Google Gemini image generation ("Nano Banana 2")

Search-grounded image generation and editing inside Gemini

TOP SCORE™

28/100

#6 of 7 AI Image & Design

Medium confidence

Score breakdown

What makes up this score

External Reputation
  • No usable third-party ratings
AI Authority0
  • 1 answer engines measured
  • cross-model consistency 1
Web Authority23
  • 7 web authority signals
  • average citing-domain authority 35
Expert Assessment80
  • 100% of the category rubric covered
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Explanation

Why Google Gemini image generation ("Nano Banana 2") ranks #6

Google Gemini image generation ("Nano Banana 2") ranks #6 of 7 ai image & design with a TOP SCORE of 28.

The category leader scores 52, a gap of 24 points.

That is 9 points below the category average of 36.

Its strongest component is Expert Assessment at 80; its weakest is AI Authority at 0.

No usable evidence was found for External Reputation, TOP10 User Score, so that weight was redistributed across the components that are evidenced.

Generated from the recorded evidence behind this score, not from editorial opinion. How scoring works.

Score history

How the score has moved

4828 19.8

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Company information

The facts on file

Description
Nano Banana 2, officially Gemini 3.1 Flash Image, is Google's image generation and editing model, combining Nano Banana Pro's feature set with Gemini Flash speed. It is distributed across the Gemini app, Search AI Mode and Lens, AI Studio and the Gemini API, Vertex AI, Flow, Google Ads and the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform. It targets mainstream and prosumer users, marketers producing localised creative and infographics, and developers wanting low-cost image generation at scale.
Products
Gemini 3.1 Flash Image (Nano Banana 2), Gemini 3 Pro Image (Nano Banana Pro), Gemini app image generation, Gemini API / AI Studio image endpoints, Vertex AI (preview), Google Flow default image model, Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform
Markets
SMB, Enterprise, Prosumer, Developers, Agencies, Education (generation only)
Countries
Global — Google AI plans in 140+ countries and territories, Search/Lens expansion to 141 new countries and territories, Pro-tier image features limited to select countries
Integrations
Gemini app, Google Search AI Mode, Google Lens, Google AI Studio, Gemini API, Google Antigravity, Vertex AI, Google Flow, Google Ads, Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform
Pricing
Gemini API: $0.50/1M input tokens and $60.00/1M image output tokens — approx. $0.045 per 0.5K image, $0.151 per 4K image · free tier: Free image generation at the app layer (default model in Gemini app, Search AI Mode, Lens, and zero-credit default in Flow); API free tier listed as "Not available" for images pricing page ↗
Regulatory
Provenance via SynthID watermarking plus C2PA Content Credentials, with C2PA verification coming to the Gemini app. Image editing restricted to 18+; certain AI plan benefits 18+ only. Training-data usage differs by tier — free-tier data is used to improve Google's products, paid-tier API data is not — governed by ai.google.dev/gemini-api/terms.
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31 Aug 2026

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