Nano Banana 2.1 is an online AI image generation and reference editing workspace. It integrates image generation and reference-based editing into a single interface, allowing users to choose different models based on input type and compare settings, credit consumption, and saved results.
Uses
- Text-to-image: Use Nano Banana 2 Lite to generate drafts, compositions, and everyday visual assets from text prompts.
- Reference image editing: Choose models that support image uploads (such as Nano Banana Pro, Qwen Image 2.1, GPT Image 2.5) to modify existing images, change outfits, change backgrounds, create portrait variations, and more.
- Multi-reference composition: Some models support combining multiple reference images, text layout, transparent PNG output, and more.
- Product and design scenarios: Use reference images to generate product scenes, design assets, poster layouts, and more.
Key capabilities
- Model selection: Offers image models including Nano Banana 2 Lite, Nano Banana Pro, Qwen Image 2.1, GPT Image 2.5, with different input requirements, settings, and credit prices for different models.
- Resolution options: Pro offers 1K, 2K, 4K; Qwen Image 2.1 offers 1K, 2K; Lite does not provide a resolution selector.
- Credit quotes: Displays a credit quote before submitting a task; model credit prices do not change with membership plans. Lite text generation defaults to 8 credits, Pro 1K is 36 credits, and other quality, size, and editing settings may change the quote.
- Result management: View task status in My Creations and download original images; generation is private by default, and exported images are watermark-free.
- Commercial use: Paid plans and purchased credit packs include a commercial use license under the terms, and users must confirm the rights to their input content and third-party content themselves.
- Prompts and ideas: Provides 1400+ Nano Banana Prompts covering 10 creative categories, allowing users to copy prompts and replace the subject.
How to use
- Choose the input method: Write a text prompt for Lite, or choose an editing model that supports reference images and upload the required reference images.
- Write a focused brief: Clarify what to create or change, the details to preserve, and the expected composition.
- Check the quote and submit: Confirm the model, aspect ratio, available resolution, and credit quote before starting the task; processing time varies.
- Review and refine: View the completed image; for further modifications, you can upload the result to a supported editing model and submit a new task.
- Save the result: download the original file from the result page or My Creations, and keep the prompt and settings for later variations.
Applicable scenarios
- Illustration-to-character figurine scenarios
- Photo restoration and colorization
- Reference-led scene generation
- Group composition
- Clothing and pose modification
- Portrait variations
- Typography and poster design
- Product photo generation
Limitations
- The examples are only starting points and do not guarantee results; you need to provide your own subject and reference, clearly describe the changes, and check the results.
- Before submitting, check the selected model and its input requirements; Lite starts from text, and reference editing requires selecting a model that accepts uploaded images.
- Describe the subject, lighting, and position separately; check faces, labels, and spelling before keeping the result.
- The output may not fully match the reference image.
- Model credit prices are not discounted based on membership plan.
- Paid plans are billed monthly or annually, renew automatically, and can be canceled at any time; subscription credits expire 30 days after being issued each month.
- Credit estimates are calculated based on a single model using the full monthly allowance, not all models combined.
- Higher quality, larger sizes, and image editing consume more credits.
- Users are responsible for confirming the rights to their input content and third-party content.
Pricing plans (from official materials)
- Occasional image creation: $118.8 annually, 660 credits per month, up to 82 Nano Banana 2 Lite images, 18 Nano Banana Pro images, 55 GPT Image 2.5 images, 1 concurrent task, private generation by default, and watermark-free export.
- Daily creative work: $287.3 annually, 3,520 credits per month, up to 440 Lite, 97 Pro, 293 GPT Image 2.5, 3 concurrent tasks.
- High-volume image workflows: $503.3 annually, 7,040 credits per month, up to 880 Lite, 195 Pro, 586 GPT Image 2.5, 5 concurrent tasks.
Other information
- Each submission is an independent task, and the completed output can be used as a new reference for further editing.
- If a task fails, you can check the error and input and retry, and view the credit history to confirm charges or refunds; do not repeatedly submit the same task while it is processing.
- The site provides an online free trial entry.
