Nano Banana 2
Google's fast, knowledgeable image model that blends Pro-grade quality with Flash-tier speed and precise text rendering.
Generate imageGet API key- Provider
- Google DeepMind
- Price
- From $0.10 / image
- Max resolution
- 4K (1K, 2K, 4K)
- Released
- February 26, 2026
- License
- Proprietary
What is Nano Banana 2?
Nano Banana 2 is Google DeepMind's Gemini 3.1 Flash Image model, released in February 2026. It generates and edits images up to 4K resolution with fast Flash-tier latency, combining advanced world knowledge, subject consistency, and precise text rendering with broad aspect-ratio support.
Use it privately on Venice
On Venice, Nano Banana 2 runs under an anonymized privacy tier — your prompts are not stored, profiled, or used for training. You pay per image based on resolution, from $0.10 for 1K up to $0.19 for 4K, with no subscription lock-in. It sits in Venice's Recommended collection, giving you fast, private access to Google's production image model without a Google account.
What can it do?
- •Flash-tier speed with Pro-grade capabilities for rapid iteration and editing.
- •Advanced world knowledge and real-time grounding for accurate subject rendering, infographics, and on-image text.
- •Strong subject consistency and precise text rendering across many languages.
- •Broad aspect-ratio and resolution support from 1K up to 4K.
- •Competitive per-image pricing on Venice compared to other frontier models.
- •4K output remains officially in preview on Google's native platform, though Venice hosts it.
- •Complex prompt understanding and fine lighting quality trail the larger Nano Banana Pro.
- •Closed proprietary weights — cannot be self-hosted or fine-tuned.
- •Not uncensored; carries standard safety filters.
- •As a speed-optimized Flash model, ultimate photorealistic fidelity may lag behind top-tier artistic rivals.
Sample outputs
Generated on Venice with our standard prompt suite — the same prompts we run through every model of this type, so you can judge it like-for-like.
A retro travel poster with the bold headline "VENICE" in large condensed serif type, sunset color palette, clean layout
Photorealistic close-up portrait of a weathered fisherman at golden hour, 85mm lens, shallow depth of field, natural skin texture
A small red cube balanced on top of a large glossy blue sphere, with a green cone to the right, plain light-grey studio background
Cozy watercolor illustration of a hillside village in autumn, warm tones, soft paper texture
How to use it via API
Venice exposes this model through the REST API. Queue a generation with nano-banana-2.
curl https://api.venice.ai/api/v1/image/generate \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $VENICE_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"model": "nano-banana-2",
"prompt": "A serene mountain lake at dawn, photorealistic"
}' --output image.pngSpecifications
Pricing
Pay per image on Venice — price scales with resolution, from $0.10.
New Venice accounts include a free daily allowance and 500 welcome credits — no credit card required.
Nano Banana 2 vs alternatives
| Model | Max resolution | Strongest at | Open weights | Price (Venice) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nano Banana 2 | 4K | Speed & web-grounded knowledge | No | from $0.10 / image |
| GPT Image 2 | 4K | Text & multi-turn editing | No | from $0.27 / image |
| Flux 2 Max | 4K | Photorealistic detail | No | $0.09 / image |
| Grok Imagine High Quality | 4K | Overall SOTA quality | No | from $0.08 / image |
Google's fast, knowledgeable image model with simple per-resolution pricing.
What is it good for?
- •Marketing creatives and social assets with accurate on-image text and labels.
- •Infographics, diagrams, and data visualizations generated from written briefs.
- •Rapid image editing and iteration with consistent subjects across multiple frames.
- •Presentation backdrops and wide-screen visuals leveraging broad aspect-ratio support.
- •Product mockups requiring precise layout control and translated text overlays.
Prompting tips
- •Put exact text you want rendered inside quotes in the prompt.
- •Iterate at 1K to save cost, then render the final prompt at 4K.
- •Describe layout explicitly (e.g., 'headline top-left, product centered, caption below').
- •Reference real-world subjects explicitly to leverage the model's web-grounded knowledge.
Version history
Predecessor image model based on Gemini 3.0.
CurrentCurrent — Flash speed, Pro features, 4K support.
Frequently asked questions
Nano Banana 2 is Google DeepMind's Gemini 3.1 Flash Image model, released in February 2026. It generates and edits images up to 4K resolution with fast latency, advanced world knowledge, and precise text rendering.
On Venice you pay per image by resolution: $0.10 for 1K, $0.14 for 2K, and $0.19 for 4K. There is no subscription required.
You can try it on Venice using free-tier daily prompts and welcome credits. Ongoing use is billed per image in credits.
No. It is a proprietary Google model with closed weights. It cannot be self-hosted or fine-tuned.
Nano Banana 2 offers near-Pro quality at Flash speed and a lower price, ideal for fast iteration. Nano Banana Pro still leads on complex prompts, fine lighting, and absolute maximum fidelity.
Choose Nano Banana 2 for speed, simple per-image pricing, and web-grounded knowledge. Choose GPT Image 2 if you need best-in-class multi-turn conversational editing and in-image text precision.
It supports 1K, 2K, and 4K output sizes, with aspect ratios ranging from 1:1 to 21:9.
Yes. It supports image-to-image editing and multi-reference composition, letting you modify uploaded images or iterate on generated visuals.
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Run Nano Banana 2 privately.
No prompt logging. No data used for training. Free to start — no credit card.
