New: the Nano Banana 2 Lite model is live on Nano Banana.

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Model

Nano Banana 2 Lite

gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image

The lite tier of the Nano Banana 2 image family, served on Nano Banana as a batch proofing engine: fast 1K PNG variants at the lowest per-image cost, so you can compare twenty directions before you commit to one.

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Facts, not promises

What the model actually does

Model ID
gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image
Output
1K / 2K / 4K
No 2K, 4K, or upscale tiers on Nano Banana.
Aspect ratios
10 ratios
1:1, 3:2, 2:3, 3:4, 4:3, 4:5, 5:4, 9:16, 16:9, 21:9.
Base price
$0.0336 / image
Reference base price for 1K Standard output; input and other tokens may add cost.
Provenance
SynthID watermarked
Every output carries an imperceptible SynthID watermark.

Sample batches

What 1K variants look like

VD DEMO 01 — Water bottle
Water bottle4:5
VD DEMO 02 — Serum bottle
Serum bottle1:1
VD DEMO 03 — Coffee can
Coffee can9:16
VD DEMO 04 — Travel organizer
Travel organizer3:2
VD DEMO 05 — Desk lamp
Desk lamp16:9
VD DEMO 06 — Snack bag
Snack bag21:9

Sample batches rendered from our own fictitious assets—not customer cases. Results differ every time.

Where it fits

Built for volume decisions

Product listing variants

Proof background, angle, and styling directions for the same SKU side by side before a shoot or a redesign.

Ad creative testing

Turn twenty hook ideas into a contact sheet in one batch, then send only the winners to production.

Marketplace crops

10 aspect ratios cover storefront, feed, story, and banner placements without re-prompting.

Direction exploration

At roughly $0.0336 base per image, exploring a bad direction costs almost nothing—and you pay only for succeeded outputs.

FAQ

Nano Banana 2 Lite questions

No. Lite is the cost-optimized tier of the family. On Nano Banana it is served as gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image with 1K PNG output only; higher-resolution tiers are not part of our P0 scope.

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