Price comparison
Seedream 5.0 Lite vs Nano Banana 2.1: price compared
Nano Banana 2.1 is the cheaper of the two: it starts at 4 credits (USD 0.04) per image, against 6 credits (USD 0.06) for Seedream 5.0 Lite. At the entry variant, Seedream 5.0 Lite costs 1.5 times as much. The variants do not map one to one: duration, resolution and audio change between them, so the full table of each is below. This page compares what can be measured: price, aspect ratios and whether they accept your product photo. Which one looks better for your product is answered by trying both, and on Troquel they run on the same balance.
Side by side
| Seedream 5.0 Lite | Nano Banana 2.1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Made by | ByteDance | |
| Price from | 6 cr · USD 0.06 | 4 cr · USD 0.04 |
| Price up to | 6 cr · USD 0.06 | 6 cr · USD 0.06 |
| Variants | 1 | 3 |
| Accepts your product photo | Yes | Yes |
| Aspect ratios | 1:1, 3:4, 9:16, 16:9 | 1:1, 4:5, 3:4, 9:16, 16:9, 21:9, 4:3, 3:2, 2:3, 5:4 |
| In one line | Visual reasoning, faster and cheaper | Google's latest for generating and editing, up to 4K |
Price of each variant
Seedream 5.0 Lite
| Variant | Credits | USD |
|---|---|---|
| 2K | 6 | 0.06 |
Nano Banana 2.1
| Variant | Credits | USD |
|---|---|---|
| 1K | 4 | 0.04 |
| 2K | 5 | 0.05 |
| 4K | 6 | 0.06 |
1 credit = USD 0.01. No subscription; credits never expire and what fails is not charged.
Questions
- Which is cheaper, Seedream 5.0 Lite or Nano Banana 2.1?
- Nano Banana 2.1 is the cheaper of the two: it starts at 4 credits (USD 0.04) per image, against 6 credits (USD 0.06) for Seedream 5.0 Lite. At the entry variant, Seedream 5.0 Lite costs 1.5 times as much.
- Can I try both without paying for two subscriptions?
- Yes. On Troquel both run on the same credit balance and there is no subscription: you top up from USD 10 and pay for each generation separately.
- Which one is better for product ads?
- It depends on the product and the piece, and a table does not settle that. What can be measured is above: price, aspect ratios and whether it starts from your photo. The reasonable move is to test the angle on the cheapest variant of each and pay for the final resolution only on the one that worked.