Nano Banana 2 is Google's latest image generation model, built on Gemini 3.1 Flash Image. It's the high-efficiency counterpart to [Nano Banana Pro](https://replicate.com/google/nano-banana-pro) — optimized for speed and high-volume use cases while still producing high-fidelity images. Google [announced Nano Banana 2](https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/developers-tools/build-with-nano-banana-2/) on February 26, 2026, describing it as their "best image generation and editing model" — combining Pro-level visual quality with Flash-level speed and pricing. ## What it can do **Generate images from text.** Describe what you want and the model creates it — photorealistic scenes, illustrations, product mockups, whatever you need. **Render text accurately.** One of the standout improvements over previous Flash image models — text in images is crisp and readable, with support for multiple languages. **Edit existing images.** Pass in one or more images along with
