Image Generation API Selection Guide

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🎯 Choose in 30 Seconds

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Best Value

• Lowest price, good quality
• Perfect for batch generation
• Chinese-friendly

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Highest Quality

• Premium quality
• Flexible aspect ratios (3:7 to 7:3)
• Professional design choice

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Specific Dimensions

• 10 aspect ratio options
• Google technology
• Ultra-fast (~10s)

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Editing Features

• Multi-image composition
• Style transfer
• Custom dimensions

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📊 Complete Comparison

• Sora: $1.00
• Gemini/Nano Banana: $2.50
• Nano Banana2: $5.50
• Seedream 4.0: $3.50
• Nano Banana Pro: $9.00
• Flux Pro: $3.50
• Flux Max: $7.00

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🎨 Choose by Scenario

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Social Media Content

• Square (1:1)
• Portrait (9:16)
• Banner

• Budget-conscious: Sora ($0.01/img)
• Quality priority: Gemini Flash ($0.025/img)
• Web embedding: Nano Banana (Base64 format)

• Standard portrait: Gemini Flash 9:16 ($0.025/img)
• Ultra-tall: Flux (3:7 ratio, $0.035/img)

• Ultra-wide banner: Flux 7:3 ratio ($0.035/img)
• Standard landscape: Gemini Flash 16:9 ($0.025/img)

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Professional Design

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High Quality

• Richest details
• Handles complex prompts
• Perfect for commercial work

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Flexible Sizing

• 10 aspect ratios
• Fast iteration
• Great value

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Special Ratios

• 3:7 to 7:3 freedom
• Professional layout needs

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Batch Generation

• Lowest cost
• Stable quality
• Perfect for volume

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Image Editing

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💰 Cost Optimization Strategy

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Hybrid Approach

test_prompts = [
    "sunset over mountains",
    "sunset over snowy mountains",
    "dramatic sunset over mountain peaks",
    # ... 7 more variations
]

for prompt in test_prompts:
    # Test with Sora ($0.01/img)
    url = generate_with_sora(prompt)
    evaluate(url)

# Testing cost: $0.10 (10 tests)

best_prompt = "dramatic sunset over mountain peaks"

# Generate final with Flux Max ($0.07/img)
final_image = generate_with_flux_max(best_prompt)

# Final cost: $0.07 (1 generation)
# Total cost: $0.17

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🔄 Decision Tree

Need to generate images
    │
    ├─ Budget sufficient (>$0.05/img)?
    │   ├─ Yes → Need special ratios?
    │   │   ├─ Yes → Flux Pro/Max
    │   │   └─ No → Gemini Flash (10 ratios)
    │   └─ No → Sora Image ($0.01/img)
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    ├─ Need editing features?
    │   └─ Yes → Multi-image composition?
    │       ├─ Yes → Gemini Flash Edit
    │       └─ No → Flux Edit (mask control)
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    ├─ Pursuing ultimate quality?
    │   └─ Yes → Flux Max ($0.07/img)
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    ├─ Need Base64 format?
    │   └─ Yes → Nano Banana or Gemini Flash
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    └─ Batch generation (>100 images)?
        └─ Yes → Sora Image (lowest cost)

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📱 Recommendations by Industry

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E-commerce Product Images

• Recommended: Flux Pro ($0.035/img)
• Why: Stable quality, supports various product angles
• Alternative: Gemini Flash (cheaper, good for bulk)

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Social Media Graphics

• Recommended: Sora Image ($0.01/img)
• Why: Best value, perfect for daily updates
• Alternative: Gemini Flash (10 ratios for different platforms)

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Professional Design/Branding

• Recommended: Flux Max ($0.07/img)
• Why: Rich details, meets commercial standards
• Alternative: Flux Pro (similar quality, half price)

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Mobile App Development

• Recommended: Gemini Flash ($0.025/img)
• Why: Supports all mobile ratios, fast
• Alternative: Nano Banana (Base64 for direct embedding)

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