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Nano Banana 2 Lite

AI Image Editing Model

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All Text to Image Image Edit

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The lightweight, low-cost variant of Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image). Ultra-low-latency image generation and editing at a fixed 1K resolution, designed for high-volume interactive use cases.

How Nano Banana 2 Lite performs

Rankings based on human votes in the Lumenfall Arena, where real users pick their favorite without knowing which model made which image.

All categories

Nano Banana 2 Lite competes across 8 categories in the arena

Prompt Adherence

Image Editing

Ranked #13 of 21 models · 57.1% win rate Leaderboard

Nano Banana 2 Lite

Same prompt, other models

Ranked using Outfit Transfer Challenge Over-the-top cartoon carica... Pose & Character Mashup

Adding & Editing Objects

Image Editing

Ranked #12 of 19 models · 75.0% win rate Leaderboard

Nano Banana 2 Lite

Same prompt, other models

Ranked using Man and Car in California Outfit Transfer Challenge

Preservation

Image Editing

Ranked #16 of 25 models · 63.6% win rate Leaderboard

Nano Banana 2 Lite

Before After

Bald man challenge

Same prompt, other models

Ranked using Bald man challenge Golden Hour Stroll Man and Car in California Outfit Transfer Challenge Over-the-top cartoon carica... Pose & Character Mashup +1 more

Photorealism

Image Editing

Ranked #15 of 22 models · 80.0% win rate Leaderboard

Nano Banana 2 Lite

Before After

Bald man challenge

Before After

Golden Hour Stroll

Same prompt, other models

Before After

#1 Nano Banana... ranks higher

Before After

#6 Wan 2.6 ranks higher

Before After

#17 Seedream 4.0 ranks lower

Before After

#22 Wan 2.7 ranks lower

Ranked using Bald man challenge Golden Hour Stroll Man and Car in California Outfit Transfer Challenge

Lighting, Shadows & Materials

Image Editing

Ranked #18 of 24 models · 57.1% win rate Leaderboard

Nano Banana 2 Lite

Before After

Bald man challenge

Before After

Golden Hour Stroll

Same prompt, other models

Ranked using Bald man challenge Golden Hour Stroll Man and Car in California Outfit Transfer Challenge Pose & Character Mashup

Face & Identity

Image Editing

Ranked #14 of 16 models · 100.0% win rate Leaderboard

Nano Banana 2 Lite

Before After

Bald man challenge

Same prompt, other models

Before After

#1 Nano Banana 2 ranks higher

Before After

#5 GPT Image 1.5 ranks higher

Before After

#13 Seedream 4.0 ranks higher

Before After

#16 Z-Image Turbo ranks lower

Ranked using Bald man challenge Over-the-top cartoon carica...

Artistic Restyling

Image Editing

Ranked #15 of 15 models · 75.0% win rate Leaderboard

Nano Banana 2 Lite

Same prompt, other models

Ranked using Over-the-top cartoon carica... Studio Ghibli Anime Style

Creativity

Image Editing

Ranked #15 of 15 models · 75.0% win rate Leaderboard

Nano Banana 2 Lite

Same prompt, other models

Ranked using Over-the-top cartoon carica... Studio Ghibli Anime Style