Nano Banana

Create high-quality images with Nano Banana. Add reference images when the model supports them.

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Nano Banana

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Model capabilities

Create Naturally With Nano Banana

Control the composition, keep references consistent, adjust the lighting, and edit specific details.

Camera and composition control example

01 / COMPOSITION

Control the Composition and Camera

Choose the framing, camera angle, perspective, and depth to create the scene you want.

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Consistent subject and visual style example

02 / CONSISTENCY

Keep Subjects and Styles Consistent

Use reference images to maintain the same character, product, clothing, or visual style across new images.

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Controlled lighting and atmosphere example

03 / LIGHTING

Control Light and Atmosphere

Adjust the light direction, contrast, color, and time of day to create different moods.

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One workspace

Generate, Edit, and Upscale in One Place

Create an image from text and references, edit the result, and upscale it without switching tools.

Text
Create a cinematic portrait of a woman walking through a rain-soaked train platform, using the reference image’s warm reflections and quiet atmosphere.
Image
Nano Banana generated architecture
Image generation
ModelNano Banana
InputsText + image
1 imageGenerate
Generated image
Nano Banana generated fashion image
Ready
Edit image
Nano Banana generated interior
Edited
Upscale 4×
Nano Banana generated fashion image after upscaling
Nano Banana generated fashion image before upscaling

Frequently Asked Questions

Compare Nano Banana's strengths, ideal use cases, supported controls, and tradeoffs before you generate.

What is Nano Banana best at?

Nano Banana is strongest at fast, natural-language image editing. It can preserve the recognizable look of people, pets, products, or characters while changing outfits, backgrounds, styles, or individual scene details without requiring a complex workflow.

Which projects suit Nano Banana?

It is a practical choice for everyday photo edits, character variations, product placement, style transfer, restored or reimagined photos, and quick social content. Use it when the idea is easy to explain in plain language and you want to iterate without configuring many technical controls.

What inputs and output settings are supported?

The workspace accepts up to 10 reference images, exports PNG or JPG, and supports common portrait, square, landscape, vertical, and ultrawide ratios. This model does not expose a separate output-resolution selector in the current workspace.

Nano Banana, Nano Banana 2, or Pro—which should I use?

Choose the original Nano Banana for straightforward, reference-led edits. Choose Nano Banana 2 when you need faster advanced iteration, more references, selectable 1K–4K output, or longer prompts; choose Nano Banana Pro when final-image fidelity and complex composition are the main priorities.

How should I prompt Nano Banana?

State the edit first, then state what must stay unchanged. A useful pattern is: “Keep the person, pose, and framing; replace the background with a rainy Tokyo street; match the existing light direction.” Make one major change per revision before combining several edits.

When should I choose another model?

Use Nano Banana 2 or Pro for high-resolution production, complex typography, or dense multi-object layouts. Use Midjourney for style-first concept art, or Flux Kontext Pro when you want a focused edit to one source image with especially broad aspect-ratio control.

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