Google Nano Banana 2

Conversational image gen + edit

Free tier + paidAI media generationai.google.dev

What it is

Google's image line, rebuilt as Nano Banana 2 (gemini-3.1-flash-image) in February 2026, with a cheaper Lite variant and the higher-fidelity Nano Banana Pro (gemini-3-pro-image). Generates and edits from plain-language instructions inside a normal Gemini conversation.

Why it earns a slot

Unbeatable at iterative conversational editing - change one element and everything else stays pixel-identical across many turns. Character and object consistency is the strongest available anywhere, and text rendering is close to best in class.

Know before you commit

There is no free API tier for image models; free access exists only through the consumer Gemini app. All outputs carry invisible SynthID watermarking, and consumer-app generations may be used to improve Google products depending on account settings.

Getting started

Available via the Gemini API, Google AI Studio and Vertex AI; batch mode halves per-image price.

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Pricing snapshot

API: Nano Banana 2 $0.067 at 1K, $0.101 at 2K, $0.151 at 4K; Lite $0.034. Nano Banana Pro $0.134 (1K/2K), $0.24 (4K). Batch mode is 50% off. Free inside the Gemini app.

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Evaluate Google Nano Banana 2 (https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/image-generation) for this project, then use it only if it fits what we are already building.
Context: Conversational image gen + edit. Google's image line, rebuilt as Nano Banana 2 (gemini-3.1-flash-image) in February 2026, with a cheaper Lite variant and the higher-fidelity Nano Banana Pro (gemini-3-pro-image). Generates and edits from plain-language instructions inside a normal Gemini conversation.
Reviewer notes (general, not written for this codebase): Unbeatable at iterative conversational editing - change one element and everything else stays pixel-identical across many turns. Character and object consistency is the strongest available anywhere, and text rendering is close to best in class.
Watch out for: There is no free API tier for image models; free access exists only through the consumer Gemini app. All outputs carry invisible SynthID watermarking, and consumer-app generations may be used to improve Google products depending on account settings.
Pricing: API: Nano Banana 2 $0.067 at 1K, $0.101 at 2K, $0.151 at 4K; Lite $0.034. Nano Banana Pro $0.134 (1K/2K), $0.24 (4K). Batch mode is 50% off. Free inside the Gemini app.
Setup: Available via the Gemini API, Google AI Studio and Vertex AI; batch mode halves per-image price.
Rules: treat the notes above as background only. Do not assume a theme, style, layout or feature that is not already in this project — inspect the existing code first and ask me before changing visual direction.

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