Nano Banana 2 is available for free. The ultra-pro version scores 100 points and tops the arena. The API price has also been halved.

Google is seizing the opportunity, and Nano Banana 2 is now online!

Originally, Nano Banana was already a top - tier in the field of AI image generation. With the release of its second - generation version this time, it has directly outperformed the Pro version by 100 points in the arena. It's like it's snatching its own throne (doge).

In Google's own words:

In August 2025, Nano Banana redefined image generation and editing. Then, in November, Nano Banana Pro evolved again, bringing studio - level creative capabilities.

Now, Nano Banana 2 focuses on both professional - level image generation capabilities and ultra - fast performance: it can bring Pro - level capabilities at Flash - level speed.

How does it combine these two? From our actual test experience, generating an image like this now only takes a few seconds:

And now, you can play with it for free!

Cheaper and more effective

Officially, Google says that Nano Banana 2 introduces the high - speed intelligence of Gemini Flash into visual generation.

In terms of professionalism, Nano Banana 2 has stronger advanced world knowledge and accurate text presentation and translation capabilities.

It can also enhance the quality of generated content by combining real - time information through web searches.

In addition, in terms of creative control, Nano Banana 2 has improvements in subject consistency, instruction following, generation specifications, and visual fidelity compared to the first generation:

Subject consistency

It can maintain the consistency of up to 5 characters and the fidelity of up to 14 objects in a single workflow, making it very easy to generate storyboards.

Accurate instruction execution

Through enhanced instruction - following capabilities, the model can execute complex requests more strictly.

For example, when given a prompt like this:

Show me a where’s waldo set in ancient Venice, but instead of waldo it is an otter wearing a blue striped pilots outfit.

According to a blogger's actual test, the result is like this:

Production - level specifications

Nano Banana 2 can control various aspect ratios and resolutions, supporting images from 512px to 4K.

For example, generating a 4:1 panoramic photo:

The prompt is: A 4:1 panoramic photo I took on my phone, showing the view from my apartment, when the sunset looked perfect with rows of deep red cirrocumulus

Upgraded visual fidelity

Nano Banana 2 can provide more vivid lighting, richer textures, and clearer details.

Who can tell whether this aerial view of a valley panorama is real or virtual?

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If you want to experience it yourself, you can now play with it in the Gemini app and AI Studio.

The price of the API is also out, and the displayed model is gemini - 3.1 - flash - image - preview.

Basically, generating a 1K - resolution image only costs $0.067 (equivalent to about 0.46 yuan), which is half the price of Nano Banana Pro.

Official tests also show that Nano Banana 2 outperforms Nano Banana Pro in overall performance, visual quality, and information accuracy.

In addition, Nano Banana 2 has been integrated by Google into its search services and advertising business.

"Google raises the bar again"

Nano Banana 2's "price war" really hits the hearts of everyone. Who doesn't want powerful models to become cheaper?

Some netizens are full of praise: Can (Nano Banana 2) search in real - time and generate 4K images for free? Google has raised the bar again.

Some netizens even exclaimed: With this price, the era of designers is coming to an end.

More people have started to recreate the Nano Banana moment and explore various interesting ways to play.

For example, this guy has already used the second - generation Banana to "travel through time"~

In addition, if you first generate an image with Nano Banana 2 and then use Seedance 2.0 to generate a video...

If you come up with any new ways to play, remember to share them in the comments section so that we can all have a try!

Reference links:

[1]https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/ai/nano-banana-2/

[2]https://x.com/GoogleDeepMind/status/2027051577899380991

This article is from the WeChat official account "Quantum Bit", by an author who focuses on cutting - edge technology. It is published by 36Kr with authorization.