nano banana · google · images
Nano Banana: edit a photo by saying what to change.
Google's Gemini image models, for quick images and conversational edits, at 1K, 2K or 4K.
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- versions
- 3
- from
- 41 tokens
- included on
- Starter+
best at
What Nano Banana is good at
Nano Banana is the name Google's Gemini image models picked up, and it stuck because the models are good at something unglamorous and useful: changing one thing in a picture without disturbing the rest. Upload a photo, write "make it night" or "add a red scarf", and you get the same scene with that one change.
That makes it the natural tool for small, iterative jobs. Try a product on three backgrounds, remove a stray object from a holiday shot, turn a sketch into something presentable, or keep adjusting an image step by step until it's right. It also makes new images from text, and it's quick about it.
Nano Banana 2.1 is the newest version and the cheapest per image, so it's the default on LazySusan. A 1K image costs 41 tokens. When you need the most detail, Nano Banana Pro is there for the final version.
Where it's less suited: long passages of exact text, and briefs with a dozen elements that all have to land in precise positions. It will try, but GPT Image or Ideogram are the safer bets there, and both sit one click away in the same workspace.
versions
Nano Banana versions on LazySusan
| Version | Use it for |
|---|---|
| Nano Banana 2.1 | The newest and best value. The default for creating and editing. |
| Nano Banana Pro | Google's highest-quality image model, for detailed final images. |
| Nano Banana 2 | The previous generation, kept for anyone matching earlier results. |
pricing
What Nano Banana costs on LazySusan
| Generation | Tokens |
|---|---|
| Nano Banana 2.1, 1K image | 41 |
| Nano Banana 2.1, 2K image | 61 |
| Nano Banana 2.1, 4K image | 136 |
| Nano Banana 2, 1K image | 81 |
| Nano Banana Pro, 1K or 2K image | 161 |
| Nano Banana Pro, 4K image | 288 |
Edits cost the same as new images at the same size. On Nano Banana 2.1 at 1K, Starter's 1,000 monthly tokens cover about 24 images.
Every plan includes Nano Banana. Starter is $8 a month with 1,000 tokens; unused tokens roll over while you're subscribed. Compare plans.
prompts
Prompts to try with Nano Banana
// product
A product photo of a ceramic mug on a linen tablecloth, soft morning light
// edit
Make it night: switch on the street lamps and add a little rain on the pavement
// clean-up
Remove the person in the background on the right and fill in the wall behind them
// illustration
A cozy reading nook in a treehouse, watercolor illustration
// flat-lay
Flat-lay of a barista's tools on dark slate, top-down
// variation
Same room, but in a Scandinavian style: pale wood, white walls, one green plant
tips
Getting better results
- 01Make one change per edit. "Add a red scarf" and then "make it snow" usually beats asking for both at once.
- 02Say what should stay the same when it matters: "keep her face and the pose unchanged".
- 03Work at 1K and only render the keeper at 2K or 4K. A 4K image on Nano Banana 2.1 is 136 tokens against 41 tokens at 1K.
- 04Pick the shape before you start. Nano Banana offers 1:1, 16:9, 9:16, 4:3 and 3:4, and changing it later means a new image.
alternatives
When to pick a different tool
- GPT Image if the image needs dense, accurate text or a long brief followed to the letter.
- FLUX if you're after photographic realism for a product or portrait, or want to paint over one area.
- Ideogram if the words in the image matter as much as the picture: posters, invitations, signage.
- Veo 3.1 if the edited image should become the first frame of a video, with sound.
also on the api
Nano Banana in your own app
Generate and edit Nano Banana images from your own code, returned as a hosted URL or base64.
One key, our SDKs for JavaScript and Python, prepaid credits with no subscription. LazySusan API · docs
faq
Nano Banana on LazySusan: questions
Yes. Nano Banana is included in every LazySusan plan, from Starter at $8 a month. You don't need a Google AI plan, and the same tokens work for chat, video and voice models.
Nano Banana 2.1 is the newest model and the best value, at 41 tokens for a 1K image. Nano Banana Pro is Google's highest-quality option, at 161 tokens for a 1K or 2K image. Most people draft on 2.1 and switch to Pro for the final version.
Open Nano Banana, choose Edit, add your photo and describe the change in plain words. The result appears next to the original, and you can keep editing it.
1K, 2K and 4K, in square, 16:9, 9:16, 4:3 or 3:4. Bigger sizes cost more tokens.
Yes, subject to each model provider's usage policies.
Usually, yes. That's what it's known for. If something you wanted kept does change, say so in the next edit, for example "keep the background exactly as it was", and try again from the original.
Yes. Nano Banana 2.1 and Nano Banana Pro are in the developer API, called with one key and the LazySusan SDK. The API runs on a prepaid balance with no subscription.
get started
Nano Banana and every other model, one plan.
One login, one bill and one Library for everything you make, with the right model for each part of the job.
Starter is $8/month. Cancel anytime.