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Nano Banana 2

Generate AI image with Nano Banana 2: text to image and image to image, all from one Vidney workspace.

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22 models
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Required: 3 credits

Output

Sample
Prompt library15 tested prompts with real outputs

What Nano Banana 2 does well

01

Marker lettering that stays exact

A kraft-paper flat lay: a cut banner reading FROM WHEAT TO LOAF, then five stages from wheat sheaf to baked loaf, tagged HARVEST, MILL, KNEAD, RISE, BAKE. All nine hand-lettered words are spelled right, ink following each slip's tilt.

Marker lettering that stays exact: Overhead flat-lay photograph of a handmade DIY infographic on brown kraft paper, square format. A hand-cut white paper banner across the top reads "FROM WHEAT TO LOAF" in clean black marker capitals. Below it, five real objects in a gentle arc from left to right: a small bundle of dry wheat stalks, a little pile of wheat grains, a soft mound of white flour, a smooth ball of raw dough, and a golden crusty loaf. Under each object a small hand-cut white paper label in the same black marker: "HARVEST", "MILL", "KNEAD", "RISE", "BAKE". Hand-drawn black marker arrows link the steps in order. Soft diffused window daylight, gentle shadows, matte paper texture, visible flour dust and crust cracks. Shot straight down with a 50mm lens, everything in focus. No other text, no numbers, no logos, no watermark.
Prompt

Overhead flat-lay photograph of a handmade DIY infographic on brown kraft paper, square format. A hand-cut white paper banner across the top reads "FROM WHEAT TO LOAF" in clean black marker capitals. Below it, five real objects in a gentle arc from left to right: a small bundle of dry wheat stalks, a little pile of wheat grains, a soft mound of white flour, a smooth ball of raw dough, and a golden crusty loaf. Under each object a small hand-cut white paper label in the same black marker: "HARVEST", "MILL", "KNEAD", "RISE", "BAKE". Hand-drawn black marker arrows link the steps in order. Soft diffused window daylight, gentle shadows, matte paper texture, visible flour dust and crust cracks. Shot straight down with a 50mm lens, everything in focus. No other text, no numbers, no logos, no watermark.

02

Characters that hold across panels

Six panels, attic to hilltop dusk: the same girl in red glasses and yellow dungarees, the same grey terrier, the same fox kite once she paints it. The beats run in the order given, with no speech bubbles.

Characters that hold across panels: A six-panel comic strip, three columns by two rows, thin white gutters, square format, about the same two characters: an eight-year-old girl with a curly black bob, round red glasses and a yellow dungaree dress, and her scruffy grey terrier. Panel 1: wide shot, she finds a torn paper kite in the attic. Panel 2: medium shot, she glues orange paper onto the frame. Panel 3: close-up, she paints a white fox face on the kite. Panel 4: wide shot, she runs across a meadow, the dog chasing. Panel 5: low angle, the fox kite lifts into a blue sky. Panel 6: both watch it fly from a hilltop at dusk. Clean cel-shaded illustration, bold outlines, warm limited palette. Girl, dog and fox kite identical in every panel. No speech bubbles, no captions, no text, no extra characters.
Prompt

A six-panel comic strip, three columns by two rows, thin white gutters, square format, about the same two characters: an eight-year-old girl with a curly black bob, round red glasses and a yellow dungaree dress, and her scruffy grey terrier. Panel 1: wide shot, she finds a torn paper kite in the attic. Panel 2: medium shot, she glues orange paper onto the frame. Panel 3: close-up, she paints a white fox face on the kite. Panel 4: wide shot, she runs across a meadow, the dog chasing. Panel 5: low angle, the fox kite lifts into a blue sky. Panel 6: both watch it fly from a hilltop at dusk. Clean cel-shaded illustration, bold outlines, warm limited palette. Girl, dog and fox kite identical in every panel. No speech bubbles, no captions, no text, no extra characters.

03

Skin texture left unretouched

A workshop portrait lit by one window at the right: open pores, deep lines across the forehead, stray white hairs breaking the beard's edge, cable-knit stitches, the worn jacket's dull sheen. Skin stays skin, with no smoothing pass.

