Google dropped a surprise announcement for Gemini users today: Nano Banana 2 is here.
The company announced the immediate launch of Nano Banana 2 in a blog post, and the AI image model is already rolling out to Google and Gemini AI tools. The model’s official name is Gemini 3.1 Flash Image.
Google says that Nano Banana 2 has more advanced world knowledge, a description that also calls to mind Google’s recent world model Project Genie. “The model pulls from Gemini’s real-world knowledge base, and is powered by real-time information and images from web search to more accurately render specific subjects. This deep understanding also helps you create infographics, turn notes into diagrams and generate data visualizations.”
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In addition, Google says that Nano Banana 2 will provide more accurate text rendering and translation.
What is Nano Banana 2?
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Simply put, Nano Banana 2 is the sequel to the wildly popular AI image model Nano Banana.
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In August 2025, a mysterious new AI image editor called Nano Banana started tearing up the AI leaderboards. Google soon revealed it was the code name for a new image model officially called Gemini 2.5 Flash Image; however, the name “Nano Banana” stuck like glue.
Ever since, Google has had a runaway hit on its digital hands. Nano Banana has proven to be an extremely capable AI image generator, and it excels at editing images in particular. As Nano Banana went viral, Google started integrating it into a wide variety of tools, from Google Messages to Chrome.
Not only does Nano Banana make it possible for virtually anyone to edit photographs — in ways that used to require years of Photoshop experience — but it also offers high consistency. That means the same character or product can appear repeatedly across multiple prompts.
To promote Nano Banana 2, Google released some example photos showing off its capabilities.
Could you tell this is an AI-generated image?
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How to try Nano Banana 2
Google says that Nano Banana 2 is rolling out as Gemini 3.1 Flash Image immediately. Free users will have limited generations, with paid and enterprise users getting wider access. It’s available in the Gemini app as well as other Google products, including:
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Google Search
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AI Studio
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Gemini API
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Google Antigravity
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Google Cloud
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Google Flow
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You can learn more about Nano Banana 2 at Google DeepMind, and you can start testing the model with AI image prompts right away.
