Nano Banana 2: Combining Pro capabilities with lightning-fast speed

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Google DeepMind launches Nano Banana 2, an image generation model that combines the advanced capabilities of Nano Banana Pro with the speed of Gemini Flash. The model features improved subject consistency, precise text rendering, and is integrated into Google products like Gemini and Search.

Our latest image generation model offers advanced world knowledge, production ready specs, subject consistency and more, all at Flash speed.
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# Nano Banana 2: Combining Pro capabilities with lightning-fast speed Source: [https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/ai/nano-banana-2/](https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/ai/nano-banana-2/) Our latest image generation model offers advanced world knowledge, production\-ready specs, subject consistency and more, all at Flash speed\. ## General summary Google DeepMind is launching Nano Banana 2, a new image model that combines the advanced features of Nano Banana Pro with the speed of Gemini Flash\. You can now access high\-quality image generation with faster editing and iteration across Google products like the Gemini app and Google Search\. Also, Google continues to improve its SynthID technology with C2PA Content Credentials to identify AI\-generated content\. Summaries were generated by Google AI\. Generative AI is experimental\. ## Bullet points - "Nano Banana 2" combines the best of Google's image models: speed and advanced capabilities\. - Nano Banana 2 brings Gemini Flash's speed to image generation, enabling rapid edits\. - Enjoy enhanced creative control with subject consistency and precise instruction following\. - Nano Banana 2 is rolling out across Google products like Gemini, Search, and Ads\. - Google is improving AI image identification with SynthID and C2PA Content Credentials\. Summaries were generated by Google AI\. Generative AI is experimental\. ## Basic explainer Google has a new AI image model called Nano Banana 2\. It's super fast and combines the best parts of their other image models\. You can now make images quicker with better quality and more control\. It's available in Google apps like Gemini and even for creating ads\. Summaries were generated by Google AI\. Generative AI is experimental\. #### Explore other styles: ![Nano Banana 2 text with AI generated images around it](https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/NB2_Hero.width-200.format-webp.webp) Your browser does not support the audio element\. Listen to article This content is generated by Google AI\. Generative AI is experimental \[\[duration\]\] minutes In August of last year, our Gemini Image model,[Nano Banana](https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/gemini/updated-image-editing-model/), became a[viral sensation](https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/gemini/nano-banana-google-trends-2025/), redefining image generation and editing\. Then in November, we released[Nano Banana Pro](https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/products/nano-banana-pro/), offering users advanced intelligence and studio\-quality creative control\. Today, we’re bringing the best of both worlds to users across Google\. Introducing Nano Banana 2 \(Gemini 3\.1 Flash Image\), our latest state\-of\-the\-art image model\. Now you can get the advanced world knowledge, quality and reasoning you love in Nano Banana Pro, at lightning\-fast speed\. ## Intelligence and visual quality at Flash speed Nano Banana 2 brings the high\-speed intelligence of Gemini Flash to visual generation, making rapid edits and iteration possible\. It makes once\-exclusive Pro features accessible to a wider audience, including: - **Advanced world knowledge:**The model pulls from Gemini’s real\-world knowledge base, and is powered by real\-time information and images from web search to more accurately render specific subjects\. This deep understanding also helps you create infographics, turn notes into diagrams and generate data visualizations\. - **Precision text rendering and translation**: Nano Banana 2 allows you to generate accurate, legible text for marketing mockups or greeting cards\. You can even translate and localize text within an image to share your ideas globally\. ![High-quality flat lay photography of a DIY infographic explaining the water cycle on a clean, light gray textured background with hand-drawn black arrows to guide the viewer through the process](https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/wm-c2a77d45-6afd-4d2e-ae5b-3f1ed8.width-100.format-webp.webp) A flat lay infographic depicting the water cycle ![A three-panel comic-style infographic in 16:9 aspect ratio comparing Cumulus, Stratus, and Cirrus clouds, each shown in a dramatic sky with a bold label](https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/wm-15220c99-824b-4040-a8bd-eb7e7a.width-100.format-webp.webp) Triptych infographic comparing cloud types ![A 16:9 aspect ratio image of Museum Clos Lucé rendered in the style of bright-colored Synthetic Cubism without any text](https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/DH_gemini-image__grounded-image-s.width-100.format-webp.webp) Museum Clos Lucé in Synthetic Cubism style ![2 images on a white background: First, A cinematic close-up of an intricately illustrated sign made of recycled material featuring local birds and flowers and text that reads "Native Wildlife: Please Observe from a Distance" against a soft blur of green foliage. Second, a version of the "Native Wildlife" sign localized for an Indian setting, with all text translated into Hindi](https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/gemini-image_localisation_1_light.width-100.format-webp.webp) Localized "Native Wildlife" sign *Read the prompts: Water Cycle*[1](https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/ai/nano-banana-2/#footnote-1)*, Cloud Infographic*[2](https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/ai/nano-banana-2/#footnote-2)*, Cubism*[3](https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/ai/nano-banana-2/#footnote-3)*, Wildlife Sign*[4](https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/ai/nano-banana-2/#footnote-4) ## Enhanced creative control Nano Banana 2 also dramatically closes the gap between speed and visual fidelity, delivering high\-quality, photorealistic imagery\. Here’s what our newest model offers and has improved on from the original Nano Banana: - **Subject consistency:**Maintain character resemblance of up to five characters and the fidelity of up to 14 objects in a single workflow, allowing you to storyboard and build narratives