Nano Banana 2
AI Image Editing Model
Gemini 3.1 Flash with image generation capabilities. High-efficiency image generation model with support for text rendering, reference images, search grounding, and thinking mode. The efficient counterpart to Gemini 3 Pro Image.
What Nano Banana 2 is good at
Rankings based on human votes in the Lumenfall Arena, where real users pick their favorite without knowing which model made which image. Excels at #1 Artistic Restyling (Image Editing), #1 Face & Identity (Image Editing), #1 Creativity (Image Editing), #2 Photorealism (Image Editing), #2 Portraits (Text-to-Image), #2 Cartoon, Anime & Fantasy (Text-to-Image), #2 Preservation (Image Editing), #3 Text Rendering (Text-to-Image), #3 Product, Branding & Commercial (Text-to-Image), #3 Creativity (Text-to-Image), #3 Prompt Adherence (Text-to-Image), #3 3D Imaging & Modeling (Text-to-Image), #4 Aesthetics (Text-to-Image), #6 Photorealism (Text-to-Image), #4 Lighting, Shadows & Materials (Image Editing), #5 Aesthetics (Image Editing), #5 Prompt Adherence (Image Editing), #6 Backgrounds & Scenes (Image Editing), and #8 Adding & Editing Objects (Image Editing) , placing in the top 26% of all competing models.
Nano Banana 2 Strengths
Nano Banana 2 outperforms most competing models here
Artistic Restyling
Image EditingFace & Identity
Image Editing
Creativity
Image EditingPhotorealism
Image Editing
Cartoon, Anime & Fantasy
Text-to-ImagePreservation
Image Editing
Text Rendering
Text-to-ImageProduct, Branding & Commercial
Text-to-ImageCreativity
Text-to-ImagePrompt Adherence
Text-to-Image3D Imaging & Modeling
Text-to-ImageAesthetics
Text-to-ImagePhotorealism
Text-to-ImageLighting, Shadows & Materials
Image Editing
Aesthetics
Image EditingPrompt Adherence
Image EditingBackgrounds & Scenes
Image EditingAdding & Editing Objects
Image EditingOther categories
Nano Banana 2 competes but doesn't rank as highly
Art
Text-to-ImagePeople & Poses
Image Editing
