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Nano Banana 2: Create and Edit Images with Google's Model, Free to Start

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What is Nano Banana AI?

Nano Banana is Google's image model for making new pictures from a sentence and for editing photos you already have. It became popular for edits that leave a face looking like the same person, and for merging separate photos into one believable scene. Plimo has two versions: Nano Banana 2, which the free credits on a new account can run at 1K, and the newer 2.1, which Google tuned for cleaner design and more natural-looking results.

  • A ginger cat curled on a knitted blanket in a reading nook by a rainy window

    Nano Banana 2

    Fast and consistent. Mix up to 6 photos.

    • 1K / 2K / 4K
    • Up to 6 reference photos

    From 20 credits

    Free credits work: ⁨1K⁩
  • A ginger cat curled on a knitted blanket in a reading nook by a rainy window

    Nano Banana 2.1

    Detailed images up to 4K, mixing up to 6 photos.

    • 1K / 2K / 4K
    • Up to 6 reference photos

    From 20 credits

How the model has changed

  1. August 2025

    The original

    Released as Gemini 2.5 Flash Image, the model behind the first wave of Gemini Nano Banana edits. Its nickname came from anonymous testing on LMArena, and it caught on for one-sentence edits: change a pose, remove a passer-by or colorize an old print while people still look like themselves.

  2. November 2025

    Nano Banana Pro

    A higher-end model built on Gemini 3 Pro, aimed at work where accuracy matters most: legible text in several languages, infographics and diagrams, and blending up to 14 images while keeping up to five people recognizable.

  3. February 2026

    Nano Banana 2

    Built on Gemini 3.1 Flash Image, it brought much of Pro's world knowledge and text rendering to Flash speed. Google pointed to richer lighting, sharper textures and closer instruction following than the original, and it can translate the words inside a picture.

  4. October 2026

    Version 2.1

    The latest Flash update, based on Gemini 3.6 Flash. Google lists better visual design, more natural-looking pictures and steadier subject consistency, and its own tests show gains in infographics and in edits that combine several reference images.

How to use it on Plimo

  1. Start in the generator up top

    It opens with this model already selected. Clicking a version card on this page switches between 2 and 2.1 and scrolls you back up.

  2. Add photos if you're editing

    Sign in, then drop up to 6 pictures into the photo slot: one selfie to restyle, or a face, an outfit and a backdrop to merge. Leave it empty to make something from words alone.

  3. Describe the result

    Good Nano Banana prompts read like plain speech, such as “put us on a ferry deck at sunset, keep our faces and jackets”. Edits land closer to what you meant when you also say what has to stay the same.

  4. Pick size and shape, then generate

    Choose a resolution and a shape anywhere from square to a wide 21:9, and check the Generate button for the credit cost before you press it. The picture appears in My creations below.

Why use Google's image model through Plimo

  • Two versions on one switch

    The version cards flip the generator between 2 and 2.1, so you can run the same edit on both and keep whichever handled your face, outfit or room better.

  • Free credits that cover version 2

    Every new account gets free credits once, they never expire, and they can run version 2 at 1K.

  • You pay per picture

    Each picture uses credits, and the button shows the exact amount for the version and resolution you chose. A run that fails gives every credit back.

  • Six photos in a single request

    Both versions read up to 6 photos at once, which is what lets a face, a jacket and a new location come together in one edit.

  • Watermark-free for members

    Pictures you make as a member download without the small mark and can be used commercially. Pictures made without a membership keep the mark and stay personal-use only.

How it compares with other image models

All of these sit in the same model menu, so trying one against another costs nothing but the credits for the run.

  • GPT Image

    GPT Image 2.5 from OpenAI reads up to 16 reference photos, has five quality levels and can save a transparent PNG, which suits stickers, logos and text-heavy posters.

  • Grok Imagine

    Grok Imagine from xAI makes short videos with sound as well as pictures, and its image versions lean toward bold, vivid looks.

  • Wan

    Wan from Alibaba pairs Wan 2.7 Image Pro, which blends up to 9 photos, with Wan 3.0 for video, so stills and clips come from one family.

  • FLUX

    FLUX 3 from Black Forest Labs follows up to 10 reference photos, covers every common shape and has a video version too.

  • Seedream

    Seedream 5.0 from ByteDance comes in three tiers, and its low-cost Flash version also runs on free credits.

  • Qwen Image

    Qwen Image 3.0 from Alibaba is built for dense text and layouts such as menus and infographics, and takes up to 3 photos.

What people make with it

  • A selfie in a different decade

    Add a clear selfie and ask for a 1970s film portrait with soft grain, a wide-collared shirt and warm light, keeping your face and hairstyle. Try the 1920s or the 1990s once you've seen the first one.

  • Friends who live apart, in one picture

    Add one photo of each person and describe everyone squeezed onto a picnic blanket in the same park. It makes a good birthday message for a group that rarely manages to meet.

  • One character across a whole comic

    Make your mascot once, then add that picture as the reference for every new panel: at a bus stop, in the rain, blowing out candles. Writing “same character, same outfit” each time helps it stay put.

  • A travel photo without the stranger

    Upload the shot and ask to remove the person walking behind you, or the bin beside the fountain, and to leave everything else alone. For bigger changes like a new outfit, the AI photo editor walks you through it.

  • Color for an old black-and-white print

    Scan it and ask for natural colors that keep faces, clothes and the room as they are. If you'd like the people to move afterwards, take the result to image to video.

  • Your living room, repainted

    Photograph the room and ask for sage green walls and a rattan floor lamp with the furniture left exactly where it stands.

  • Handmade jewelry on a better backdrop

    Shoot your earrings on the kitchen counter, then ask for them on pale stone beside a sprig of eucalyptus. To sell with these pictures, make them during a membership.

  • A card with a short greeting

    Ask for a cake on a picnic table with “Happy 30th, Maya” piped in icing. Keep the wording short, since small or dense lettering can still come out blurred.

Questions about using it on Plimo

No. Plimo is an independent website with no affiliation to Google. We use Google's models through an API and put them next to models from other makers. Whether you type the name as two words or as nanobanana, it's the same model.

New accounts get free credits once, and they can run version 2 at 1K, enough for a few pictures. Version 2.1 and the larger sizes need a membership, and the plans are on the pricing page.

The card for each version lists the lowest price it starts at, and before you generate, the button spells out what this particular run will take. Larger resolutions cost more, while the number of photos you add doesn't change the price.

They share the same settings and both take up to 6 photos. 2.1 is Google's newer release, with cleaner design and steadier consistency across edits, and 2 is the version the free credits can run.

Both versions offer 1K, 2K and 4K, and shapes from square through 3:4 and 9:16 to a wide 21:9. Once you add a photo, Fit photo makes the picture follow its shape.

Up to 6 JPG, PNG or WebP files per request, each up to 30 MB. Clear, well-lit shots where faces aren't cut off at the edge give the model the most to work with.

Yes. You can type a prompt and look around first, but you'll sign in with Google or an emailed code before the first picture is made. No card is needed.

Pictures made without a membership show a small watermark and stay personal-use only. Pictures made while you're a member come without the mark and can be used commercially; joining later doesn't change pictures you made before.

Seven days without a membership. Members keep them for 30 to 360 days depending on their plan, so download anything you want to keep for good.

No. Plimo doesn't train on your uploads or results, and Google handles each request under its own terms.

Yes. Leave the photo slot empty and describe the scene. For prompts that need lots of readable text, Qwen Image 3.0 Pro is worth a try, and the AI image generator lists every image model in one place.

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