Nano Banana 2 Lite (Vertex AI)

Nano Banana 2 Lite is positioned as a fast image-generation and editing model for developers who need responsive visual output without making image quality the primary focus. A third-party technical overview describes it as a text-to-image model designed for rapid, iterative workflows, while a separate API provider highlights efficient creative iteration, prompt-based editing, and product-facing visual scenarios. These sources support its practical emphasis on speed, affordability, and iterative generation rather than detailed claims about a novel architecture or training regime.

The model is particularly suited to prototyping, visual ideation, UX drafting, and other high-velocity workflows where quick feedback matters. Source material reports strong prompt adherence, text rendering, and character consistency, as well as fast 1K image generation and support for reference-based image transformation. Its responsive performance makes it a practical choice for interactive creative tools and repeated generation cycles, although the available evidence does not establish comparative benchmark leadership or a specific training scale.

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Provider: Eden AI
Model key: vertex/gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image
Release date: Jun 30, 2026
Last updated: Jun 30, 2026
Knowledge cutoff: 2025-01
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Cost

Input token cost: $0.25
Output token cost: $1.50

Limits

Output tokens: 4,096 tokens
Context window: 65,536 tokens

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Nano Banana 2 Lite, announced on June 30, 2026, is positioned by Google DeepMind as the speed-and-cost tier of its image generation lineup, sitting below full Nano Banana 2 and Nano Banana Pro. According to the eesel AI pricing breakdown citing Google's Gemini API pricing page, the model generates text-to-image output Per-token pricing for Nano Banana 2 Lite on the Gemini API breaks down as: $0.25 per 1M input tokens (Standard) and $0.125 (Batch); $1.50 per 1M text/thinking output tokens (Standard) and $0.75 (Batch); $30.00 per 1M image output tokens (Standard) and $15.00 (Batch), with Batch consistently priced at half of Standard a

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Google DeepMind announced Nano Banana 2 Lite on June 30, 2026 as its fastest and most cost-efficient image generation model yet, launching alongside Gemini Omni Flash for high-quality video editing and conversational workflows. The Tech Buzz report attributes positioning to Google DeepMind Product Manager Alisa Fortin, The dual launch signals Google's strategy to compete more aggressively in generative AI creative tools: Nano Banana 2 Lite targets cost-efficient image generation at scale, while Gemini Omni Flash tackles video generation and editing via natural-language "conversational editing," positioning it against startups like Ru