We’re making it easier to experiment and scale your ideas with Nano Banana 2 Lite, our fastest, most cost-efficient Gemini Image model, and Gemini Omni Flash for high-quality video generation and conversational editing.
Today, we’re making it faster and easier to experiment, refine and scale your ideas with two major releases:
Building with generative media is often about creative iteration. With these two models, developers can build comprehensive, end-to-end multimedia experiences that connect rapid image generation with video creation and editing. Whether your workflow requires generating thousands of images or editing multi-turn video sequences, you now have two new models to build faster, iterate seamlessly and bring your creative vision to life.
Watch a side-by-side comparison of image generation speed and quality between Nano Banana 2 Lite and Nano Banana 2 using a simple prompt.
Nano Banana 2 Lite (gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image) is designed for rapid ideation and high-velocity developer pipelines where speed and cost are the primary constraints. It’s our recommended replacement for developers currently using our first version of Nano Banana (gemini-2.5-flash-image), you can swap it out now for immediate benefits across key performance dimensions.
Performance benchmarks for Nano Banana 2 and 2 Lite compared to competitor AI image models, evaluating trade-offs between generation/editing quality (Elo scores), processing latency and cost per 1K-resolution image.
Despite prioritizing speed, Nano Banana 2 Lite retains reliable prompt adherence, strong character consistency and legible in-image text rendering.
To see the full list of model capabilities and how to integrate check out the developer docs .
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