BENCHMARK
Faster across every dimension that matters to developers
Nanobanana Light outperforms the previous generation on latency, cost, and quality — making it the recommended drop-in replacement.
Nanobanana Light delivers text-to-image in 4 seconds at $0.034 per 1K images — without sacrificing character consistency, prompt adherence, or in-image text.
BENCHMARK
Nanobanana Light outperforms the previous generation on latency, cost, and quality — making it the recommended drop-in replacement.
CAPABILITIES
LATENCY
Ideal for interactive prototyping and rapid visual drafting. Your users see results before they lose the thought.
COST
A cost-efficient choice for high-volume pipelines, draft generation, and budget-conscious production workflows.
QUALITY
Reliable prompt adherence, strong character consistency across subjects, and legible in-image text — even at this generation speed.
THE NANO BANANA FAMILY
Three models, three use cases. Nanobanana Light is the recommended upgrade from the original Nano Banana.
Built for speed. Optimized for near-real-time, high-volume workflows where ultra-low latency is critical.
The generalist workhorse. High quality at lower latency — the best balance of performance and cost.
Optimized for complex, professional use cases. Maximum control and advanced reasoning where accuracy matters more than speed.
Legacy model. Upgrade to Nanobanana Light for better quality, faster speeds, and lower cost.
PAIR WITH OMNI
Use Nanobanana Light as a high-speed image generation model, then pass that image as a reference to Gemini Omni Flash to animate it into a high-quality video. The Interactions API maintains session history so users can stack up to three sequential edits.
Generate image
Nanobanana Light · 4s · $0.034/1K
Animate to video
Gemini Omni Flash · conversational editing
Iterate in conversation
Up to 3 sequential multi-turn edits
DEMO APPS
Three open demos show how Nanobanana Light and Omni Flash chain together into end-to-end multimedia workflows.
Take a selfie or upload a photo — Nanobanana Light instantly transports you to dozens of iconic landmarks. Click any image and Omni Flash animates it into a location clip.
Upload a photo of any room. Nanobanana Light reimagines it across design aesthetics. Tap the video button and Omni brings the design to life with a cinematic showcase.
Convert static product images created by Nanobanana Light into cinematic e-commerce videos with Omni Flash — image-to-video in a single interactive pipeline.
Nanobanana Light runs on Google's secure infrastructure and applies SynthID watermarking to all generated images. AI-generated content can be verified through the Gemini app, Gemini in Chrome, or Search.
FAQ
Nanobanana Light (Nano Banana 2 Lite / gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image) is the fastest, most cost-efficient model in the Nano Banana family. It delivers text-to-image outputs in 4 seconds at $0.034 per 1K images, and is the recommended upgrade path from the original Nano Banana model.
Nanobanana Light delivers text-to-image outputs in 4 seconds, making it ideal for interactive prototyping, rapid visual drafting, and high-throughput automated pipelines.
Nano Banana 2 Lite is built for speed and cost efficiency. Nano Banana 2 is the generalist workhorse offering the best balance of performance and cost. Nano Banana Pro is optimized for complex professional use cases where accuracy matters more than speed.
Yes. Use Nanobanana Light to generate high-speed reference images, then pass them to Gemini Omni Flash to animate into video. The Interactions API supports up to three sequential multi-turn edits maintaining full session context.
Yes. Despite prioritizing speed, Nanobanana Light retains reliable prompt adherence, strong character consistency, and legible in-image text rendering.
Yes. All images generated through Tunee include a commercial license for use in campaigns, products, advertising, and social content.
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