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AI Image Generators

Nano Banana

Google's fast Gemini image model for conversational generation and consistent edits.

Ways to pay

Gemini API image generation
From $0.045/image
Gemini app image generation
From $4.99/mo
Vertex AI deployment
Custom
Free plan available
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Overview

Bottom line

Nano Banana is Google's Gemini image model family for conversational image generation and editing. It is best for users and teams that want to describe changes in natural language, work from reference images, and keep visual edits moving inside Gemini or Google's developer surfaces.

The strongest fit is fast iterative editing: product mockups, background changes, image blends, character or object consistency, and lightweight creative exploration where conversation is easier than manual layers. The caveat is naming and access complexity. Nano Banana can refer to related Gemini image capabilities across app, API, and cloud routes, and each route may have different quality, latency, limits, and governance expectations.

Use Nano Banana when image editing belongs in a Gemini-centered workflow. Separate consumer Gemini use, Google AI Studio or API prototyping, and Vertex AI production deployment before deciding how the model should be bought or governed.

Pricing

Pricing snapshot

Ways to pay

App subscriptions, API usage, team workspaces, and enterprise contracts can follow different billing paths. See the pricing guide for current plan and meter details.

  • Direct API

    Primary

    Gemini API image generation

    From $0.045/image

    Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Standard starts at $0.045 per 0.5K API image.

  • App subscription

    Gemini app image generation

    From $4.99/mo

    App-based Nano Banana access runs through Gemini image-generation features and inherits Google AI subscription limits, starting with Google AI Plus at $4.99/mo.

  • Enterprise sales

    Vertex AI deployment

    Custom

    Enterprise deployments can route through Vertex AI when cloud procurement, governance, and enterprise controls matter.

Plans

Gemini API — Standard

Usage-based API

Usage: Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview Standard: input $0.50 per 1M text/image tokens; output $3 per 1M text/thinking tokens and $60 per 1M image tokens; equivalent output approx $0.045 per 0.5K, $0.067 per 1K, $0.101 per 2K, $0.151 per 4K image

  • Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview — Included
  • Standard image output rates for 0.5K, 1K, 2K, and 4K images — Included
  • Separate Gemini API meter outside Gemini app subscriptions — Included

Gemini API — Batch

Usage-based API

Usage: Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview Batch: input $0.25 per 1M text/image tokens; output $1.50 per 1M text/thinking tokens and $30 per 1M image tokens; equivalent output approx $0.022 per 0.5K, $0.034 per 1K, $0.050 per 2K, $0.076 per 4K image

  • Batch API pricing for queued or bulk rendering — Included
  • Lower equivalent output prices for asynchronous image jobs — Included
  • Separate Gemini API meter outside Gemini app subscriptions — Included

Capabilities

Input types

text, image

Output types

image, text

Supported platforms

Web, iOS, Android

Delivery modes

Chat app, API, Developer console

Company context

Company

Google DeepMind

Founded

1998

Headquarters

Mountain View, California, United States

Category

AI Image Generators

Official sources

Editorial guidance grounded in official product sources.

FAQ

Common questions

Is Nano Banana free to use?

Yes. Google gives Gemini users a free Nano Banana tier, and paid Google AI plans raise the daily image limits and unlock broader Gemini perks.

What is Nano Banana best at?

Its strongest use case is conversational image editing: preserving people, pets, products, and scenes while you keep changing backgrounds, styles, text, or layout details over multiple turns.

Does Nano Banana have an API?

Yes. Google exposes Nano Banana through the Gemini API and AI Studio, with fast models for high-volume work and Pro variants for higher-fidelity creative tasks.

What is the difference between Nano Banana, Nano Banana 2, and Nano Banana Pro?

Nano Banana is Google's umbrella name for Gemini's native image stack. The original Nano Banana was Gemini 2.5 Flash Image, now a legacy model; the current Nano Banana 2 maps to Gemini 3.1 Flash Image, Nano Banana 2 Lite to Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Image, and Nano Banana Pro to Gemini 3 Pro Image.

Recent updates

Changelog snapshot

Feature

Event date

Version Lyria 3.5

Google released Lyria 3.5 in public preview with longer-form song generation, improved musical coherence, natural vocals, and fine-grained control.

Official source Release notes | Gemini API | Google AI for Developers

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Feature

Event date

Google released agentic video understanding for Gemini 3.7 Flash, 3.6 Flash, and 3.5 Flash-Lite across the Interactions and GenerateContent APIs.

Official source Release notes | Gemini API | Google AI for Developers

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Feature

Event date

Version gemini-omni-1.1-flash

Google made Gemini Omni Flash 1.1 generally available for video generation and editing with 360p, 720p, 1080p, and 4K outputs.

Official source Release notes | Gemini API | Google AI for Developers

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