Google's Gemini 3.6 Flash-based image generation and editing model, succeeding Nano Banana 2.
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Nano Banana 2.1 is an image generation and editing model from Google DeepMind, part of the Gemini 3 series. According to its model card, it is based on Gemini 3.6 Flash, accepts text and images as input (context window up to 1M tokens), and outputs images (4K) and text (up to 64K tokens).
The model card reports evaluations via side-by-side human preference Elo across text-to-image and editing tasks, including infographic design and factuality, character and product consistency, mask/ink-based editing, stylization and multi-reference editing. In these results the Thinking variant scores above the No Thinking variant, Gemini 3.1 Flash Image (Nano Banana 2) and Gemini 3 Pro Image (Nano Banana Pro). A YouTube reviewer described it as a minor upgrade over Nano Banana, with better complex-instruction following, text rendering, up to 14 reference images and 4K output, and rated its quality behind GPT Image 2.5.
It is distributed through the Gemini app, Google AI Studio, the Gemini API, Google Search AI Mode, Google Ads, Google Flow and Google Stitch. It is a closed, proprietary model with no downloadable weights. Pricing details were not given in the provided material.
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Minor upgrade to Nano Banana for complex instructions, text rendering, up to 14 reference images and 4K output. Creator found quality behind GPT Image 2.5; free to try in Google Flow.
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