How do I use Nano Banana 2.1 in Claude Code?

Connect the Seedance 2 MCP server (https://www.seedance2.net/mcp) to Claude Code, sign in with your Seedance 2 account, and ask for an image with Nano Banana 2.1 named in the request.

Is there a Nano Banana 2.1 MCP server?

Seedance 2's MCP server at https://www.seedance2.net/mcp runs Nano Banana 2.1 along with other image and video models, on one credit balance. You do not need a Google API key.

Can I turn a Nano Banana 2.1 image into a video?

Yes. Ask the assistant to animate it with Seedance 2.5 image to video; it uses the image as the first frame.

Can Claude Code edit my local images with Nano Banana 2.1?

Yes. Claude Code uploads the file with the upload_media tool and sends it to Nano Banana 2.1 as the image to edit, with up to 10 input images per request, then saves the result into your project.

How to Use Nano Banana 2.1 in Claude Code

Seedance 2 team · Updated 2026-11-11

Connect the Seedance 2 MCP server (https://www.seedance2.net/mcp) to Claude Code and it can make and edit images with Nano Banana 2.1: Google's image model and the default image model on Seedance 2. An image costs 1 credit at 1K, 2 credits at 2K, 3 credits at 4K.

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Add Nano Banana 2.1 to Claude Code

Run /plugin marketplace add nereo-io/seedance2-plugin, then /plugin install seedance2@seedance2-marketplace.
Run /mcp, pick seedance2 and sign in with your Seedance 2 account.
Without the plugin: claude mcp add --transport http seedance2 https://www.seedance2.net/mcp, then /mcp to sign in.

Use files from your project

Claude Code can send local images, video and audio to Seedance 2 with the upload_media tool (no public link needed) and use them as first frames, edit sources or references. Ask it to save the result to a path in your project and it downloads the file there.

Example prompts

Use Nano Banana 2.1 to make a 16:9 2K hero image for this landing page: a ceramic mug on a linen tablecloth, morning window light. Save it to ./public/hero.png.
Upload ./assets/product.jpg and edit it with Nano Banana 2.1: replace the background with a sunlit forest, keep the product and lighting direction. Save it next to the original.
Read the blog posts in ./content/blog and make a 16:9 Nano Banana 2.1 cover image for each one that has none, saved as ./public/blog/<slug>.png.

Nano Banana 2.1 pricing in Claude Code

Nano Banana 2.1 is paid with Seedance 2 credits, not by Claude Code. Dollar figures run from the cheapest to the dearest plan rate. Full tables: https://www.seedance2.net/pricing.md.

Output	Credits	Dollars
1 image, 1K	1	$0.02–$0.10
1 image, 2K	2	$0.05–$0.20
1 image, 4K	3	$0.07–$0.29

Limits

Modes: text-to-image, image-to-image. Resolutions: 1K, 2K, 4K.

When to choose another model

Use GPT Image 2.6 when you want OpenAI's model (3 credits at 1K against 1 for Nano Banana 2.1). To turn the image into video, ask for Seedance 2.5 image to video.

Questions

How do I use Nano Banana 2.1 in Claude Code?: Connect the Seedance 2 MCP server (https://www.seedance2.net/mcp) to Claude Code, sign in with your Seedance 2 account, and ask for an image with Nano Banana 2.1 named in the request.
Is there a Nano Banana 2.1 MCP server?: Seedance 2's MCP server at https://www.seedance2.net/mcp runs Nano Banana 2.1 along with other image and video models, on one credit balance. You do not need a Google API key.
Can I turn a Nano Banana 2.1 image into a video?: Yes. Ask the assistant to animate it with Seedance 2.5 image to video; it uses the image as the first frame.
Can Claude Code edit my local images with Nano Banana 2.1?: Yes. Claude Code uploads the file with the upload_media tool and sends it to Nano Banana 2.1 as the image to edit, with up to 10 input images per request, then saves the result into your project.