Google’s Nano Banana 2 brings advanced AI image tools to free users

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Google is launching Nano Banana 2, a free AI image model with advanced features like real-time info and web search, making complex image generation faster and more accessible.

An image comparing the image generation capabilities of Google’s Nano Banana Pro AI model to Nano Banana 2. — The image generational capabilities of Nano Banana 2 seem comparable to the Pro model. | Image: Google / The Verge

Google is bringing a more powerful version of its Nano Banana AI image model to free users. Nano Banana 2 (also known as Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) is rolling out today across the Gemini app and other Google AI platforms, making knowledge and rendering features that were previously exclusive to Nano Banana Pro available for everyone. Google says the update aims to bring "high-speed intelligence of Gemini Flash to visual generation," making complex images faster, cheaper, and easier to generate.

Like Nano Banana Pro, the Nano Banana 2 model utilizes real-time information, web search images, and Gemini's real-world knowledge base. Google DeepMin …

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