Model
Nano Banana 2: Pro-quality images at Flash speed
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Google DeepMind launched Nano Banana 2 on Feb 26, 2026. It's the Gemini 3.1 Flash Image model: you get the advanced world knowledge and creative control of Nano Banana Pro with the speed of Gemini Flash. That means faster edits, quicker iteration, and Pro-style quality without the wait.
What it's for
Nano Banana 2 is for anyone who wants high-quality AI images and edits in a hurry — marketing mockups, infographics, storyboards, or just playing with ideas. It pulls from Gemini's real-world knowledge and can use web search to render specific subjects more accurately. You also get precision text in images (legible text, translation/localization inside the image), so it's useful for cards, signs, and localized visuals.
Why it matters
- Subject consistency: Keep up to 5 characters and 14 objects consistent across a single workflow — great for storyboards and multi-image narratives without characters changing look.
- Production-ready specs: Full control over aspect ratios and resolution from 512px to 4K, so you can go from a vertical social post to a wide-screen backdrop and keep things sharp.
- Precise instruction following: The model sticks to complex prompts more strictly, so the image you get is closer to the image you asked for.
- Visual upgrade: Richer lighting, textures, and detail while still running at Flash speed.
Google is also deepening provenance: SynthID plus C2PA Content Credentials so you can see not just if AI was used but how. SynthID verification in the Gemini app has already been used over 20 million times.
Where you get it
- Gemini app: Nano Banana 2 is the default on Fast, Thinking, and Pro. Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers can still use Nano Banana Pro for specialized tasks via the three-dot regenerate menu.
- Search: In AI Mode and Lens (Google app and browsers) — availability includes 141 countries and eight more languages.
- AI Studio + API: Preview in AI Studio and Gemini API; pricing. Also in Google Antigravity.
- Vertex AI: Preview with the Gemini API.
- Flow: Default image model in Flow, free for all Flow users (zero credits).
- Ads: Powers image suggestions when creating campaigns.
So: Nano Banana Pro when you need max fidelity and factual accuracy; Nano Banana 2 when you want speed, precise prompts, and integrated search grounding. If you've been waiting for "Pro quality at Flash speed," this is it.
Try it: Use image generation in the Gemini app (including the new templates), or try the AI Studio preview for the Flash Image model.