{"name":"Gemini Nano Banana 2","tagline":"Gemini's native image model (gemini-3.1-flash-image) — generate/edit in the Gemini app and Gemini API.","url":"https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/image-generation","category":"image","pricing":"freemium","price_note":"Gemini app: included with plan caps (Free limited; Plus/Pro/Ultra expand); API billed as Gemini image tokens — confirm live rates on Google AI pricing (not Imagen 4)","free_tier":true,"open_source":false,"api":true,"self_host":false,"verdict":"situational","verdict_text":"Nano Banana is Gemini's image stack, not Imagen 4. Nano Banana 2 is the 3.1 Flash Image workhorse (4K, references, text in image); Lite is the cheap/fast sibling. App access follows Google AI Plus/Pro/Ultra. API is token-priced per resolution. No studio run in this pass.","limitations":["Not Imagen 4 — different model family, different console, different bill.","App image caps are plan- and region-gated (Nano Banana Pro in Search is a separate note).","Lite is not built for multi-reference or long sequential edits.","Gemini API prices move; the image-generation doc is the receipt, not a screenshot of $/image."],"strengths":["Native 4K image generation and editing inside the Gemini app and API.","Supports references and rendered text in images via Nano Banana 2.","Lite variant offers a cheaper, faster sibling for less demanding work.","API bills as Gemini image tokens tied to output resolution."],"use_for":["Gemini app users on Plus/Pro/Ultra who want native image generation.","Developers already calling the Gemini API for image edits and creation."],"skip_when":["You need Imagen 4 capabilities or pricing — this is a different model family.","You want a fixed per-image rate card instead of token-priced API billing.","Lite must handle multi-reference images or long sequential edits."],"receipts":["https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/image-generation","https://gemini.google/subscriptions/"],"affiliate":"none","evidence_tier":"source-verified","momentum":"blueshift","featured":false,"last_verified":"2026-08-19","observed_by":"whysanesanders","slug":"gemini-nano-banana","canonical_url":"https://noemium.com/tools/gemini-nano-banana/","attribution":"Noemium catalog data is licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). See https://noemium.com/method/ for how entries are verified."}