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Model Comparison
| Feature | o3 | Nano Banana |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | OpenAI | |
| Model Type | text | image |
| Context Window | 200,000 tokens | N/A |
| Input Cost | $2.00/ 1M tokens | N/A |
| Output Cost | $8.00/ 1M tokens | N/A |
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o3
OpenAI1. Advanced reasoning capability
- Designed for multi-step thinking across text, code, and visual inputs.
- Excels at math, science, logic puzzles, and complex analytical workflows.
2. Strong performance across domains
- Highly capable in technical writing, data analysis, and structured problem-solving.
- Useful for research, engineering tasks, and intricate instruction-following.
3. Visual reasoning support
- Accepts image inputs, enabling tasks such as diagram analysis, chart interpretation, and visual logic assessments.
4. High output capacity
- Up to 100,000 output tokens, supporting long-form content, technical breakdowns, and multi-part solutions.
5. Excellent instruction following
- Produces detailed, step-by-step responses for tasks requiring precision and clarity.
- Ideal for educational explanations, system design reasoning, and code walkthroughs.
6. Large 200K context window
- Handles long documents, multi-file reasoning, or extended conversations with minimal loss of context.
7. Broad API support
- Works with Chat Completions, Responses, Realtime, Assistants, Batch, Embeddings, Image Generation, and more.
- Supports streaming and function calling for advanced workflows.
8. Positioned as a legacy reasoning model
- Remains extremely capable but formally succeeded by GPT-5, which offers stronger reasoning and performance.
Nano Banana
Google1. High-quality image generation
- Produces sharper, more detailed images than Gemini 2.0 Flash.
- Designed to generate professional-grade, aesthetically consistent visuals.
2. Advanced image editing capabilities
- Supports targeted, natural-language-driven edits (remove objects, change poses, recolor, blur backgrounds, etc.).
- Enables precise local transformations with simple prompts.
3. Multi-image fusion
- Can merge multiple input images intelligently into a single coherent scene.
- Useful for room restyling, product placement, and photorealistic composite images.
4. Character consistency across prompts
- Maintains the same character or object across multiple scenes and prompts.
- Suitable for brand assets, storytelling, product showcases, and multi-angle rendering.
5. Strong world knowledge
- Inherits Gemini's semantic understanding to reason about real-world objects.
- Can interpret hand-drawn diagrams and follow complex editing instructions.
6. Low latency + developer-friendly
- Based on the Gemini Flash family, optimized for responsiveness and cost-effectiveness.
- Easily testable and remixable using Google AI Studio's app builder.
7. Invisible SynthID watermarking
- All generated and edited images include Google's invisible SynthID watermark.
- Ensures traceability and responsible AI output.
8. Works with text + image input
- Accepts multiple images and text instructions simultaneously.
- Ideal for building interactive image tools, editors, and creative workflows.
Prompts to Get Started
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Best for o3
textLinkedIn Profile Summary
Write an engaging LinkedIn summary that attracts the right opportunities.
Anchor Activity Set
Design meaningful anchor activities for early finishers in a differentiated classroom.
Marketing Experimentation Framework (Test + Learn)
Create a marketing experimentation framework to test and optimize persona-targeted messaging and offers that highlight your USP and address challenges.
Best for Nano Banana
imageCustomer Onboarding Program (Activation + Value)
Create a customer onboarding program that reinforces your USP and sets your persona up for success overcoming their challenges.
Thought Leadership Interviews (Experts + Angles)
Plan a thought leadership interview series featuring experts discussing persona challenges and how your USP relates to solutions.
Email Subject Line Variations
Generate a batch of A/B-testable email subject lines for a campaign. Saves time and improves open rates.