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Nano Banana 2

Google

Released Updated
Context window
131K
131,072 tokens
Input / Output
image, pdf, text, video → image, text

API pricing

USD / 1M tokens

InputOutputCached input
  • $0.50text/image
gemini-pricing
  • $60.00images
  • $3.00text and thinking
gemini-pricing
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Input / output price · USD / 1M tokens
ModelEvidence linksInput / output price
gemini-3.1-flash-image
standard
gemini
API route unavailable
$0.50 (text/image) / $60.00 (images); $3.00 (text and thinking)
Evidence links

Timeline

  1. · Evidence links · Google · official articles
    Excerpt
    Gemini app: Nano Banana 2 will replace Nano Banana Pro across the Fast, Thinking and Pro models
  2. · Alex's posts · Alex Getman
    Excerpt
    Google released Nano Banana 2 Lite The new model generates an image in about 4 seconds and costs $0.034 per 1K image. In Gemini, it is available by selecting 3.1 Flash Lite. The main use case is fast drafts: run several prompts, pick the best result, then send it for refinement in Nano Banana 2 or GPT Image. In terms of quality, Lite nearly matches the full version: 1251 Elo vs 1270 for Nano Banana 2 on lmarena.

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Specifications

Nano Banana 2 is a model from Google, released on 28 May 2026. The context window is 131,072 tokens. Pricing is $0.50 (text/image) per million input tokens and $60.00 (images); $3.00 (text and thinking) per million output tokens.

Context window
131,072
Max output
32,768
Input
image · pdf · text · video
Output
image · text
Input · USD / 1M tokens
$0.50 (text/image)
Output · USD / 1M tokens
$60.00 (images); $3.00 (text and thinking)

Questions

What is the context window of Nano Banana 2?

The context window is 131,072 tokens.

How much does Nano Banana 2 cost?

Pricing is $0.50 (text/image) per million input tokens and $60.00 (images); $3.00 (text and thinking) per million output tokens.

When was Nano Banana 2 released?

On 28 May 2026.