# Nano Banana 2 Lite

Nano Banana 2 Lite is a model from Google, released on 30 Jun 2026. The context window is 65,536 tokens. Pricing is $0.25 (text/image/video) per million input tokens and $30.00 (images); $1.50 (text and thinking) per million output tokens.

- Developer: Google
- Id: gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image
- Reported: 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Released: 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sighting: 2026-09-21T15:29:15.837Z
  - [evidence link](https://models.dev/#gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image)
- Status: Released
- API availability: 2026-06-30
  - [evidence link](https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/gemini-models/gemini-omni-flash-nano-banana-2-lite/)
  - [evidence link](https://deepmind.google/blog/start-building-with-nano-banana-2-lite-and-gemini-omni-flash/)
- Canonical: https://alexgetman.com/models/google/gemini-3-1-flash-lite-image/

## Questions

### What is the context window of Nano Banana 2 Lite?

The context window is 65,536 tokens.

### How much does Nano Banana 2 Lite cost?

Pricing is $0.25 (text/image/video) per million input tokens and $30.00 (images); $1.50 (text and thinking) per million output tokens.

### When was Nano Banana 2 Lite released?

On 30 Jun 2026.

- `gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image` · batch · Output price: ≈ $0.0168 / image · per 1K resolution image*
- `gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image` · standard · Output price: ≈ $0.0336 / image · per 1K resolution image*
## Timeline

- 2026-07-01T14:56:03.000Z · [Alex Getman](https://alexgetman.com/22/google-released-nano-banana-2-lite/)
> 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.
- 2026-11-13T22:23:40.373Z · [Google · official articles](https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/gemini-models/gemini-omni-flash-nano-banana-2-lite/)
> Nano Banana 2 Lite is available today in Google AI Studio, Gemini API and Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform
**Confirmed use**
- 2026-11-13T22:23:40.373Z · [Google · official articles · Start building with Nano Banana 2 Lite and Gemini Omni Flash](https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/gemini-models/gemini-omni-flash-nano-banana-2-lite/)
- 2026-11-13T22:23:40.373Z · [Google · official articles](https://deepmind.google/blog/start-building-with-nano-banana-2-lite-and-gemini-omni-flash/)
> Nano Banana 2 Lite is available today in Google AI Studio, Gemini API and Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform
**Confirmed use**
- 2026-11-13T22:23:40.373Z · [Google · official articles · Start building with Nano Banana 2 Lite and Gemini Omni Flash](https://deepmind.google/blog/start-building-with-nano-banana-2-lite-and-gemini-omni-flash/)

## Evidence links

- [Gemini · deprecations](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations?hl=en)
- [review](https://aistudio.google.com/api-reference/models)
- [review](https://aistudio.google.com/docs/changelog)
- [gemini-model-index](https://aistudio.google.com/docs/models/gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image)
- [gemini-pricing](https://aistudio.google.com/docs/pricing)
- [editorial](https://alexgetman.com/22/google-released-nano-banana-2-lite/)
- [Arena](https://arena.ai)
- [Arena · leaderboards](https://arena.ai/leaderboard)
- [google-articles](https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/gemini-models/gemini-omni-flash-nano-banana-2-lite/)
- [vertex-google-models](https://console.cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/publishers/google/model-garden/gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image)
- [google-articles](https://deepmind.google/blog/start-building-with-nano-banana-2-lite-and-gemini-omni-flash/)
- [models-dev](https://models.dev/#gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image)
- [OpenCode · discovery](https://opencode.ai/data/google/gemini-3-1-flash-lite-image)
- [DesignArena · image](https://www.designarena.ai/leaderboard?category=image)

## Signals

- [Nano Banana 2 Lite spotted on Arena](https://alexgetman.com/signals/2026/09/08/gemini-3-1-flash-lite-image-nano-banana-2-lite/)