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title: "Nano Banana 2"
description: "Google's image generation and editing model, built on Gemini 3.1 Flash Image. Used in the Gemini app and through the Gemini API."
canonical: "https://vetted.tools/models/nano-banana-2"
source: "https://vetted.tools/models/nano-banana-2.md"
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# Nano Banana 2

Google's image generation and editing model, built on Gemini 3.1 Flash Image. Used in the Gemini app and through the Gemini API.

Source: https://vetted.tools/models/nano-banana-2

- Slug: `nano-banana-2`
- By [Google](https://vetted.tools/companies/google) ([gemini.google](https://gemini.google/overview/image-generation/), checked 2026-09-26)
- Official page: [https://gemini.google/overview/image-generation/](https://gemini.google/overview/image-generation/)

## Facts

- Capabilities: Image generation, Implicit caching, Reasoning, Vision, Web search, Structured output ([Vercel AI Gateway](https://ai-gateway.vercel.sh/v1/models), checked 2026-09-25)
- Context window: 131K tokens (131,072) ([Vercel AI Gateway](https://ai-gateway.vercel.sh/v1/models), checked 2026-09-25)
- Gateway ID: google/gemini-3.1-flash-image ([Vercel AI Gateway](https://ai-gateway.vercel.sh/v1/models), checked 2026-09-25)
- Input: $0.50 per 1M tokens. Images: $0.067 each at default size ([Vercel AI Gateway](https://ai-gateway.vercel.sh/v1/models), checked 2026-09-25)
- Knowledge cutoff: Jan 2025 ([Vercel AI Gateway](https://ai-gateway.vercel.sh/v1/models), checked 2026-09-25)
- Max output: 33K tokens (32,768) ([Vercel AI Gateway](https://ai-gateway.vercel.sh/v1/models), checked 2026-09-25)
- Takes: Text, image ([Vercel AI Gateway](https://ai-gateway.vercel.sh/v1/models), checked 2026-09-25)
- Returns: Text, image ([Vercel AI Gateway](https://ai-gateway.vercel.sh/v1/models), checked 2026-09-25)
- No training on prompts: Offered by every provider on the Vercel AI Gateway, when you turn it on ([Vercel AI Gateway](https://ai-gateway.vercel.sh/v1/models), checked 2026-09-25)
- Output: $3 per 1M tokens. Images: $0.067 each at default size ([Vercel AI Gateway](https://ai-gateway.vercel.sh/v1/models), checked 2026-09-25)
- Released: May 28, 2026 ([Vercel AI Gateway](https://ai-gateway.vercel.sh/v1/models), checked 2026-09-25)
- Type: Language ([Vercel AI Gateway](https://ai-gateway.vercel.sh/v1/models), checked 2026-09-25)
- Zero data retention: Available on a paid Vercel plan through the AI Gateway, from some providers on it (you turn it on) ([Vercel AI Gateway](https://ai-gateway.vercel.sh/v1/models), checked 2026-09-25)

## Use cases on this site that run it

- [Turn one reference image into a brand kit](https://vetted.tools/use-cases/turn-one-reference-image-into-a-brand-kit)

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