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ChatGPT Images vs Gemini (Nano Banana)
ChatGPT Images scores higher overall (9.2 vs 8.9), but the right pick depends on what you need.
Choose ChatGPT Images if…
Anyone who wants the best all-round results just by describing what they want
9.2/10★★★★★Full review →Choose Gemini (Nano Banana) if…
Editing your own photos and anyone already using Google's apps
8.9/10★★★★★Full review →Side by side
| ChatGPT Images | Gemini (Nano Banana) | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 9.2/10 | 8.9/10 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 11 | #2 of 11 |
| Price | Freemium · from $8/month | Freemium · from $4.99/month |
| Free version | Image generation and editing on the standard model, with lower limits and no Thinking mode | Image generation and editing with Nano Banana 2, within daily limits |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android, API | Web, iOS, Android, API |
| Made by | OpenAI | |
| Image quality | 9.5 | 8.5 |
| Ease of use | 9.5 | 9 |
| Features | 9 | 8.5 |
| Value for money | 8.5 | 9.5 |
| Platforms | 9.5 | 9.5 |
ChatGPT Images: what the AI does
- Text-to-image and conversational editing
- Thinking mode that plans composition and checks the prompt
- Accurate text in many languages and scripts
- Sketch, templates and on-image comments for edits
- Up to 2K resolution
- Tops the Arena text-to-image leaderboard
- Best-in-class prompt following and in-image text
- Edit by chatting, with no settings to learn
- Available free in the hugely popular ChatGPT apps
- Best quality (Thinking mode) needs a paid plan
- Free-tier image limits are tight
- Less control over style than Midjourney or Krea
Gemini (Nano Banana): what the AI does
- Photo editing by description (backgrounds, lighting, objects)
- Consistent people and characters across edits
- Style transfer from reference images
- Clear text for logos, posters and comics
- Video generation on paid plans
- SynthID watermarking
- Excellent photo editing and character consistency
- Capable free tier
- Cheapest paid upgrade among the leaders
- Built into Android and Google apps
- Prompt adherence can vary
- Visible watermark on generated images
- Image generation requires users to be 18+