Google DeepMind is rolling out Nano Banana 2 Lite as a generally available image model that handles generation and editing in roughly four seconds while Gemini Omni Flash enters preview for conversational video work inside the Gemini API and AI Studio.
Introducing Nano Banana 2 Lite 🍌 and Gemini Omni Flash 🔮, our new generative media models in the Gemini API and AI Studio!
Nano Banana 2 Lite is extremely fast (<4s image) & cheap ($0.034 / 1K image).
Omni Flash is SOTA at video editing at $0.10 / sec, same as Veo 3.1 Fast!
At $0.034 per thousand resolution images the Lite variant undercuts its predecessor by about half while dropping latency from twenty seconds to four, which lines up with the charts shared in the announcement.
Omni Flash is offered in preview at ten cents per output second with multi-turn natural-language editing supported, though exact rate limits and free-tier allowances remain unspecified in the launch materials.
Positive users praised Google's Nano Banana 2 Lite and Gemini Omni Flash for their speed, low latency, and pricing that enable new projects, while negative users called the releases uncompetitive or inadequate compared to expected models.
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Nano Banana 2 Lite delivers text-to-image outputs in just 4 seconds.
It’s designed for quicker ideation and workflows where speed and cost are the primary roadblocks.
Gemini Omni Flash shines in: 🔵 Conversational video editing 🔵 Multimodal referencing and combining inputs 🔵 Real-world knowledge 🔵 Connecting text and graphics directly to video actions It’s available in @GoogleAIStudio, the Gemini API and Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform for the first time.
We’re shipping 2 major releases: 🔘 Nano Banana 2 Lite: our fastest and cheapest Gemini Image model 🔘 Gemini Omni Flash: now available via the Gemini API and in @GoogleAIStudio to help developers generate and edit high-quality videos.
Nano Banana 2 Lite 🤝 Gemini Omni Flash
Now you can use the Interactions API to build with both models.
We created this e-commerce applet in @GoogleAIStudio that turns static product shots into cinematic videos.
Here’s how it works: 1⃣ Upload a product photo and set the vibe 2⃣ Nano Banana 2 Lite generates new, brand-accurate assets 3⃣ Gemini Omni Flash renders those images into a high-quality video
@GoogleDeepMind @GoogleAIStudio Reminds me of the 1990s when PC manufacturers started shipping "Lite" versions of OSs to capture the low-end market. It's the same playbook; optimize for cost and speed to kill the competition's entry point. Give it 6 months, and "Lite" becomes the industry standard.
Pair these models together using the Interactions API. 🤝
Quickly generate an image with Nano Banana 2 Lite, then immediately animate it using Gemini Omni Flash.
Plus, you can maintain session history to stack up to three sequential edits.
Love how Google continues to drive down the cost of building with their models.
<4s image and $0.034 / 1K image. Wow!
We have a bunch of stuff (education & research) we're building @dair_ai using Nano Banana and Gemini.
Testing out Nano Banana 2 Lite and sharing more soon.
Introducing Nano Banana 2 Lite 🍌 and Gemini Omni Flash 🔮, our new generative media models in the Gemini API and AI Studio!
Nano Banana 2 Lite is extremely fast (<4s image) & cheap ($0.034 / 1K image).
Omni Flash is SOTA at video editing at $0.10 / sec, same as Veo 3.1 Fast!
🌐 Gemini Omni Flash is our natively multimodal, high-quality model for video generation and conversational editing.
It delivers: 🎬 Ability to use multimodal references 🗣️ Conversational video editing with natural language 🧠 World knowledge with real-world physics and logic ✍️ Synchronization for on-screen text and graphics 💸 $0.10 per second of video output (matching Veo 3.1 Fast)
Now in public preview in: @GoogleAIStudio, the Gemini API, and Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform.
🍌 Nano Banana 2 Lite (gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image) is our fastest, most cost-efficient image model in the Nano Banana family.
It delivers: ⚡ Images in 4 seconds (5x faster than Nano Banana 2) 💸 High-efficiency scaling at $0.034 per 1K images ✅ Reliable prompt adherence and legible text rendering
Now GA in: @GoogleAIStudio and the Gemini API, and Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform.
