Nano Banana vs Nano Banana 2

Nano Banana 2 is the successor to the original Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image). It keeps the speed and adds higher resolution, more aspect ratios and many more reference images. The table lists the settings each version accepts.

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Which one to pick

Pick Nano Banana for the simplest jobs

One fixed 1K size and up to three reference photos. Enough for quick drafts when you do not need anything larger.

From 3 creditsTry Nano Banana

Pick Nano Banana 2 for almost everything else

Output from 0.5K to 4K, very wide and very tall formats for banners, up to 14 references, and optional web and image search to ground the picture in real references.

From 4 creditsTry Nano Banana 2

Settings and price side by side

Pulled from the live model catalog and updated hourly. Prices are the lowest setting per image.

Nano Banana vs Nano Banana 2
Spec	Nano Banana	Nano Banana 2
Maker	Google	Google
Starting price	3 credits	4 credits
Inputs	Text · Image edit	Text · Image edit
Max input files	3	14
Resolution	1K	0.5K · 1K · 2K · 4K
Aspect ratio	1:1 · 2:3 · 3:2 · 3:4 · 4:3 · 4:5 · 5:4 · 9:16 · 16:9 · 21:9	auto · 21:9 · 16:9 · 3:2 · 4:3 · 5:4 · 1:1 · 4:5 · 3:4 · 2:3 · 9:16 · 4:1 · 1:4 · 8:1 · 1:8

Model pages

Same prompt, two models, and you keep the better take.

Questions

Is Nano Banana 2 better than the original?

For most work, yes: it offers more sizes, more formats and more references. The original is still useful when a small, cheap image is all you need.

What does search grounding do in Nano Banana 2?

With web or image search on, the model can look up real references before drawing, which helps with current products, places and logos.

Do my prompts work on both?

Yes. Write the prompt once, generate with one model, then switch the model in the panel and generate again.

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