Bulk Format run, 100 Nano Banana 2.1 4K images: $20.00, 7 rounds
If every item in a 100-item Format bulk queue makes one 4K Nano Banana 2.1 image, the image cost is $20.00; at concurrency 16 it takes 7 rounds.

A 100-item Format bulk queue in which each item makes one Nano Banana 2.1 image at 4K costs $20.00 in image generation ($0.20 each) and takes 7 rounds at the maximum concurrency of 16 (100 divided by 16, rounded up). The queue itself has no cap, so each item's generation_spend_cap_usd is your only ceiling.
Image cost and rounds
concurrency is an integer from 1 to 16, items from 1 to 100. The round count is the number of times the window refills.
| Resolution | Price per image | 100 images | Rounds at concurrency 16 | Rounds at concurrency 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1K | $0.10 | $10.00 | 7 | 25 |
| 2K | $0.15 | $15.00 | 7 | 25 |
| 4K | $0.20 | $20.00 | 7 | 25 |
The queue body
Only concurrency and items sit at the top level, and each item carries its own generation_spend_cap_usd. Send one Idempotency-Key per queue.
{
"concurrency": 16,
"items": [
{ "instruction": "4K product shot, blue background", "input": { "sku": "A-001" }, "generation_spend_cap_usd": 1 },
{ "instruction": "4K product shot, blue background", "input": { "sku": "A-002" }, "generation_spend_cap_usd": 1 }
]
}Limits and gotchas
The $20.00 is only the image price. A Format run is an agent turn, so a real item also pays for its other tools, and the item cap bounds the total, not the image alone.
- The queue status
completeddoes not mean success; checkcounts.failed. - There is no queue webhook and no cancel-queue endpoint; cancel children one by one.
- Items always run with
on_active_run: allow.
Sources
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