Nano Banana 2 is a freemium AI image generator and editor powered by Google Gemini 3.1 Flash that turns text descriptions or uploaded images into 4K visuals in seconds, supporting real-time search grounding, virtual try-on, background replacement, text removal, and photo restoration.
What is Nano Banana 2?
Nano Banana 2 is the flagship model in the Nano Banana series, a browser-based AI image creation platform developed by the Nano Banana team. It accepts text prompts or reference images as input and outputs high-resolution images up to 4K (4096px) in PNG, JPG, or WebP formats. The platform also offers two additional tiers: a free starter model (Nano Banana) and a professional model (Nano Banana Pro), each with different speed and quality levels.
Key Features
- Powered by Gemini 3.1 Flash — Leverages Google’s latest AI model with real-time search grounding to generate images based on current, factual context.
- 4K Ultra HD output — Export images at up to 4096px resolution with support for PNG, JPG, and WebP formats.
- 14 aspect ratios — Choose from a wide range of preset dimensions for social media, print, or presentation use.
- Character consistency — Maintain the same character appearance across multiple generated images within a workflow.
- Thinking Mode composition — A guided composition mode that helps structure complex prompts for better results.
- Virtual try-on — Upload a person photo and a clothing reference; AI accurately places the garment (hats, tops, dresses) with natural draping and lighting.
- Smart text removal — Remove text, watermarks, and logos from images with AI-powered inpainting that preserves the background.
- Background replacement & removal — Describe a new scene in text, and AI replaces the background while preserving the subject; supports transparent export.
- Old photo restoration & colorization — Automatically remove scratches, creases, and noise, then restore and colorize faded photographs using deep learning.
Who should use Nano Banana 2?
- E-commerce merchants — Create product displays with virtual try-on or replace backgrounds for catalog images, reducing photography costs.
- Social media content creators — Generate eye-catching visuals from text prompts or edit existing photos for quick posts and stories.
- Design professionals — Produce prototyping mockups, concept art, and high-res assets for commercial use with commercial usage rights included in paid plans.
- Photography enthusiasts — Restore and colorize old family photos, or generate new creative compositions without needing Photoshop skills.
Use cases
- Virtual clothing try-on: Upload a person photo and a garment reference; the AI places the item onto the model, perfect for online fashion retail or outfit-of-the-day content.
- Text removal from images: One-click removal of watermarks, logos, or captions from product photos, movie posters, or social media graphics, with intelligent background fill.
- Background scene replacement: Change a portrait’s backdrop from a street to the Statue of Liberty (or any described location) while preserving the subject and matching lighting.
- Old photo restoration: Upload a damaged, faded photograph; AI removes scratches and creases, then colorizes and enhances facial details automatically.
How does it work?
- Describe or upload — Type a text prompt (any language) describing the image you want, or upload a reference image for editing.
- Choose model & settings — Select among Nano Banana (free), Nano Banana Pro, or Nano Banana 2, then set resolution, aspect ratio, output format, and editing mode.
- Generate & download — Click generate; the image appears in seconds. Download in PNG, JPG, or WebP, and the result is automatically saved to your cloud history.
