Google recently released its impressive Nano Banana 2 image model, which is advanced and fast in image generation and editing. For fast and repeatable image generation, there is currently no better AI image model than Nano Banana 2. It even outperforms the larger Nano Banana Pro in some tests. So, if you are interested in Nano Banana 2 and want to know more, then follow our detailed explanation below.
What is Nano Banana 2?
Nano Banana 2 is Google’s latest AI image generation and editing model, available for free on Gemini. It is powered by the Gemini 3.1 Flash image model and replaces the powerful Nano Banana Pro, which is based on the Gemini 3 Pro image. The new Nano Banana 2 model combines the speed and efficiency of the Flash model with the advanced real-world knowledge of the Nano Banana Pro.
At its core, Nano Banana 2 is a native multimodal model, meaning it is not a separate diffusion-based model. Instead, it uses the multimodal capabilities of Gemini 3.1 Flash to create/edit AI images reasonably and with high consistency within a single context window. And because of that, AI images created by Nano Banana models look very natural, stable and vibrant.
The new image model is being praised for its content stability, studio-quality creative control, improved world knowledge and more detailed images. When Nano Banana was released last year, it completely changed AI image production with its highly stable AI images. Later, Nano Banana Pro took it even further with incredible image editing across multiple iterations. And now, Nano Banana 2 is here with even better performance and lower latency.
Google’s Nano Banana Models
In March of last year, Google released Gemini’s first native image generation model, which was based on the Gemini 2.0 Flash experimental model. It produced low-resolution images, but was very stable and demonstrated the power of native image generation. A few months later, an incredible image model appeared at the LM Arena, codenamed “Nano Banana”.
Later, it was revealed that the mysterious Nano Banana image model came from Google and was based on the Gemini 2.5 Flash image. Google kept the name Nano Banana and it went viral for creating impressive images through consistent editing. Finally, Google released its most advanced Nano Banana Pro model in November, which was based on the flagship Gemini 3 Pro model.
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It demonstrated improved real-world knowledge and had high visual fidelity. However, it was expensive to run and free users had limited access to it. Finally, Google’s new Nano Banana 2 model brings pro-grade intelligence and logic to an inexpensive flash package that’s quick to use.
Nano Banana 2 Features
Let’s take a look at all the key features of Nano Banana 2, including its real-world knowledge, creative control, visual fidelity, and more.
Unlike diffusion-based image generation models, Nano Banana 2 can access and reason on Gemini’s real-world knowledge base. This helps the model understand the purpose behind image generation. On top of that, it can now connect to Google Search. This means Nano Banana 2 can access real-time images from the web to accurately render specific subjects.
Not only that, it can also access real-world locations, weather information, brands, and current events to improve its visual understanding before creating an image. Thanks to this powerful capability, you can create up-to-date infographics on any topic and create accurate data visualizations.
Nano Banana 2 Pricing and Availability
Nano Banana 2 is available for free to customers in the Gemini app. The new Nano Banana 2 model allows you to create 20 images per day and does not require a subscription. Launch the Gemini app and select Create Image under Tools. If you subscribe to the Google AI Plus plan (costing $7.99 per month), you can create 50 images per day and also access the larger Nano Banana Pro model.
In addition to Gemini, you can access Nano Banana 2 within Google Search’s Flow AI tool, AI mode, and Lens. For developers, you can access Nano Banana 2 through Google AI Studio, the Gemini API, and the Vertex API. The Nano Banana 2 is about 2x cheaper than the larger Nano Banana Pro model. The Nano Banana 2 costs $0.067 for a 1K resolution image and the Nano Banana Pro costs $0.134 for the same resolution image.