without altering the appearance of your inputs\. - **Precise instruction following:**With enhanced instruction following, the model adheres more strictly to your complex requests, capturing the specific nuances of your idea so the image you get is the image you asked for\. - **Production\-ready specs**: Make attention grabbing assets with full control of various aspect ratios and resolutions from 512px to 4K, ensuring your visuals stay sharp whether they are for a vertical social post or a wide\-screen backdrop\. - **Visual fidelity upgrade:**Nano Banana 2 delivers vibrant lighting, richer textures and sharper details, maintaining high\-quality aesthetics at the speed expected from Flash\. ![A silly and joyful image showing 14 consistent characters and items having fun together in a farm setting](https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/gemini-image__subject-consistency.width-100.format-webp.webp) Joyful characters and items at a farm ![A 16:9 story sequence showing three fluffy characters building a treehouse, with various expressions and angles across multiple panels](https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/gemini-image__multiple-possibilit.width-100.format-webp.webp) Fluffy friends building a treehouse ![A moody and atmospheric high-angle aerial view of a misty valley with lush green hills, a winding road, and a dark blue-grey body of water reflecting an overcast sky](https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/wm-b1c3ea8d-6e70-44b2-a53e-a1883c.width-100.format-webp.webp) Misty panoramic aerial shot of a verdant valley ![A vibrant pop-art style image of an individual in a striking suit with blue swirling patterns and pink circles, wearing heart-shaped sunglasses, posed against a solid cerulean blue background, in different aspect ratios](https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/gemini-image__general-prompting-4.width-100.format-webp.webp) Highly stylized pop\-art fashion portrait in different aspect ratios *Read the prompts: Farm*[5](https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/ai/nano-banana-2/#footnote-5)*, Treehouse*[6](https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/ai/nano-banana-2/#footnote-6)*, Valley*[7](https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/ai/nano-banana-2/#footnote-7)*, Portrait*[8](https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/ai/nano-banana-2/#footnote-8) ## Try Nano Banana 2 today Whatever your needs, we now offer the perfect tool for every workflow: Nano Banana Pro for high\-fidelity tasks requiring maximum factual accuracy, or Nano Banana 2 for rapid generation, precise instruction following and integrated image\-search grounding\. Nano Banana 2 is rolling out today across Google products, including: - **Gemini app:**Nano Banana 2 will replace Nano Banana Pro across the Fast, Thinking and Pro models\. Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers will keep access to Nano Banana Pro for specialized tasks by[regenerating images](https://support.google.com/gemini/answer/14286560)via the three\-dot menu\. - **Search:**In AI Mode and Lens, through the Google app as well as mobile and desktop browsers\. View[availability here](https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/16649374), including 141 new countries and territories and eight additional languages\. - **AI Studio \+ API:**Available in preview in[AI Studio](https://aistudio.google.com/prompts/new_chat?model=gemini-3.1-flash-image-preview)and[Gemini API](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/image-generation)\. Pricing[here](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/pricing#gemini-3.1-flash-image-preview)\. Also available in[Google Antigravity](https://antigravity.google/)\. - **Google Cloud:**Available in preview with the Gemini API in[Vertex AI](https://cloud.google.com/vertex-ai?e=48754805)\. - **Flow:**Nano Banana 2 is the new default image generation model in[Flow](https://flow.google/), available to all Flow users for zero credits\. - **Google Ads:**Nano Banana 2 is available now, powering suggestions while creating campaigns in Google Ads\. ![A user interface for the Gemini app template feature labeled, "Pick a style for your image." It shows a grid of 12 preview tiles with different artistic styles like "Monochrome," "Gothic clay," and "Steampunk," above a text prompt box that says "Describe your image."](https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/Gemini_Features_NB_Inline_2026022.width-100.format-webp.webp) Try Nano Banana 2 in the Gemini app, using the new templates feature\. ![A side-by-side comparison of two graphite pencil sketches showing different interpretations of a pufferfish nest: one a less accurate, textured, shell-lined crater and the other a more accurate geometric, scientific diagram in a field notebook with handwritten annotations.](https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/16_9.width-100.format-webp.webp) World knowledge from Nano Banana 2 in AI Mode in Search\. ![A four-panel collage featuring a whimsical kangaroo on vacation: steering a small blue boat at sea, sipping espresso at a Parisian cafe, lounging in a white bathrobe on a bed, and jumping in a colorful bouncy castle.](https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/NB2_Asset.width-100.format-webp.webp) Subject preservation from Nano Banana 2 in Flow\. Read the prompts: AI Mode in Search[9](https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/ai/nano-banana-2/#footnote-9), Flow[10](https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/ai/nano-banana-2/#footnote-10) ## Robust provenance: marking and verification As generative media evolves, so must the tools we use to identify and understand it\. We continue to deepen our provenance approach, by coupling our state\-of\-the\-art[SynthID](https://deepmind.google/models/synthid/)technology with interoperable[C2PA Content Credentials](https://c2pa.org/), we provide users with a more holistic and contextual view of not just if AI was used, but how\. Our provenance tools are already making an impact\. Since its launch in November, our[SynthID verification feature](https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/products/ai-image-verification-gemini-app/)in Gemini app has been used over 20 million times across various languages, helping people identify Google AI\-generated images, video and audio\. We’ll soon be bringing C2PA verification to the Gemini app, too\. ## Get more stories from Google in your inbox\. Done\. Just one step more\. Check your inbox to confirm your subscription\. You are already subscribed to our newsletter\. You can also subscribe with a ### Related stories

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