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Nano Banana 2 Lite

Google

Released Updated
Context window
66K
65,536 tokens
Input / Output
image, pdf, text, video → image, text

API pricing

USD / 1M tokens

InputOutputCached input
  • $0.25text/image/video
gemini-pricing
  • $30.00images
  • $1.50text and thinking
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Timeline

  1. · API availability · evidence link · evidence link
Input / output price · USD / 1M tokens
ModelEvidence linksInput / output price
gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image
batch
gemini
API route unavailable
$0.125 (text/image/video) / $15.00 (images); $0.75 (text and thinking)
gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image
standard
gemini
API route unavailable
$0.25 (text/image/video) / $30.00 (images); $1.50 (text and thinking)
Evidence links
  • gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image · batch · gemini · Output price: ≈ $0.0168 / image · per 1K resolution image*
  • gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image · standard · gemini · Output price: ≈ $0.0336 / image · per 1K resolution image*
  1. · Confirmed use · Google · official articles · Start building with Nano Banana 2 Lite and Gemini Omni Flash
  2. · Evidence links · Google · official articles
    Excerpt
    Nano Banana 2 Lite is available today in Google AI Studio, Gemini API and Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform
  3. · Confirmed use · Google · official articles · Start building with Nano Banana 2 Lite and Gemini Omni Flash
  4. · Evidence links · Google · official articles
    Excerpt
    Nano Banana 2 Lite is available today in Google AI Studio, Gemini API and Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform
  5. · 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.

Alex's take

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Specifications

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.

Context window
65,536
Max output
4,096
Input
image · pdf · text · video
Output
image · text
Input · USD / 1M tokens
$0.25 (text/image/video)
Output · USD / 1M tokens
$30.00 (images); $1.50 (text and thinking)

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.