Nano Banana at a glance.
From Google DeepMind's own pages, read Oct 20, 2026. Prices can change at any time; check the maker's page before you pay.
- Made by
- Google DeepMindBased in US
- What it is for
- Image creationPictures from a written description.
- Free plan
- YesImage generation and editing included on free Gemini; no quota stated
- Runs on
- web, iOS, Android, API
- Latest update
- Nano Banana 2: Combining Pro capabilities with lightning-fast speed, Feb 26, 2026
| Plan | A month | What it includes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Free with a Google Account |
| Google AI Plus | $4.99 | |
| Google AI Pro | $19.99 | |
| Google AI Ultra | $99.99 | Listed as 'Starting at' $99.99/month; a $199.99/month tier is also listed |
Google AI plans (gemini.google/subscriptions), Oct 20, 2026 · company-reported
What its terms say.
Copied word for word from the maker's terms, with any lawsuits or complaints and their status when we last checked.
“Some of our services allow you to generate original content. Google won't claim ownership over that content.”
Our note: Current models listed by Google: Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image), Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image), Nano Banana 2 Lite. LMArena lists a preliminary 'Gemini Nano Banana 2.1' and Pika lists 'Nano Banana 2.1', but no Google page confirming 2.1 was fetched.
Which models people prefer.
On Arena (formerly LMArena), people compare two results for the same request without knowing which model made which, and vote. Many tools of this kind run these models.
- 1GPT-Image-2.5 SunburstOpenAI · preliminary1425
- 2GPT-Image-2.5 FlareOpenAI · preliminary1398
- 3GPT-Image-2 (Medium)OpenAI1383
- 4Grok Imagine Image 2.0SpaceXAI · preliminary1334
- 5MAI-Image-2.6Microsoft AI1332
Arena, Oct 7, 2026 · 6,604,125 votes; 82 models