Side-by-side comparison · Image, Logo & Design
Evoto AI vs Ideogram vs Nano Banana
Everything that matters when choosing between them, in one place: our rating, what each can do, what they cost, and the trade-offs.
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At a glance
Pick it if: Portrait, headshot, school and wedding photographers who retouch hundreds of faces a week.
Pick it if: Marketers and small business owners who need graphics with words on them, fast.
Pick it if: Marketers, store owners and creators who need realistic images and edits that stay true to the original person or product.
Overview
| Attribute | Evoto AI | Ideogram | Nano Banana |
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| In one line | Retouch skin, glasses glare and backgrounds across a whole portrait shoot in minutes. | Generates images that spell words correctly, so posters and ads come out readable. | Google's image model. Describe an edit and it keeps faces and products looking the same. |
| Pricing model | Freemium | Freemium | Freemium |
| Starting price | From $49 for 200 credits | $20/mo | $19.99/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Works with Claude Code | No | No | Yes |
Rating breakdown
Our scores out of 5. The higher bar in each row is highlighted.
| Attribute | Evoto AI | Ideogram | Nano Banana |
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| Overall rating | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.6Winner |
| Ease of useHow quickly someone non-technical gets value from it. | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| FeaturesHow completely it covers its own job, and how well the pieces fit together. | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 |
| Output qualityHow good the results are before you fix them. | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 |
| Value for moneyWhat you get for the price, including the free plan. | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 |
| Speed & reliabilityHow fast it is and how often it falls over. | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 |
Feature comparison
A tick means it does this today. A dash means we haven't checked.
| Attribute | Evoto AI | Ideogram | Nano Banana |
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| Access & platform | |||
| Free plan | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mobile app | Yes | No | Yes |
| Desktop app | Yes | No | No |
| Browser extension | No | No | No |
| API access | – | Yes | Yes |
| Teams & business | |||
| Team workspace | – | Yes | No |
| Enterprise plan or SSO | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Connects to other apps | Yes | No | Yes |
| Open source or self-hosted | No | No | No |
| AI abilities | |||
| Works with your files | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Understands images | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Makes images | – | Yes | Yes |
| Makes video | No | No | No |
| Writes code | No | No | No |
| Runs agents or automations | No | No | No |
| Learns your brand or style | Yes | Yes | No |
| Works in many languages | – | No | Yes |
| Capabilities score | 8/ 17 | 8/ 17 | 9/ 17 |
Pricing
Plans as listed on each vendor's site when we last checked. Confirm before you buy.
| Attribute | Evoto AI | Ideogram | Nano Banana |
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| Plans | Free Free Testing it on a real shoot. | Free Free Seeing whether it suits you. | Free (Gemini app and AI Studio) Free Trying it and occasional images. |
Pay as you go From $49 for 200 credits Occasional portrait jobs. | PlusOur pick $20/mo, or $15/mo billed yearly Most marketers and small businesses. | Google AI ProOur pick $19.99/mo Marketers and creators making images every week. | |
Starter $89/yr Part-time photographers. | Pro $60/mo, or $42/mo billed yearly Agencies and heavy ad testing. | Google AI Ultra From $99.99/mo Heavy daily image and video makers. | |
Basic PlusOur pick $269/yr Working portrait and wedding photographers. | Team $30/user/mo, or $20/user/mo billed yearly Small teams sharing one bill. | Gemini API From $0.034 per image Developers and automated workflows. | |
Standard $579/yr Busy studios and school photographers. | Enterprise Custom Larger organisations. | ||
Enterprise Custom Large studios and volume businesses. | |||
| Which plan to pick | Start with the free credits on a real job. If you retouch a few hundred photos a month, Basic Plus brings each photo to well under 10 cents. Pay as you go suits occasional work but costs two to three times as much per photo. Remember credits are lost if you let a yearly plan lapse for more than 30 days. | Treat Free as a demo, not a plan, because everything you make is public. Plus covers a normal week of social and ad graphics. Only step up to Pro if you are testing many ad variations a day. | Start free in the Gemini app to see if it suits your work. If you make images most weeks, Google AI Pro is the one to buy because it unlocks Nano Banana Pro and comes with Gemini, video credits and storage. Developers should use Nano Banana 2 on the API and save Pro for hero images. |
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Questions people ask
Which is better, Evoto AI, Ideogram or Nano Banana?
Nano Banana scores highest overall in our ratings (Evoto AI 3.9/5, Ideogram 4.1/5 and Nano Banana 4.6/5). Evoto AI is best for corporate and team headshots at volume and wedding and event portrait retouching. Ideogram is best for posters and ad creatives and quote and announcement graphics. Nano Banana is best for editing photos by describing the change and product shots and lifestyle scenes.
Which is cheaper, Evoto AI, Ideogram or Nano Banana?
Evoto AI: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at From $49 for 200 credits. Ideogram: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $20/mo. Nano Banana: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $19.99/mo.
How we compare
Ratings are our own, from using each tool, across ease of use, features, output quality, value for money, speed & reliability.
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