Pro-level image generation gets faster and more accessible with Nano Banana 2
Michael Gerstenhaber
VP of Product Management, Vertex AI
Today, we’re entering a new and vibrant era of generative creativity with Nano Banana 2.
What’s new: Nano Banana 2 is our state-of-the-art image generation and editing model. It delivers Pro-level image generation and editing at the speed you expect from Flash — making the quality, reasoning, and world knowledge you loved about Nano Banana Pro more accessible. Learn more about the model here.
Why it matters for your business: To build creative that stands out, you need models that naturally integrate into your workflows and scale with ease. Whether you’re building the next major consumer app or marketing campaign, Nano Banana 2 delivers:
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More accurate visuals: Nano Banana 2 is powered by real-time information and images from web search. This means better educational tools, localized marketing, travel apps, and more.
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Fast, Pro-level features: We’ve unlocked premium features – from text rendering and translations, to upscaling to 2K/4K. Now, your creative teams can build cohesive narratives, storyboards, and product mockups.
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Sharper details: Generate or edit images to fit any project requirement, with native support for 16:9, 9:16, 2:1, and more. Expect vibrant lighting and richer textures, whether you’re generating posters, marketing mockups, or ads.
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Enterprise-grade transparency: By coupling our state-of-the-art SynthID technology with interoperable C2PA Content Credentials, you can see a holistic and contextual view that goes beyond if AI was used, to how AI was used.
Where you can access Nano Banana 2: Developers can start building with Nano Banana 2 in preview using the Gemini API in Vertex AI .
Deep dive into how Nano Banana 2 sets a new bar for creative
Advanced world knowledge: Nano Banana 2 is powered by real-time information and images from web search. This feature is coming soon to Vertex AI, and will help your teams create more accurate visuals.
Quality and 4k upscaling: With Nano Banana 2, your visuals – from ads to marketing collateral – stay sharp, vibrant, and production-ready.
Subject consistency: Maintain the consistency and resemblance of up to five characters and the fidelity of up to 14 objects (varies by product and surface), making it easy to build narratives and create collateral with accurate inputs.
Text rendering and localization: Nano Banana 2 renders accurate text directly into your images, which can help you create better materials and speed up the editing process, from marketing mockups to greeting cards.
How customers are already using Nano Banana 2
“With Nano Banana 2 in Adobe Firefly, we’re continuing to bring the industry’s leading AI models together in one creative studio alongside Adobe’s best-in-class tools. Nano Banana 2 in Firefly sets a new standard for image quality and precision, giving creators greater control to generate and refine production-ready work in a seamless workflow. We’re excited to expand our partnership with Google to power even more creative flexibility.” – Steve Newcomb, VP of Product, Adobe Firefly
"Compared to previous Gemini models, we've been impressed with Gemini 3.1 Flash's flexibility as we iterate on images and icons in Figma and Weavy workflows. It stays responsive to our direction even after many rounds of edits, and the quality approaches Pro-level at faster speeds. We had high expectations for Nano Banana 2, and it's delivered." – Itay Schiff, Figma Weave (Weavy)
"What impressed us most is how consistently capable Gemini is across everything people actually do in Notion — diagrams for a product spec, visuals for a team update, a comic to kick off a wiki page. It handles all of it without missing a beat. And it's fast enough that people stop treating image generation as a separate step and start using it the way they use text, as just another way to get an idea down. – Jimmy Liu, Software Engineer, Notion
"By integrating Gemini 3.1 Flash Image's advanced image generation and editing capabilities, Whering has been able to transform low-quality user photos into professional, studio-grade assets while preserving authentic textures. Its ability to return structured, predictable outputs has allowed our team to build quickly without sacrificing the complex image classification our users rely on" – Bianca Rangecroft, CEO, Whering
Through our expanded partnership with Google, WPP received early access to Nano Banana 2. We tested the model with key clients such as Unilever, finding that the enhanced world knowledge anchored output in factual accuracy. Combined with improvements in reasoning and text fidelity, this model shows significant promise for verticals where high fidelity product representation is paramount, reducing editing time from hours to seconds. We’re thrilled to partner with Google to push the boundaries of Generative Media and offer additional creative solutions for our shared clients.” – Elav Horwitz, Chief Innovation Officer, WPP
