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Nano Banana 2.1

by Google DeepMind

Google DeepMind's new Flash image model.
Better design, cleaner edits, steadier characters.

Nano Banana 2.1

Key features

Isometric infographic of how a city gets its water, five labeled steps, pastel vector styleStart creating

Technical specifications

1K to 4K

1K default, 2K, and 4K output

14

From tall 1:8 to ultra-wide 8:1

Up to 14

4 characters and 10 objects

3 levels

Minimal, medium (default), high

Use cases

Isometric cutaway infographic of a volcano with labeled magma chamber, vent, crater, ash cloud and lava flow

Infographics and explainers

Turn notes or a topic into a labeled diagram, process flow, or cutaway for lessons, reports, and social posts.

Bright summer festival poster with SUMMER FESTIVAL and FESTIVAL DE VERANO headlines in matching type

Posters and campaign art

Event posters, sale banners, and ad layouts where the headline has to read cleanly at a glance.

The same amber glass perfume bottle on desert sand, on wet black stone, and on a marble shelf with lemons

Product shots in new scenes

Place one product into many settings while its shape, color, and details stay true to the original.

Four models in distinct outfits posing together on coral and cobalt blocks

Group shots and series

Keep a cast of up to 4 characters consistent across a campaign, a storyboard, or a run of social posts.

Cafe sandwich board reading SOUP OF THE DAY with SOUPE DU JOUR beneath in the same chalk lettering

Localized visuals

Rework a sign, menu, or ad in another language while the layout and lettering style stay the same.

Pencil sketch of a desk lamp beside the same lamp as a brass and black product photo

Targeted photo edits

Mask or sketch over just the part to change, a sofa, a sky, a label, and leave the rest of the photo alone.

Prompt examples

Infographic

Infographic

Isometric cutaway of a tiny bakery, labeled ovens, counter and pantry

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Text

Text

Coffee shop chalkboard menu with clear prices, hand-lettered, warm morning light

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Group shot

Group shot

Four friends posing on a sunny rooftop, editorial fashion shot, distinct outfits

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Overview

Nano Banana 2.1 is Google DeepMind's image generation and editing model, released on October 6, 2026 in the Gemini app, AI Mode in Search, Google AI Studio, the Gemini API, and Google Cloud. It updates Nano Banana 2 at the same Flash speed and is built on Gemini 3.6 Flash. Specs and benchmarks are in Google DeepMind's model card and the Gemini API model page.

What Nano Banana 2.1 does better

The largest gains are in design and editing. Infographics get tidier layouts and more accurate facts, masked and sketched edits land where you mark them, and a cast of up to 4 characters stays recognizable across a scene. A thinking step plans the image first, and you can turn it up for dense, detailed work.

Nano Banana 2.1 on Morphic

Nano Banana 2.1 is coming to Morphic. Until then, Nano Banana 2, Nano Banana Pro, and Nano Banana 2 Lite are live for generation and editing, and you can run the same prompt across models side by side on one Canvas. The examples on this page were made with Nano Banana 2.

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FAQs

What is Nano Banana 2.1?
Nano Banana 2.1 is Google DeepMind's image generation and editing model, released on October 6, 2026. It updates Nano Banana 2 on the Flash tier and is built on Gemini 3.6 Flash. Google lists better visual design, mask-based editing, subject consistency, and more natural-looking images as the main gains.
What is new in Nano Banana 2.1 compared with Nano Banana 2?
Nano Banana 2.1 adds a medium thinking level, now the default, and fixes the tiling Nano Banana 2 could show on very wide frames at 2K and 4K. Google's model card shows clear gains in infographic design and accuracy, multi-character consistency, and mask and sketch editing. It drops the 512px size and outputs at 1K, 2K, or 4K.
Is Nano Banana 2.1 better than Nano Banana Pro?
In Google's own side-by-side tests, Nano Banana 2.1 with thinking scored higher than Nano Banana Pro on editing, consistency, and infographic tasks. Google describes 2.1 as the more efficient counterpart to Pro, so test both on your own prompts.
How many reference images does Nano Banana 2.1 accept?
Up to 14 reference images in one request. Google's documentation splits that into up to 4 characters, whose faces and outfits stay consistent, and up to 10 objects, which keep their shape and detail.
What are thinking levels in Nano Banana 2.1?
Thinking means the model plans the image before drawing it. Nano Banana 2.1 has minimal, medium, and high levels, with medium as the default. Higher levels help with dense infographics, many-subject scenes, and precise layouts; minimal is fastest.
Does Nano Banana 2.1 use Google Search?
Yes, as an option. Grounding with Google web and image search lets it check what real places, objects, and topics look like before generating. It does not use photos of real people from search results.
Were the images on this page made with Nano Banana 2.1?
No. Nano Banana 2.1 is not on Morphic yet, so the examples were made on Morphic with Nano Banana 2, its direct predecessor on the same Flash tier. They show the kinds of images 2.1 is built for, and we will swap in 2.1 output when it lands.
When is Nano Banana 2.1 coming to Morphic?
Nano Banana 2.1 is coming to Morphic. Until it lands, Nano Banana 2, Nano Banana Pro, and Nano Banana 2 Lite are all live for image generation and editing, next to models like GPT Image 2.5, Seedream 5.0 Pro, and Flux 3.

More about Nano Banana 2.1

Nano Banana 2.1: the complete prompt guide

How to use Nano Banana 2.1: prompt structure, thinking levels, infographics, text rendering, reference images, mask and sketch editing, resolutions, and known limits.

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