Skin texture left unretouched: Character portrait of a man in his sixties with weathered, sun-lined skin, a short salt-and-pepper beard and pale grey eyes, wearing a chunky cream cable-knit wool sweater under a dark waxed-canvas jacket. Head and shoulders, square format, subject slightly off center, dark blurred workshop interior behind him. Soft daylight from a single window at camera right shapes a Rembrandt triangle on the shadow cheek, the window reflected as a catchlight in each eye. 85mm lens at f/2, focus locked on the eyes, shallow depth of field. Natural skin with visible pores, fine wrinkles and individual beard hairs, the knit texture and the waxed fabric sheen rendered in sharp detail. Calm, direct gaze, closed lips. No text, no extra people, no watermark, no heavy retouching, no plastic-smooth skin.
Prompt

Character portrait of a man in his sixties with weathered, sun-lined skin, a short salt-and-pepper beard and pale grey eyes, wearing a chunky cream cable-knit wool sweater under a dark waxed-canvas jacket. Head and shoulders, square format, subject slightly off center, dark blurred workshop interior behind him. Soft daylight from a single window at camera right shapes a Rembrandt triangle on the shadow cheek, the window reflected as a catchlight in each eye. 85mm lens at f/2, focus locked on the eyes, shallow depth of field. Natural skin with visible pores, fine wrinkles and individual beard hairs, the knit texture and the waxed fabric sheen rendered in sharp detail. Calm, direct gaze, closed lips. No text, no extra people, no watermark, no heavy retouching, no plastic-smooth skin.

What you can create with Nano Banana 2

Marketing and ad creative

Render ten ad variants in the time it took to brief one designer, then A/B test against real spend. No shoot, no studio.

Social and blog graphics

Batch a week of thumbnails, headers, and quote cards in one session, with one consistent brand look across the series.

Product and e-commerce imagery

Listing shots and lifestyle scenes from the angle that converts, fresh for every SKU instead of recycled supplier photos.

Concept art and design

Explore characters, moodboards, and key visuals in minutes. Pitch finished-looking key art before the budget is locked.

The technology behind Nano Banana 2

How the model works, based on public documentation and sourced evidence.

Nano Banana 2 is the consumer name for Gemini 3.1 Flash Image, Google's image generation and editing model released on February 26, 2026. It is not a standalone diffusion model but a natively multimodal Gemini model that generates images inside the same system that handles text, so you can create and edit conversationally over multiple turns. A thinking mode is enabled by default, meaning the model reasons through complex prompts before rendering the final image, and it can ground generations in Google Search for real-world accuracy.

Compared with the original Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image), Google states the new version maintains resemblance for up to 5 characters and fidelity for up to 14 objects across generations, adds precision text rendering and translation inside images, and supports resolutions from 512px up to 4K with a wide set of aspect ratios including 21:9. The API accepts up to 10 reference images for object fidelity, and on Google's enterprise platform the model can also take video files as input to generate context-aware images such as thumbnails.

Google positions Nano Banana 2 as the general-purpose middle tier of a three-model lineup: Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image) above it for complex, high-end work, and Nano Banana 2 Lite below it for maximum speed and lowest cost. Capability boundaries follow that positioning: at general availability 1K and 2K output were GA while 4K remained in preview on the enterprise platform, and independent testing finds that scenes with many subjects, intricate lighting, and fine physical detail still favor the Pro model.

Every image generated by Nano Banana 2 carries an invisible SynthID watermark, and Google pairs SynthID with interoperable C2PA Content Credentials so images can be identified as AI-generated. Google reports its SynthID verification feature has been used over 20 million times.

Sources: blog.google · google.dev · google.com · curiousrefuge.com

Who uses Nano Banana 2, and what for

Nano Banana 2 fits anyone who needs finished images without a photographer, a designer, or a stock-library subscription. Performance marketers batch ad and product visuals: a DTC team renders a dozen creative variants for one campaign and A/B tests them the same afternoon. E-commerce sellers generate listing shots, lifestyle scenes, and packaging mockups for Amazon, Shopify, and Etsy, refreshing imagery as fast as inventory turns. Content teams produce blog headers, thumbnails, and social graphics that hold a consistent brand look across a whole series. Designers and indie studios explore concept art, characters, and key visuals before committing to a full production. Brands keep one product or character identical across an entire campaign. On Vidney you run Nano Banana 2 next to every other major image model, so you pick the best one per project instead of locking into a single provider.

