Google launches Nano Banana 2 model with faster image generation

Google contiguous announced the latest mentation of its popular representation procreation model, Nano Banana 2. The caller model, which is technically Gemini 3.1 Flash Image, tin make much realistic images than its predecessor. The exemplary volition besides present go the default successful the Gemini app for its Fast, Thinking, and Pro modes.

The institution archetypal released Nano Banana successful August 2025, prompting radical to make millions of images successful the Gemini app, particularly successful countries similar India. In November, the institution released Nano Banana Pro, which allows users to make much elaborate and high-quality images.

The caller Nano Banana 2 retains immoderate of the high-fidelity characteristics of the Pro exemplary but produces images faster. The institution says you tin make images with a solution ranging from 512px to 4K, successful antithetic facet ratios.

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Nano Banana 2 tin support quality consistency for up to 5 characters and fidelity of up to 14 objects successful 1 workflow for amended storytelling. Users tin besides contented analyzable requests with elaborate nuances for representation generation, Google says. In addition, users tin make media with much vibrant lighting, richer textures, and sharper detail.

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With the launch, Nano Banana 2 volition go the default exemplary for representation procreation crossed each apps successful the Gemini app. The institution is besides making it the default exemplary for representation procreation successful its video editing tool, Flow.

In Search, Nano Banana 2 volition go the default for Google Search results via Google Lens and successful AI Mode crossed 141 countries connected the Google app and connected the web crossed desktop and mobile.

On Google’s higher-end plans, Google AI Pro and Ultra, subscribers tin proceed usage Nano Banana Pro for specialized tasks by regenerating images via the three-dot menu.

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For developers, Nano Banana 2 volition beryllium disposable successful preview done the Gemini API, Gemini CLI, and the Vertex API. It volition besides beryllium disposable done AI Studio and the company’s improvement instrumentality Antigravity, which was released past November.

The institution said that each images created done the caller exemplary volition person a SynthID watermark, which is Google’s people to denote AI-generated images. The images are besides interoperable with C2PA Content Credentials, created by an manufacture assemblage consisting of companies similar Adobe, Microsoft, Google, OpenAI, and Meta. Google said that since launching the synthID verification successful the Gemini app successful November, radical person utilized it implicit 20 cardinal times.