ライノ・フー
February 27, 2026
5分
ライノ・フー
February 27, 2026
5分
The wait is over. After months of speculation and a wildly successful run with the original Nano Banana and its Pro successor, Google officially unveiled Nano Banana 2 on February 26, 2026 — and it's every bit as significant as the hype suggested.
Nano Banana 2, technically powered by Gemini 3.1 Flash Image, is Google's latest state-of-the-art AI image generation model. The core promise? You get the advanced intelligence and quality that made Nano Banana Pro a powerhouse — but at the lightning-fast speed of Gemini Flash, and at a price point that makes it accessible to a far wider audience.
Think of it this way: Nano Banana Pro was the high-end studio camera. Nano Banana 2 is that same camera, but it now shoots at twice the speed and costs half as much.
Nano Banana 2 officially launched on February 26, 2026.
The rollout began immediately across major Google products and platforms — no waitlist, no phased beta. If you use the Gemini app, Google Search, Google Flow, or Google Cloud, you likely already have access.
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This is the headline upgrade. Nano Banana 2 brings the high-speed intelligence of Gemini Flash to image generation — making rapid edits, real-time iteration, and high-volume workflows genuinely practical for the first time.
The original Nano Banana was fast for its era. Nano Banana Pro was powerful, but optimized for quality over speed. Nano Banana 2 breaks that trade-off entirely: it delivers Pro-tier intelligence at Flash-tier speed. For creators, developers, and marketers who generate hundreds of images at a time, this is transformative.
Speed upgrades are great — but the other major headline is cost. Nano Banana 2 is significantly more affordable than Nano Banana Pro, opening up advanced image generation to individual creators, small businesses, and developers who may have found Pro pricing prohibitive.
Pricing details for the API are live at [Google AI Studio](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/pricing#gemini-3.1-flash-image-preview).
The original Nano Banana capped out at 1K resolution — fine for social posts and quick drafts, but limiting for production-quality work. Nano Banana Pro expanded this significantly with its own resolution capabilities.
Nano Banana 2 now supports resolutions from 512px all the way up to 4K, covering everything from thumbnail-sized social graphics to wide-screen backdrops and billboard-quality assets. The full supported range:
Whether you're designing a vertical Instagram story or a widescreen desktop wallpaper, Nano Banana 2 can handle it natively.
One of the most meaningful expansions in Nano Banana 2 is language support. The original Nano Banana was English-only. Nano Banana 2 now supports both Chinese and English, with the model able to generate, render, and localize text within images in both languages.
This matters enormously for:
Creators and brands targeting Chinese-speaking audiences
Global marketing campaigns requiring localized visuals
Multilingual infographics and educational content
Cross-border e-commerce product imagery
Google has confirmed that Nano Banana 2 is rolling out to 141 new countries and territories and eight additional languages via Search, with Chinese and English being primary supported languages for in-image text generation and translation.
The clearest takeaway: Nano Banana 2 is the new default for most workflows.Nano Banana Pro remains available for specialized high-fidelity tasks requiring maximum accuracy (accessible to AI Pro and Ultra subscribers via the three-dot regenerate menu).
Beyond speed, affordability, resolution, and language support, Nano Banana 2 also introduces or significantly improves several creative capabilities:
Nano Banana 2 can maintain the visual identity of **up to 5 characters and 14 objects** in a single workflow. This is a game-changer for storyboarding, narrative content creation, and brand asset generation where character consistency is non-negotiable.
The model now adheres more strictly to complex, nuanced prompts. If you've ever felt like an AI image tool interpreted your prompt "creatively" rather than literally — this upgrade directly addresses that frustration.
Nano Banana 2 pulls from Gemini's real-world knowledge base and can access real-time information and images from web search to accurately render specific subjects, landmarks, infographics, data visualizations, and more.
Full control over aspect ratios means you can generate the exact format you need — whether it's a 9:16 mobile story, a 16:9 widescreen backdrop, or a square post — without cropping or resizing after the fact.
Nano Banana 2 is now live across Google's ecosystem:
Gemini App— Nano Banana 2 replaces Nano Banana Pro as the default image model across Fast, Thinking, and Pro tiers
Google Search— Available in AI Mode and Lens (141 new countries/territories, 8 additional languages)
Google Flow— New default image model, available to all Flow users at zero credits
AI Studio + Gemini API— Available in preview for developers
Google Cloud / Vertex AI — Available in preview
Google Ads — Powers image suggestions in campaign creation
Google Antigravity — Also available
With powerful image generation comes a critical responsibility. Google is doubling down on AI content identification with two complementary tools:
SynthID — Google's proprietary watermarking technology — has already been used over 20 million times since the Gemini app's verification feature launched in November 2025. It helps users identify whether images, video, or audio were generated by Google AI.
C2PA Content Credentials — An open, interoperable standard that provides context not just about *whether* AI was used, but *how* it was used. C2PA verification is coming to the Gemini app soon.
Together, these tools give both creators and consumers a clearer, more trustworthy picture of AI-generated content.
Q: Is Nano Banana 2 free to use?
A: Nano Banana 2 is available at no additional cost within the Gemini app for most users and replaces Nano Banana Pro as the default. API pricing is available at Google AI Studio, and it's offered at zero credits in Google Flow. It's more affordable than Nano Banana Pro across the board.
Q: What resolution does Nano Banana 2 support?
A: Nano Banana 2 supports resolutions from 512px up to 4K, compared to the original Nano Banana which was capped at 1K.
Q: Does Nano Banana 2 support languages other than English?
A: Yes. Nano Banana 2 adds Chinese language support alongside English — a significant upgrade from the original Nano Banana, which was English-only.
Q: Is Nano Banana Pro being discontinued?
A: No. Nano Banana Pro remains available for Gemini AI Pro and Ultra subscribers via the "regenerate images" option in the three-dot menu. It's positioned for specialized, high-fidelity tasks where maximum accuracy is the priority.
Q: When did Nano Banana 2 launch?
A: Nano Banana 2 officially launched on February 26, 2026.
Q: How does Nano Banana 2 compare to the original Nano Banana?
A: Nano Banana 2 is faster, more affordable, supports up to 4K resolution (vs. 1K), adds Chinese language support, offers subject consistency for up to 5 characters and 14 objects, and includes enhanced instruction following and real-time world knowledge.
Q: Can developers access Nano Banana 2 via API?
A: Yes. Nano Banana 2 is available in preview via Google AI Studio and the Gemini API, as well as Google Cloud's Vertex AI.
Nano Banana 2 is not an iterative update — it's a genuine step change. By combining the advanced intelligence of Nano Banana Pro with the speed of Gemini Flash at a more accessible price, Google has removed the biggest barriers that prevented Nano Banana Pro from being a true everyday tool.
The jump from 1K to 4K resolution alone makes Nano Banana 2 viable for professional production work. The addition of Chinese language support opens the door to an enormous global user base. And the speed upgrade means the creative iteration loop — prompt, review, refine, repeat — now happens faster than ever before.
For creators, marketers, developers, and businesses: Nano Banana 2 is the version to build on.
VeeSpark turns your ideas into visual stories in seconds. We are excited to announce that Nano Banana Pro will be launching on the VeeSpark platform soon—stay tuned to take your AI filmmaking to the next leve.
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