Google has been pushing AI for quite a few years now, but Nano Banana seemed to really catch the attention of the public, providing fun new ways to edit photos and create images. So it doesn’t come as a complete surprise that Google is taking things further by announcing the release of Nano Banana 2.
While Nano Banana 2 will be the name that catches on with most people, it does have a more formal title, just like its predecessor, which comes in as Gemini 3.1 Flash Image. Google’s tagline with this model is that it provides “Pro capabilities with lightning-fast speed.” But even more importantly, more people will have access to new and more powerful tools.
Getting sharper
Nano Banana was good, but Nano Banana 2 will deliver more precise generations. Google shares that speed and fidelity are two main areas of focus with this new AI model, with improvements like:
- Subject consistency: Maintain character resemblance of up to five characters and the fidelity of up to 14 objects in a single workflow, allowing you to storyboard and build narratives without altering the appearance of your inputs.
- Precise instruction following: With enhanced instruction following, the model adheres more strictly to your complex requests, capturing the specific nuances of your idea so the image you get is the image you asked for.
- Production-ready specs: Make attention grabbing assets with full control of various aspect ratios and resolutions from 512px to 4K, ensuring your visuals stay sharp whether they are for a vertical social post or a wide-screen backdrop.
- Visual fidelity upgrade: Nano Banana 2 delivers vibrant lighting, richer textures and sharper details, maintaining high-quality aesthetics at the speed expected from Flash.
You can now try Nano Banana 2 within a variety of Google products and services. The brand shares that Nano Banana 2 will be available in Gemini, Search, AI Studio, Google Cloud, Flow, and Google Ads.
While you’re getting a lot of power here with this new model, those looking to get the best outputs may still want to rely on Nano Banana Pro. Of course, if you’re someone that dabbles with both, you can check the outputs yourself and see which is better.
With that said, we anticipate that Google will also release a successor to Nano Banana Pro as well in the near future. But for now, try both if you have access to see which one gets the job done.
