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#01 2026.10.16

Nano Banana 2.1 API Pricing: $0.0336 per 1K Image, Half Price in Batch Mode

Google's 1K sticker for Nano Banana 2.1 is $0.0336. The batch column is $0.0168. CNET's Oct. 12 pick is still Nano Banana 2.

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#02 2026.07.08

Krea 2 Goes Open Source: What the RAW and Turbo Split Means for Image Generation

Krea AI has open-sourced Krea 2, its aesthetic-first image model, as two checkpoints: RAW for LoRA training and Turbo for 8-step inference. Here's how the architecture, the license, and the day-one ecosystem stack up.