Nano Banana Pro vs Seedream 5, Tested Side by Side
On the same night-stall photo prompt, Seedream 5.0 matched the lighting better: a dark street, a hard green-white tube light and a clear nose pinch. Nano Banana Pro drew a brighter, busier street and added stray signs and a logo-like mark on a sneaker. Both drew natural gloved hands. Nano Banana Pro cost 4 credits and Seedream 5.0 cost 6, checked 24 September 2026. Pay by card, or in ringgit (RM) with Touch 'n Go eWallet for credit packs or Visa/Mastercard for monthly plans.
- 2/2
- natural gloved hands
- 4 vs 6
- credits for this test
- 2K
- picture size, both
- 44 s
- wait each, our clock
Real outputs, one try each
Same Prompt: Nano Banana Pro and Seedream 5
One prompt, the same 3:4 shape, one try on each model on 24 September 2026, both at 2K. Nano Banana Pro ran on its 4-credit option. Shown reduced.
Nano Banana Pro · 4 credits · 2K
Busy, well-lit street with scooters; gloved hands and a knife on the husk; a partial shop sign top left, blurred signs down the street and a logo-like mark on one sneaker.
Seedream 5.0 · 6 credits · 2K
Dark street with blurred car lights; hard green-white light from the tube; the nose pinch reads clearly.
Copy it
The Exact Prompt Both Models Got
"Two friends in their twenties share a durian at a roadside stall at night, sitting on low red plastic stools. One pries open a spiky durian husk with gloved hands, revealing pale yellow pods; the other laughs and leans back pinching her nose, holding a pod in her other hand. Piles of durians sit in crates behind them. A bare fluorescent tube hanging from the stall roof lights them from above with slightly green-white light, casting hard shadows under the husk spikes and under their chins; the street behind is dark, with blurred car headlights. Camera at their seated eye level a few steps away, both people in frame in three-quarter view. Snapshot photograph, natural colour, fine grain."
Both models make 2K here (Nano Banana Pro 1792 × 2400 px, Seedream 5.0 1728 × 2304 px). The prompt names two friends but only one gender ("her"), so the two models chose different pairs; that is a fair result, not a mistake.
Written and tested by the Reviral team on 24 September 2026. Every picture on this page was made on Reviral that day with the exact prompt printed next to it, one try each, nothing retouched. Prices read from Reviral's public model list and credit-cost list the same day.
What we saw
Nano Banana Pro vs Seedream 5: What Each Did
Judged by eye on the pictures shown here (up to 1,600 px, with zoomed crops of small text) on 24 September 2026 against the prompt's own words.
| Model | Hands | Light | Background | Stray text | Credits | Wait |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nano Banana Pro | Gloved hands pry the husk with a knife; they look natural | Green-white tube is there, but the scene is evenly lit | Bright street with scooters and shops, busier than asked | Partial shop sign top left, blurred street signs, a logo-like mark on one sneaker | 4 (4-credit option) | 44 s |
| Seedream 5 | Both gloved hands hold the open husk; they look natural | Harder top light and darker shadows, closer to the prompt | Dark street with blurred car lights, as asked | None we could read | 6 | 44 s |
One prompt is one test, not a benchmark. Credits read from Reviral's public model list on 24 September 2026.
Verdict
Nano Banana Pro or Seedream 5: Which to Use?
For candid people photos where the mood of the light matters: Seedream 5.0. It kept the street dark, made the tube light hard and green-white, and showed the nose pinch clearly, for 6 credits at 2K or 3K.
For busy scenes with lots of detail, or when you need 4K or up to 14 reference pictures: Nano Banana Pro. It filled the street with life, but it also added text nobody asked for.
Hands were a tie: both drew gloved hands that look natural, with no extra or missing fingers we could see. One picture on each costs 10 credits with Nano Banana Pro's 4-credit option, about $0.12.
Live settings
Settings Compared on Reviral
Read from Reviral's public model list on 24 September 2026.
| Setting | Nano Banana Pro | Seedream 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Credits per picture | 4 or 10 (about $0.05 or $0.12) | 6 (about $0.07) |
| Picture sizes | 1K, 2K, 4K | 2K or 3K, same price |
| Shapes | 10, including 4:5 and 21:9 | 9, including 21:9 and 9:21 |
| Reference pictures | Up to 9 or 14 (by option) | Up to 10 |
| API id | nano-banana-pro-fast / nano-banana-pro | seedream-5 |
| Open in the studio | Open studio | Open studio |
Seedream 5.0 Pro (8 credits, 1K or 2K) is a separate option; this test used Seedream 5.0.
Prompting each one
How to Prompt Each Model
Nano Banana Pro: plain sentences that start with "Generate a single image:"; if the picture must carry no text, end with a positive line such as "a clean scene with no signs or words". Our Nano Banana Pro prompt guide has five tested examples.
Seedream 5: scene first, then one real light and what it causes, then the style in a few words at the very end ("Snapshot photograph, natural colour, fine grain"). Our Seedream 5 prompt guide has five tested examples.
For people, write the gesture you want in plain words ("pinching her nose") and check hands and faces at full size on both.
Price shown before you generate
What This Test Costs
One picture on each model costs 10 credits with Nano Banana Pro's 4-credit option, about $0.12 at the $4.99 Mini Pack rate, checked 24 September 2026.
Nano Banana Pro and Seedream 5.0 · live price
Credits first, dollars at the $4.99 Mini Pack rate · checked 24 September 2026
| What you make | Credits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 1 picture, Nano Banana Pro 4-credit option | 4 credits | $0.05 |
| 1 picture, Nano Banana Pro 10-credit option | 10 credits | $0.12 |
| 1 picture, Seedream 5.0 (2K or 3K) | 6 credits | $0.07 |
| This test: one picture on each | 10 credits | $0.12 |
Sign-up gives 100 free credits with no card. Dollars use the $4.99 Mini Pack rate ($0.012475 per credit), checked 24 September 2026. Pay by card, or in ringgit (RM) with Touch 'n Go eWallet for credit packs or Visa/Mastercard for monthly plans.
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Short answers
Nano Banana Pro vs Seedream 5 FAQ
Which is better for photos of people, Nano Banana Pro or Seedream 5?+
In our night-stall test Seedream 5.0 matched the lighting and gesture more closely; both drew natural hands.
Which is cheaper?+
Nano Banana Pro's 4-credit option (about $0.05); Seedream 5.0 is 6 credits (about $0.07) and Nano Banana Pro's main option is 10 (checked 24 September 2026).
Which makes bigger pictures?+
Nano Banana Pro goes up to 4K; Seedream 5.0 makes 2K or 3K. Both made 2K in this test.
Did either model add unwanted text?+
Nano Banana Pro added a partial shop sign in the top left, blurred signs down the street and a small logo-like mark on one sneaker; Seedream 5.0 added none we could read.
Was the same prompt used on both?+
Yes, word for word, in the same 3:4 shape, one try each on 24 September 2026; the prompt is printed on this page.
Can I use both with one Reviral account?+
Yes. Both are in the same image studio and use one credit balance.
6 credits a picture · 100 free credits at sign-up, no card
Run the Night-Stall Test Yourself
Open the studio with Seedream 5.0 picked and the night-stall prompt filled in, then switch to Nano Banana Pro in the model menu for the same prompt. 6 credits vs 4 or 10 credits a picture, checked 24 September 2026. Pay by card, or in ringgit (RM) with Touch 'n Go eWallet for credit packs or Visa/Mastercard for monthly plans.
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