Nano Banana 2.1
Conversational editing that keeps faces, products and scenes perfectly consistent.
Image Generation
#2
of 20
1.9 pts behind #1
2
races led
4
weeks at #1
89.5
score
- Released
- Oct 6, 2026
- 2 wk ago
- Context
- —
- n/a
- Price
- $0.04 / image
- list price
- Speed
- —
- median
- Modalities
- text · image
- outputs image
- Weights
- Closed
- API and apps
The 30-second version
Google's conversational image editor. Nano Banana 2.1 keeps faces, products and scenes perfectly consistent across edits and leads on photorealism.
- 1Leads our photorealism and editing races.
- 2Best-in-class identity and product consistency across edits.
- 3$0.04 per image.
- 4Integrated into Gemini and Google's creative tools.
What you need to know
Purpose
Natural-language editing and photoreal generation that preserves what should not change.
What Google optimised for
Consistency and control in multi-turn editing, built on Gemini's multimodal understanding.
Unique strengths
- Character and product consistency.
- Photoreal lighting and skin.
- Multi-image composition.
Where it ranks
Current snapshot · illustrative scores · click any race to watch it
Nano Banana 2.1Best on each axis
Image Generation over time
Best use cases
01
Product photography
Place one product into many scenes without it changing.
02
Photo editing
Change backgrounds, lighting or outfits by description.
03
Storyboards
Keep the same character across many frames.
Strengths
Editing
Leads the image-editing race.
Photorealism
Leads the photoreal race.
Weaknesses
Stylised art
Less distinctive for illustration and anime.
Prompts that play to its strengths
Consistent product scene
Using the attached product photo, place this exact bottle on a wet slate surface at dusk with soft rim light, condensation on the glass and a blurred harbour behind. Do not change the label, cap or bottle shape.
Why it works: Tests its standout ability: changing context while preserving identity.
When to choose it, and when not to
Pick something else when…
- Anime or highly stylised illustration.
Update history
The distilled version first; open any release for the deeper breakdown.
The Nano Banana family