Relace Search is $1 cheaper per 1M input tokens (50% lower; 2x difference).
API cost decision in 10 seconds
Relace Search vs Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview)
Pick Relace Search when budget and context both matter.
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Prices normalized to USD per 1M tokens
Sample workload: 1M input + 500K output
Budget verdict
Pick Relace Search when budget and context both matter.
On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Relace Search is estimated at $2.5 vs $8 for Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview), saving $5.5 (68.8% lower).
Cost-first pickRelace Search
Context-first pickRelace Search
Sample savings$5.568.8%
10x traffic gap$55
Relace Search is cheaper on the standard workload and also has the larger context window. At 10x that traffic, the same price gap is about $55. Use the calculator below to replace the sample workload with your own token volume.
Cost sensitivity
Workload Sensitivity
Relace Search stays cheaper across input-heavy, balanced, and output-heavy sample workloads.
| Workload shape | Token mix | Better pick | Relace Search | Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Input-heavy / RAG | 5M input + 500K output | Relace Search | $6.5 | $16 |
| Balanced workload | 1M input + 1M output | Relace Search | $4 | $14 |
| Output-heavy chatbot | 1M input + 5M output | Relace Search | $16 | $62 |
Relace Search is $9 cheaper per 1M output tokens (75% lower; 4x difference).
Relace Search has 190.46K more context (3.91x larger).
Relace Search is $5.5 cheaper on the standard workload (68.8% lower).
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Your Workload Cost
This estimate uses normalized public API pricing per 1M tokens. It is a planning aid, not a billing quote. Verify provider pricing, limits, and terms before production use.
Quick Decision
Relace Search has the lower input price; Relace Search has the lower output price; Relace Search offers the larger context window. For the 1M input plus 500K output sample, Relace Search is cheaper for the standard workload.
For a 1M input token plus 500K output token workload, the estimated API cost is $2.5 for Relace Search and $8 for Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview).
Choose Relace Search when you care most about lower input-token price, lower output-token price, and larger context window.
Choose Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) when its provider, model quality, latency, or availability is more important than the numeric price/context winner.
- On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Relace Search is estimated at $2.5 vs $8 for Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview), saving $5.5 (68.8% lower).
- Relace Search is $5.5 cheaper on the standard workload (68.8% lower).
- Relace Search is $1 cheaper per 1M input tokens (50% lower; 2x difference).
- Relace Search is $9 cheaper per 1M output tokens (75% lower; 4x difference).
- Relace Search has 190.46K more context (3.91x larger).
| Feature | Relace Search (Relace) | Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) (Google) |
|---|---|---|
| Input Price prompt tokens per 1M | $1 | $2 |
| Completion Price per 1M tokens | $3 | $12 |
| Sample Workload Cost 1M input + 500K output | $2.5 | $8 |
| Context Window | 256K | 65.54K |
| Release Date |
Use-Case Decision Matrix
| Use case | Better pick | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Budget-constrained production | Relace Search | On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Relace Search is estimated at $2.5 vs $8 for Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview), saving $5.5 (68.8% lower). |
| High-volume input processing | Relace Search | Lower prompt-token price matters most when prompts, retrieved passages, or documents dominate the bill. |
| Long responses and chatbots | Relace Search | Lower output-token price matters most when assistants generate many completion tokens. |
| RAG or long-document work | Relace Search | A larger context window leaves more room for retrieved passages, conversation history, or source files. |
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