This model is 13 months old. A newer version of it has since shipped: Nano Banana 2 Lite (2026-06-30). The details below are still accurate for this model — it just is not what we would recommend today.
Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image)
Google DeepMind🇺🇸 United States
The viral image editing model that topped LMArena as 'nano-banana' before Google revealed it as Gemini 2.5 Flash Image. Best-in-class character consistency and multi-image fusion. Superseded by Nano Banana Pro and 2.
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Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) launches. The viral image editing model that topped LMArena as 'nano-banana' before Google revealed it as Gemini 2.5 Flash Image. Best-in-class character consistency and multi-image fusion. Superseded by Nano Banana Pro and 2.