How do I use Nano Banana 2.1 in Claude?

Connect the Seedance 2 MCP server (https://www.seedance2.net/mcp) to Claude, 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.

How to Use Nano Banana 2.1 in Claude

Seedance 2 team · Updated 2026-11-10

Connect the Seedance 2 MCP server (https://www.seedance2.net/mcp) to Claude 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 credits at 1K, 2 credits at 2K, 3 credits at 4K.

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Add Nano Banana 2.1 to Claude

In Claude (web, desktop or mobile), open Settings → Connectors and choose Add custom connector.
Name it Seedance 2 and paste the server URL: https://www.seedance2.net/mcp
Click Connect, sign in with your Seedance 2 account and approve the connection. New accounts get free credits, no card needed.

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.

Example prompts

Use Nano Banana 2.1 to make a product photo: a ceramic mug on a linen tablecloth, morning window light, 4:5, 2K.
Edit this photo with Nano Banana 2.1: replace the background with a sunlit forest, keep the person and lighting direction.
Nano Banana 2.1, four variations: a minimalist poster of a lighthouse at night, flat colors.

Nano Banana 2.1 pricing in Claude

Nano Banana 2.1 is paid with Seedance 2 credits, not by Claude. 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?: Connect the Seedance 2 MCP server (https://www.seedance2.net/mcp) to Claude, 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.