Compare 20+ image models across Flux, Nano Banana, Seedream, GPT Image, and other families — costs range from 1 credit (Flux 2 Flash) to 21 credits (GPT Image) per generation at default settings.
All costs below are indicative base credits at default settings (1K resolution). Resolution multipliers and quality tiers apply on top of the base cost.
Use auto in Studio or the MCP generate_image tool to let Elaris route automatically to a strong default model.
Flux
Nano Banana
Seedream
GPT Image
Other families
Black Forest Labs — fast, versatile, and cost-effective across all quality tiers.
Model
Credits
Notes
Flux 2 Flash
1
Ultra-fast; lowest cost
Flux 2 Turbo
1
Fast with improved quality
Flux 2
2
Balanced quality and speed
Flux 2 Flex
5
Multi-reference input support
Flux 1 Kontext Pro
5
Precise in-context editing
Flux 2 Pro
7
Professional-grade output
Flux 2 Max
8
Maximum quality
Google — strong character consistency across generations; Nano Banana 2 is an auto-router candidate.
Model
Credits
Notes
Nano Banana
5
Affordable baseline
Nano Banana Lite
7
Fast edits
Nano Banana 2
10
Character consistency; auto-router candidate
Nano Banana Pro
19
Premium quality
ByteDance — competitive quality at mid-range credit costs.
Model
Credits
Notes
Seedream 4
4
Efficient baseline
Seedream 4.5
5
Improved detail
Seedream v5 Lite
5
Latest efficient variant
OpenAI — best-in-class text rendering within images; supports quality tier selection.
Model
Credits
Notes
GPT Image 1
21
Strong text-in-image rendering
GPT Image 1.5
21
Production-ready quality
GPT Image 2
21
Fine-grained edits; quality tiers
GPT Image models support quality tier selection in Studio. Higher quality tiers may increase the credit cost above the base 21.
Additional model families for specialized generation and editing workflows.
Family
Models
Best for
Kling (Kuaishou)
Kling O1 Image
Multi-reference editing
Wan (Alibaba)
Wan 2.5, 2.7, 2.7 Pro
General and premium generation
Runway
Gen-4 Image, Gen-4 Turbo
Cinematic, film-style output
Ideogram
Replace BG, Reframe, Edit, Remove BG
Utility edits and cleanup
Phota
Phota, Phota Edit, Phota Enhance
Photorealistic portraiture
xAI
Grok Imagine
Creative / experimental
Tencent
Hunyuan v3
Strong text rendering
QuiverAI
Arrow 1.0, 1.1, 1.1 Max
SVG vector generation
The model catalog is updated regularly. Call the MCP tool list_models with kind: "image" to fetch the live list with current credit costs.
How pricing works
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