Spend less than OpenRouter.
Selected image creates cost 12-36% less per image. Selected text SKUs cost 30% less.
30,000 Nano Banana Pro 4K images per month
$2,166
saved every month vs OpenRouter.
$5,040 with cheapaiapi instead of $7,206 at the paid OpenRouter image price.
Price per image.
| Model | cheapaiapiUs | fal.ai | OpenRouterOR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nano Banana | cheapaiapi$0.025 | fal.ai$0.039+56% | OpenRouter$0.039+55% |
| Nano Banana 2 Lite 1k | cheapaiapi$0.025 | fal.ai$0.043+71% | OpenRouter$0.035+37% |
| Nano Banana 2 1K | cheapaiapi$0.06 | fal.ai$0.08+33% | OpenRouter$0.069+14% |
| Nano Banana 2 2K | cheapaiapi$0.075 | fal.ai$0.12+60% | OpenRouter$0.101+34% |
| Nano Banana 2 4K | cheapaiapi$0.1 | fal.ai$0.16+60% | OpenRouter$0.153+53% |
| Nano Banana Pro 1K | cheapaiapi$0.095 | fal.ai$0.15+58% | OpenRouter$0.137+43% |
| Nano Banana Pro 2K | cheapaiapi$0.095 | fal.ai$0.15+58% | OpenRouter$0.137+44% |
| Nano Banana Pro 4K | cheapaiapi$0.168 | fal.ai$0.3+79% | OpenRouter$0.241+43% |
| GPT Image 2 | cheapaiapi$0.04 | fal.ai$0.053+33% | OpenRouter$0.054+34% |
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| Model | cheapaiapiUs | OpenRouterOR |
|---|---|---|
| Nano Banana | cheapaiapi$0.025 | OpenRouter$0.04+56% |
| Nano Banana 2 1K | cheapaiapi$0.06 | OpenRouter$0.068+13% |
| Nano Banana Pro 1K | cheapaiapi$0.095 | OpenRouter$0.138+44% |
| GPT Image 2 | cheapaiapi$0.04 | OpenRouter$0.062+54% |
Text API pricing.
| Model | cheapaiapiUs | OpenRouterOR | Gemini APIOfficial |
|---|---|---|---|
| gemini-3.5-flash | cheapaiapi$1.05 / $6.3in $1.05 out $6.3 |
OpenRouter$1.5 / $9in $1.5 out $9+43% |
Gemini API$1.5 / $9in $1.5 out $9+43% |
| gemini-3.1-flash-lite | cheapaiapi$0.175 / $1.05in $0.175 out $1.05 |
OpenRouter$0.25 / $1.5in $0.25 out $1.5+43% |
Gemini API$0.25 / $1.5in $0.25 out $1.5+43% |
| gemini-3.1-pro | cheapaiapi$1.4 / $8.4in $1.4 out $8.4 |
OpenRouter$2 / $12in $2 out $12+43% |
Gemini API$2 / $12in $2 out $12+43% |
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