Gemini · Google · AI Agent · Google DeepMind
Alongside its release on developer platforms, Nano Banana 2 Lite is also coming to Google consumer surfaces including AI Mode
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Watch as someone uses Gemini Omni to perform four digital magic tricks, like pulling a 3D balloon word out of her phone and pouring water from the screen into a glass.
Key facts
- 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
- 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
- This model is priced competitively at $0.10 per second of video output, which is the same as Veo 3.1 Fast
- 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
Summary
They're making it easier to experiment and scale your ideas with Nano Banana 2 Lite, their fastest, most cost-efficient Gemini Image model, and Gemini Omni Flash for high-quality video generation and conversational editing. Today, they're making it faster and easier to experiment, refine and scale your ideas with two major releases:. Introducing Nano Banana 2 Lite: Their fastest, most cost-efficient image model in the Nano Banana family yet, built for high throughput, speed and scale. Nano Banana 2 Lite is available today in Google AI Studio, Gemini API and Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform. Bringing Gemini Omni Flash to developers: Their high quality, cost-efficient model for video generation and conversational editing, now available in Google AI Studio, the Gemini API and Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform for the first time. Building with generative media is often about creative iteration.