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Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) vs Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL

This page is context-first: how much text each model can take in one request. Full specs adds capabilities and limits; the pricing matrix below is only about $/million tokens from hosts that list both models.

Google

Model

Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)

Image input

Context window

131K

131,072 tokens · ~98K words

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Nvidia

Model

Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL

Image input

Context window

131K

131,072 tokens · ~98K words

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Context window · side by side

Bar length is relative to the larger of the two windows (100% = max of this pair). This is not pricing.

Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)131K
Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL131K

Same context window size for both models.

Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) and Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL have identical context windows (131K tokens).

Full specs

Context, output, capabilities, and dates. Green highlights the favorable value where we compute a winner.

SpecNano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL
Context window131,072 tokens (131K)131,072 tokens (131K)
Max output tokens65,536 tokens (65K)N/A
Speed tierFastFast
VisionYesYes
Function callingNoNo
Extended thinkingYesYes
Prompt cachingNoNo
Batch APINoNo
Release dateJun 2026Oct 2025

Frequently asked questions

Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL has a larger context window: 131K tokens vs 131K. For long documents, large codebases, or extended agent sessions, the larger context window reduces the need to chunk inputs or summarize history.

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