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Nano Banana 2 Lite
Nano Banana 2 Lite is an AI model made by Google. Google released it on 30 June 2026. It is generally available.
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Nano Banana 2 Lite is an AI model made by Google. Google released it on 30 June 2026. It is generally available. It takes text, image, video and returns text, image. Its knowledge cutoff is January 2025.
- Released
- 30 June 2026 — blog.google, read 16 October 2026
- Status
- Generally available — ai.google.dev, read 16 October 2026
- Takes
- Text, Image, Video — ai.google.dev, read 16 October 2026
- Returns
- Text, Image — ai.google.dev, read 16 October 2026
- Open weights
- Not confirmed: The official pages reviewed do not state whether the model's weights are open or downloadable.
- Licence
- Not confirmed: The official pages reviewed do not name a licence for the model.
- Context window
- Not confirmed: The official API model page gives an input token limit of 65536, while the official model card says the token context window is up to 1M. These official pages give conflicting figures.
- Longest answer
- Not confirmed: The official API model page lists an output token limit of 4096, while the official model card distinguishes image output at 4K tokens from text output at 64K tokens. The pages do not establish one standard longest-answer limit.
- Knowledge cutoff
- January 2025 — deepmind.google, read 16 October 2026
- API price, input
- $0.25 per 1M tokens — ai.google.dev, read 16 October 2026
- API price, output
- Not confirmed: The standard pricing page lists separate output prices for text and thinking ($1.50 per 1M tokens) and images ($30.00 per 1M tokens); it does not give a single output price for the model.
- Where
- Not confirmed: two readings disagree: api, app and api, cloud
- Parameters
- Not confirmed: The official pages reviewed do not publish a parameter count for this model.
- Model card
- https://deepmind.google/models/model-cards/gemini-3-1-flash-lite-image/ — ai.google.dev, read 16 October 2026
Questions
When was Nano Banana 2 Lite released?
Google released Nano Banana 2 Lite on 30 June 2026.
Is Nano Banana 2 Lite still available?
Yes: it is generally available, as Google states it.
What does Nano Banana 2 Lite take and return?
Nano Banana 2 Lite takes text, image, video and returns text, image.
What is the knowledge cutoff of Nano Banana 2 Lite?
The knowledge cutoff of Nano Banana 2 Lite is January 2025.
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Sources
- Start building with Nano Banana 2 Lite and Gemini Omni Flash (read 16 October 2026)
- Models | Gemini API | Google AI for Developers (read 16 October 2026)
- Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite image | Gemini API | Google AI for Developers (read 16 October 2026)
- Gemini Developer API pricing | Gemini API | Google AI for Developers (read 16 October 2026)
- Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Image - Model Card (read 16 October 2026)