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Nano Banana 2 Lite

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

Vidney Workbench

22 models
0/2000
Required: 3 credits

Output

Sample

What Nano Banana 2 Lite does well

01

Nine stickers, one fox

A full 3 by 3 sticker sheet from one prompt: waving, laughing, asleep, thinking, holding a coffee, jumping, surprised, reading, blowing a kiss. The same fox, scarf and colors in all nine, each with a clean die-cut border.

Nine stickers, one fox: A 3 by 3 sticker sheet of one cartoon mascot: a round orange fox cub with a teal knitted scarf, the same character in all nine stickers, each in a different pose: waving, laughing, sleeping curled up, thinking with a paw on its chin, holding a steaming coffee cup, jumping for joy, surprised, reading a book, blowing a kiss. Flat vector style with clean dark outlines, identical colors and proportions in every sticker, each with a thick white die-cut border, evenly spaced on a light grey background. Square format. No text.
Settings
  • Text to image
  • 1:1
Prompt

A 3 by 3 sticker sheet of one cartoon mascot: a round orange fox cub with a teal knitted scarf, the same character in all nine stickers, each in a different pose: waving, laughing, sleeping curled up, thinking with a paw on its chin, holding a steaming coffee cup, jumping for joy, surprised, reading a book, blowing a kiss. Flat vector style with clean dark outlines, identical colors and proportions in every sticker, each with a thick white die-cut border, evenly spaced on a light grey background. Square format. No text.

02

Same room, new sofa

Hand it a living room and ask for a mustard velvet sofa and a green wool rug. The window light, table, plant and camera angle stay put, so the two versions of the room can sit side by side.

Same room, new sofa: Change the grey sofa into a mustard yellow velvet sofa and replace the jute rug with a round deep green wool rug. Keep the walls, the window and its light, the coffee table and vase, the plant, the floor and the camera angle exactly the same.
Input
  • Same room, new sofa: Source imageSource image
Settings
  • Image to image
  • 1:1
Prompt

Change the grey sofa into a mustard yellow velvet sofa and replace the jute rug with a round deep green wool rug. Keep the walls, the window and its light, the coffee table and vase, the plant, the floor and the camera angle exactly the same.

03

A drink ad with its headline

Iced peach tea on coral in hard summer light, with a headline across the top and a line along the bottom. Both lines come back spelled as written, in a square ready for a feed.

A drink ad with its headline: Square social media ad for a summer drink: a tall glass of iced peach tea with ice cubes, thin peach slices and a sprig of mint on a pastel coral background, condensation drops on the glass, hard midday sunlight casting a crisp shadow. Bold white sans-serif headline across the top: PEACH ICED TEA. A smaller white line at the bottom: Back for summer. Bright, clean commercial product photography. No other text, no logos.
Settings
  • Text to image
  • 1:1
Prompt

Square social media ad for a summer drink: a tall glass of iced peach tea with ice cubes, thin peach slices and a sprig of mint on a pastel coral background, condensation drops on the glass, hard midday sunlight casting a crisp shadow. Bold white sans-serif headline across the top: PEACH ICED TEA. A smaller white line at the bottom: Back for summer. Bright, clean commercial product photography. No other text, no logos.

What to make with Nano Banana 2 Lite

Sticker and emoji sets

Draw one character in many poses on a single sheet for chat stickers, merch mockups or a mascot guide.

Interior and product variations

Swap a color, fabric or material in an existing photo to compare options side by side.

Social squares with a headline

Product shots with one short headline and one line of copy for feeds and ads.

The technology behind Nano Banana 2 Lite

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

Nano Banana 2 Lite is Google's Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image model, published under the stable API ID gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image. Google describes it as the efficiency tier for high-volume interactive image work, with native text-to-image generation and image-plus-text editing.

The model is optimized for 1K output and supports a discrete set of aspect ratios. The official model page lists image generation, image editing, batch processing, and limited thinking support. It does not support 2K or 4K output, and Google applies SynthID plus C2PA provenance signals to generated images.

Both modes are open on Vidney: write a prompt for a new image, or hand it a source image and one instruction. Output is 1K.

Sources: blog.google · google.dev

Who reaches for Nano Banana 2 Lite

Nano Banana 2 Lite is Google's Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image model, released in June 2026 as the fastest and lowest-priced Nano Banana tier on Google's own API. It generates and edits at 1K only, which suits sticker sets, social squares, ad drafts and room or product variations made in volume. On Vidney a new 1K image usually arrives in 10 to 20 seconds and an edit in about 20 to 25. Pick Lite when speed at 1K is what matters; pick Nano Banana 2.1 when you need 2K or 4K output, up to 14 reference images or more reliable lettering.

How to generate image with Nano Banana 2 Lite

Create AI image with Nano Banana 2 Lite 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 Lite 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 2 LiteFlux 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
Resolution—1K · 2K · 4K1K · 2K · 4K1K · 2K · 4K
Cost3 credits per generation3 credits per generation3 credits per generation3–5 credits per generation

Related models

More AI image models you can run on Vidney.

GeminiNano Banana 2.1
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Google's new Flash image model: the words come back spelled right, and the face survives the next edit.

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

3 credits per generation
GeminiNano Banana
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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
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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 Lite?

Nano Banana 2 Lite 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 Lite cost per generation?

Nano Banana 2 Lite 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 Lite support?

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

Is Nano Banana 2 Lite free to use?

You can start with Nano Banana 2 Lite 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 Lite images commercially?

Yes. The images you generate with Nano Banana 2 Lite 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 Lite add a watermark?

Only on the free plan. Free-plan downloads carry a small Vidney watermark; on any paid plan, Nano Banana 2 Lite 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 Lite alternatives?

The closest Nano Banana 2 Lite 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 Lite?

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

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