Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image
Google's fastest and cheapest Gemini image model, engineered for velocity and scale where speed and cost are the primary operational constraints. Not optimized for multiple reference inputs or multi-turn sequential editing.
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image
**Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview** (also known as "Nano Banana 2") is Google DeepMind's latest Flash-tier image generation and editing model, launched in February 2026. It holds the **#1 ranking for text-to-image generation** on both the Arena leaderboard and Artificial Analysis benchmarks, outperforming competing models from OpenAI and other providers. ### Key Capabilities - **Multi-subject consistency**: Maintain visual coherence across up to **5 characters and 14 objects** within a single image - **Improved text rendering**: Best-in-class rendering of text within generated images, with strong multilingual (i18n) support - **Aspect ratio control & upscaling**: Flexible output formats with upscaling support up to **4K resolution** - **Search-grounded generation**: Leverages real-time web search and knowledge to produce more accurate, up-to-date imagery - **SynthID watermarking**: Every generated image is invisibly watermarked for authenticity and provenance ### Availability & Integration Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview is available across Google's ecosystem, including the Gemini App, Google Search (AI Mode and Lens), Flow, Google Ads, and via developer access through AI Studio, the Gemini API, and Vertex AI. It has also been rapidly adopted by third-party platforms. The model is best suited for developers, designers, and businesses that need high-quality image generation and editing at scale.
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