Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)
by Google
Gemini 3.1 Flash Image, a.k.a. "Nano Banana 2," is Google’s latest state of the art image generation and editing model, delivering Pro-level visual quality at Flash speed. It combines advanced...
Quick Facts
Provider
Model ID
google/gemini-3.1-flash-image
Modality
Text and Image to Text and Image
Tier
Premium
Last Updated
2026-07-22
Released
2026-06-18
Context Length
131K tokens
Tokenizer
Gemini
Input Price
$0.50/M
Output Price
$3.00/M
When To Use Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)
Best for
- Reasoning-heavy questions and step-by-step analysis
- Research, summarization, and document work
- Image understanding, screenshots, and visual questions
- Image generation and visual creative work
- Comparing Google responses against other leading AI models
Not ideal for
- High-volume casual chats where you want to conserve premium credits
- Voice, speech, or audio transcription workflows
Input & Output
Accepts
Generates
Pricing
All prices are per 1 million tokens
Input
$0.50/M
Output
$3.00/M
Web Search
$14000.00/M
Capabilities
- Natural language understanding and generation
- Image analysis and understanding
- Image generation
- Long context window for extended conversations
Example Prompts
Solve this problem step by step, then summarize the final answer in one paragraph.
Summarize these notes into key findings, risks, and recommended next steps.
Analyze this screenshot and explain what is happening, including any UI issues.
Create a detailed image prompt for a clean product hero image with realistic lighting.
Compare how Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) and two other models answer this prompt.
Supported Parameters
include_reasoningmax_tokensreasoningreasoning_effortresponse_formatseedstructured_outputstemperaturetop_pCompare and Use Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)
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