How to generate image with Nano Banana 2

Create AI image with Nano Banana 2 on Vidney in three steps.

Glowing panels with one model selected from severalStreams of light forming into an emerging imageA finished image materializing from a vortex of glowing light

Nano Banana 2 vs Flux 3 Klein vs Nano Banana 2.1 vs GPT Image 2.5

Specs side by side with similar models, all runnable on Vidney.

Nano Banana 2Flux 3 KleinNano Banana 2.1GPT Image 2.5
Task modesText to Image · Image to ImageText to Image · Image to ImageText to Image · Image to ImageText to Image · Image to Image
Resolution1K · 2K · 4K1K · 2K · 4K1K · 2K · 4K1K · 2K · 4K
Cost3 credits per generation3 credits per generation3 credits per generation3–5 credits per generation

What creators say about Nano Banana 2

Recurring themes from public reviews, comparisons and creator write-ups. Both the good and the bad.

What gets praised

  • Creators consistently praise the speed: images arrive in a few seconds, which reviewers describe as turning the model into a rapid iteration machine for social content, mockups, and marketing templates.

  • Character consistency is a standout theme: testers report that a single reference photo holds up across ten or more generations, and the model keeps up to five characters recognizable across scenes for storytelling work.

  • Text rendering inside images is widely cited as best in class for a fast model, with signs, posters, and even dense infographic layouts coming out legible enough for real design use.

Common complaints

  • A common complaint is quality degradation under repeated editing: after several rounds of edits on the same image, users report faces aging, skin turning plastic-like, and features smearing or distorting.

  • Reviewers also note it still struggles with complex compositions, with small figures in crowded wide shots distorting into what one review calls crowd soup, and Nano Banana Pro remaining clearly better for multi-subject scenes and intricate lighting.

Related models

More AI image models you can run on Vidney.

GeminiNano Banana 2.1
Live

Google's new Flash image model: the words come back spelled right, and the face survives the next edit.

3 credits per generation
GeminiNano Banana 2 Lite
Live

Google's lightweight Nano Banana: 1K images and quick edits for work made in volume.

3 credits per generation
GeminiNano Banana
Live

Generate AI image with Nano Banana: text to image and image to image, all from one Vidney workspace.

6 credits per generation
GeminiNano Banana Pro
Live

Generate AI image with Nano Banana Pro: text to image and image to image, all from one Vidney workspace.

12 credits per generation
FluxFlux 3 Klein
Live

The small, fast Flux 3: an image from a prompt, or one change across up to ten references.

3 credits per generation
OpenAIGPT Image 2.5
Live

Two speeds on one page, and the words you typed come back spelled right.

3–5 credits per generation

Frequently asked questions

What is Nano Banana 2?

Nano Banana 2 is an AI image model you can run on Vidney. It supports text to image and image to image from a single workspace.

How much does Nano Banana 2 cost per generation?

Nano Banana 2 costs 3 credits per generation. The exact credit cost is shown on the generate button before you run it. That is about $0.09 per run at the Starter plan rate ($0.03 per credit).

What aspect ratios does Nano Banana 2 support?

Nano Banana 2 supports the following aspect ratios: 1:1, 4:3, 3:4, 16:9, 9:16.

Is Nano Banana 2 free to use?

You can start with Nano Banana 2 for free on Vidney using your sign-up credits, no card required to try it. After that each run costs 3 credits per generation, and the exact cost is always shown on the generate button before you spend a credit.

Can I use Nano Banana 2 images commercially?

Yes. The images you generate with Nano Banana 2 on Vidney are yours to use in commercial projects: ads, social posts, client work, and product content. You keep the output; Vidney only handles generation and storage.

Does Nano Banana 2 add a watermark?

Only on the free plan. Free-plan downloads carry a small Vidney watermark; on any paid plan, Nano Banana 2 images download clean, ready to publish or hand to a client. Upgrading also removes the watermark from images you already made.

What are the best Nano Banana 2 alternatives?

The closest Nano Banana 2 alternatives on Vidney are Flux 3 Klein, Nano Banana 2.1, and GPT Image 2.5. They all run in the same workspace from one credit balance, so you can run the same prompt on each and compare the results side by side.

Do I need an API key or a provider account to use Nano Banana 2?

No. Vidney runs Nano Banana 2 for you, so there are no API keys to manage and no separate provider account to set up.

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