How do I use Nano Banana 2.1 in Codex?

Connect the Seedance 2 MCP server (https://www.seedance2.net/mcp) to Codex, 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 Codex edit my local images with Nano Banana 2.1?

Yes. Codex 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 Codex

Seedance 2 team · Updated 2026-11-11

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

Run codex plugin marketplace add nereo-io/seedance2-plugin, then codex plugin add seedance2@seedance2-marketplace, and start a new session.
Sign in with your Seedance 2 account when Codex asks.
Without the plugin: add [mcp_servers.seedance2] with url = "https://www.seedance2.net/mcp" to ~/.codex/config.toml.

Use files from your project

Codex 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 Codex

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