On Thursday, February 26, 2026, Google officially released Nano Banana 2 (technically known as Gemini 3.1 Flash Image).
This model is a massive upgrade that essentially takes the “studio-quality” intelligence and reasoning of last year’s Nano Banana Pro and runs it on the high-speed Gemini 3.1 Flash engine. It is designed to be the “best of both worlds”—delivering pro-level visual fidelity at near-instant speeds.
Top 5 “Nano Banana 2” Features
| Feature | Capability |
| Real-Time Web Grounding | Unlike static models, it pulls real-time information and images from Google Search to accurately render current events, specific locations, or brand-new products. |
| Subject Consistency | It can maintain the identical appearance of up to five characters across different images, making it a powerful tool for storyboarding and comic creation. |
| Precision Typography | It can render complex, legible text in multiple languages directly into images—perfect for marketing mockups, infographics, and posters. |
| Production-Ready 4K | Supports resolutions from 512px up to 4K and over ten native aspect ratios, including new ultra-wide (8:1) and tall (1:8) formats. |
| Semantic Editing | You can talk to it like a creative director. For example: “Change that red car to a blue SUV and make it look like it’s sunset,” and it updates only the specific elements. |
Where Can You Use It?
Nano Banana 2 is being integrated across the entire Google ecosystem:
- Gemini App: It has replaced Nano Banana Pro as the default model for Fast, Thinking, and Pro modes.
- Google Search: Integrated into AI Mode and Google Lens (rolling out in 141 countries).
- Flow: It is now the default generation model for Google’s AI video tool, helping maintain frame-to-frame consistency.
- Google Ads: Powering automated campaign banners and creative suggestions.
- Adobe Firefly: Through an expanded partnership, it is now available as a model option within Adobe Firefly and Photoshop’s Generative Fill.
Safety & Transparency
Google is using this launch to debut enhanced SynthID watermarking. Every image generated by Nano Banana 2 includes an invisible digital watermark and C2PA Content Credentials, which provide a “holistic view” of how the AI was used to create or edit the image.
Pro Tip for Subscribers: If you are a Google AI Pro or Ultra subscriber and need the original Nano Banana Pro for a highly specific task, you can still access it by clicking the three-dot menu on a generated image and selecting “Regenerate with Pro.”
