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— Nano Banana 2.1 launched as a stable Gemini API model, updating Nano Banana 2 for image generation and editing. ↗
Nano Banana 2.1
A stable image-model update to Nano Banana 2, retaining Flash-level efficiency while improving visual quality, text rendering, multi-turn editing, and subject consistency.
Stable Gemini API model ID `gemini-nano-banana-2.1`; supports image generation and editing, Google Search grounding, and up to 4K output.
MODEL NUMBER208
- First public date
- 2026-10-06
- Organization
- Google DeepMind
- Family
- Nano Banana
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Overview
Why it mattered
Google released 2.1 as a distinct stable API model and explicitly identifies it as an update to Nano Banana 2, with improvements to image quality, typography, editing consistency, and multi-image fusion.
PreviousNano Banana 2— · — ctx
CurrentNano Banana 2.1— · — ctx
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Architecture & capabilities
Model capabilities
Image generationImage editingConversational editingText renderingHigh resolutionCharacter consistency
Connected tools
Image search
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Release history
Nano Banana 2.1 launched as a stable Gemini API model, updating Nano Banana 2 for image generation and editing.
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