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Nano Banana

Nano Banana is an AI model made by Google. Google released it on 2 October 2025. It is deprecated. It takes image, text and returns image, text.

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Nano Banana is an AI model made by Google. Google released it on 2 October 2025. It is deprecated. It takes image, text and returns image, text. Its context window is 65,536 tokens. Its longest answer is 32,768 tokens. Through the API it costs $0.30 per 1M tokens for input and $30.00 per 1M tokens for output. Its knowledge cutoff is June 2025.

Released
2 October 2025 — ai.google.dev, read 16 October 2026
Status
Deprecated — docs.cloud.google.com, read 16 October 2026
Takes
Image, Text — ai.google.dev, read 16 October 2026
Returns
Image, Text — ai.google.dev, read 16 October 2026
Open weights
Not confirmed: The cited Google model and API pages do not state that downloadable model weights are available or that the weights are open.
Licence
Not confirmed: The cited Google model and API pages do not name a licence for the model.
Context window
65,536 tokens — ai.google.dev, read 16 October 2026
Longest answer
32,768 tokens — ai.google.dev, read 16 October 2026
Knowledge cutoff
June 2025 — ai.google.dev, read 16 October 2026
API price, input
$0.30 per 1M tokens — ai.google.dev, read 16 October 2026
API price, output
$30.00 per 1M tokens — ai.google.dev, read 16 October 2026
Where
API, Cloud marketplaces — docs.cloud.google.com, read 16 October 2026
Parameters
Not confirmed: The cited Google model pages do not publish a parameter count.
Model card
https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/models/gemini-2.5-flash-image — ai.google.dev, read 16 October 2026

Questions

When was Nano Banana released?

Google released Nano Banana on 2 October 2025.

Is Nano Banana still available?

It is deprecated: Google has announced the date it will retire it.

What is the context window of Nano Banana?

The context window of Nano Banana is 65,536 tokens, as Google prints it.

How much does the Nano Banana API cost?

On the standard tier, Nano Banana costs $0.30 per 1M tokens for input and $30.00 per 1M tokens for output, as Google lists it.

What does Nano Banana take and return?

Nano Banana takes image, text and returns image, text.

What is the knowledge cutoff of Nano Banana?

The knowledge cutoff of Nano Banana is June 2025.

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Sources

  1. Gemini 2.5 Flash image (Nano Banana) | Gemini API | Google AI for Developers (read 16 October 2026)
  2. Gemini deprecations | Gemini API | Google AI for Developers (read 16 October 2026)
  3. Gemini Developer API pricing | Gemini API | Google AI for Developers (read 16 October 2026)
  4. Gemini 2.5 Flash Image | Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform | Google Cloud Documentation (read 16 October 2026)

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