benchmark/bmk_1Pet6iHzbf6RQu/standings/query?leaderboard_id%5Beq%5D=rlb_1PetHDuThgAvpj) |  |
| ### Original source values \| Metric \| Value \| Unit \| Scope \| Direction \| \| --- \| --- \| --- \| --- \| --- \| \| `elo` \| 1138.405231376729 \| elo \| rlb_1PetHDuThgAvpj \| Higher is better \| ### Configuration benchmarkId bmk_1Pet6iHzbf6RQu criterion rlb_1PetHDuThgAvpj participantId par_1XDkhTdAbFixop sourceModelVersion nano-banana-2.1 weighted false ### Reported statistics Uncertainty Confidence interval: 1,110.62–1,166.19 confidenceIntervalLowerOffset 27.78229889226759 confidenceIntervalUpperOffset 27.782298892267818 totalMatches 3198 wins 1872 ### Source [Original source](https://api.rapidata.ai/benchmark/bmk_1Pet6iHzbf6RQu/standings/query?leaderboard_id%5Beq%5D=rlb_1PetHDuThgAvpj) Source rapidata Original model label nano-banana-2.1 Source version v1 Observed 2026-10-21T16:37:27.701Z Evidence SHA-256 `4e459bb2e3b046f141fd621f02e8d8eab1bd23d4d9ec60b1ce76df04f7e117e6` Source locator `/items/4` |  |  |  |  |  |

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