Rolling out across: AI Mode in Google Search, @GeminiApp, @NotebookLM, @GooglePhotos, @FlowByGoogle, @StitchByGoogle and more.
Find out more → https://goo.gle/4oTOq9I
Both models are available today in @GoogleAIStudio, the Gemini API, and the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform.
You can also find Nano Banana 2 Lite rolling out across AI Mode in Search, @GeminiApp, @NotebookLM, @GooglePhotos, @FlowByGoogle, @StitchByGoogle, and more.
Learn more → http://goo.gle/3T9CzbG
Google released Nano Banana 2 Lite, a 4-second image model, alongside Gemini Omni Flash.
Image generation usually breaks creative work because every trial costs time, money, and attention.
The lighter image model lowers that friction with 4-second outputs at $0.034 per 1K-resolution image.
Chaining both models is the real product shape, not either model alone.
Nano Banana 2 Lite makes reference images, then Gemini Omni Flash animates them.
Google positions it as the replacement for gemini-2.5-flash-image across high-volume developer pipelines.
Users still need prompt adherence, stable characters, and readable text during fast visual testing.
Gemini Omni Flash extends the workflow from image drafts to editable 10-second video outputs.
It accepts text, image, and video inputs, then edits clips through conversation.
Pricing: $0.10 per second of video output, matching Veo 3.1 Fast.
Gemini Omni Flash currently generates 10-second clips and lacks API audio reference support.
Google says the API accepts video references up to 3 seconds, but Gemini Omni Flash does not process them correctly yet.”
Interactions API keeps session context, so users can stack 3 sequential edits.
Introducing Nano Banana 2 Lite 🍌 and Gemini Omni Flash 🔮, our new generative media models in the Gemini API and AI Studio!
Nano Banana 2 Lite is extremely fast (<4s image) & cheap ($0.034 / 1K image).
Omni Flash is SOTA at video editing at $0.10 / sec, same as Veo 3.1 Fast!
The speed of Nano Banana 2 Lite is going to enable so many new use cases where there is a high degree of latency sensitivity, honestly feels like magic.
I also expect Omni to open up a whole new category of (video) use cases like Nano Banana itself did!
https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/gemini-models/gemini-omni-flash-nano-banana-2-lite/
Introducing Nano Banana 2 Lite 🍌 and Gemini Omni Flash 🔮, our new generative media models in the Gemini API and AI Studio!
Nano Banana 2 Lite is extremely fast (<4s image) & cheap ($0.034 / 1K image).
Omni Flash is SOTA at video editing at $0.10 / sec, same as Veo 3.1 Fast!
@GoogleDeepMind @GoogleAIStudio nb2 pro or bust
📽️ We also just made Omni Flash available via the API!
It's uncanny to see how cleanly it can make edits to video using *just* natural language. Test it out in @googleaistudio and @FlowbyGoogle today - which video do you think is the original? 🐕🤖
We’re shipping 2 major releases: 🔘 Nano Banana 2 Lite: our fastest and cheapest Gemini Image model 🔘 Gemini Omni Flash: now available via the Gemini API and in @GoogleAIStudio to help developers generate and edit high-quality videos.
@GoogleDeepMind @GoogleAIStudio No gemini 3.5 pro?
Google remains very powerful in image/videogen
Introducing Nano Banana 2 Lite 🍌 and Gemini Omni Flash 🔮, our new generative media models in the Gemini API and AI Studio!
Nano Banana 2 Lite is extremely fast (<4s image) & cheap ($0.034 / 1K image).
Omni Flash is SOTA at video editing at $0.10 / sec, same as Veo 3.1 Fast!
@OfficialLoganK We need Gemini 3.5 Pro. Didn't you guys say it would be released this month? Or are you just too incompetent to release it?
@ajay__pawriya yes!
Gemini Omni Flash and Nano Banana 2 Lite now available in the API 🔥
Nano Banana 2 Lite is the fastest banana, images in ~4s, $0.034 per image (`gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image`)
Omni api docs: https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/omni
We’re shipping 2 major releases: 🔘 Nano Banana 2 Lite: our fastest and cheapest Gemini Image model 🔘 Gemini Omni Flash: now available via the Gemini API and in @GoogleAIStudio to help developers generate and edit high-quality videos.
