Question 1

What does this Claude Opus 4.5 (latest) vs Nano Banana 2 comparison cover?

Accepted Answer

It brings together documented inputs and outputs, token limits, deployment terms and available pricing. When both models have source-linked, verified results on a shared benchmark, those results are shown with their individual sources. The comparison is a starting point for evaluating your own workload.

Question 2

Which is cheaper: Claude Opus 4.5 (latest) or Nano Banana 2?

Accepted Answer

Claude Opus 4.5 (latest) lists $5.00 input and $25.00 output per 1M tokens. Nano Banana 2 lists $0.50 input and $60.00 output. The cheaper workload depends on the mix of input and output. Long-context tiers, caching, batch processing and retries can change the bill.

Question 3

Which has the larger context window: Claude Opus 4.5 (latest) or Nano Banana 2?

Accepted Answer

Claude Opus 4.5 (latest) lists 200K tokens and Nano Banana 2 lists 131.07K. Claude Opus 4.5 (latest) therefore has the larger recorded context window, but capacity alone is not a quality score.

Question 4

Which is faster: Claude Opus 4.5 (latest) or Nano Banana 2?

Accepted Answer

There is no matched speed measurement for both models with the same source, host, region and date. Test the same prompts at your expected concurrency and measure time to the first useful response as well as complete task time.

Question 5

What input and output types do Claude Opus 4.5 (latest) and Nano Banana 2 support?

Accepted Answer

Claude Opus 4.5 (latest) records text, image, pdf input and text output. Nano Banana 2 records text, image, video, pdf input and text, image output. “Not documented” means the current source record is incomplete; it does not prove that a modality is unsupported.

Question 6

Should I choose Claude Opus 4.5 (latest) or Nano Banana 2?

Accepted Answer

Consider Claude Opus 4.5 (latest) if you need larger context or larger maximum output or a lower listed output rate. Consider Nano Banana 2 if you need a lower listed input rate. Test both on the same representative examples and judge the output against your acceptance criteria. Include tool failures, retries and the time to a completed task.

Specification	Claude Opus 4.5 (latest)	Nano Banana 2
Provider	Anthropic	Google
Listed pricing route	Anthropic	Google
Model family	claude-opus	gemini-flash
Accepted inputs	text, image, pdf	text, image, video, pdf
Produced outputs	text	text, image
Context window	200KHigher	131.07K
Max output	64KHigher	32.77K
Input price / 1M	$5.00	$0.50Lower
Output price / 1M	$25.00Lower	$60.00
Reasoning mode	Documented	Documented
Tool calling	Documented	Not documented
Image input	Documented	Documented
Audio input	Not documented	Not documented
Structured output	Not documented	Not documented
License	Proprietary	Proprietary

Claude Opus 4.5 (latest) vs Nano Banana 2

Claude Opus 4.5 (latest)

Nano Banana 2

Key differences

Pricing, limits and capabilities

Which model should you choose?

Documentation and model profiles

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