A side-by-side look at the Gpt Image MCP and Nano Banana MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Gpt Image MCP for multimedia process work as a local process; choose Nano Banana MCP for multimedia process as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
YOUBOT_API_KEY, YOUBOT_IMAGE_DIR.generate_image, edit_image, check_credits.generate_image, edit_image, continue_editing.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | N Nano Banana MCP | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Multimedia Process | Multimedia Process |
| Quality signal | 55/100 · Good | 55/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | YOUBOT_API_KEYYOUBOT_IMAGE_DIR | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 3 | 6 |
| Full listing | View Gpt Image MCP | View Nano Banana MCP |
generate_imageMake an image from a text promptedit_imageChange an existing image from a public URL — swap a background, add or remove objects, restylecheck_creditsShow remaining balance and images leftgenerate_imageCreate new images from text promptsedit_imageModify existing images with optional reference imagescontinue_editingIteratively edit the last imageget_last_image_infoGet info about the last imageconfigure_gemini_tokenSet API keyget_configuration_statusCheck configurationPaste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
{
"mcpServers": {
"gpt-image-mcp-2": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"gpt-image-2-5-mcp"
],
"env": {
"YOUBOT_API_KEY": "YOUR_YOUBOT_API_KEY_HERE",
"YOUBOT_IMAGE_DIR": "YOUR_YOUBOT_IMAGE_DIR_HERE"
}
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"nano-banana-mcp-2": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"github:fjacquet/Nano-Banana-MCP"
]
}
}
}