The same face, edit after edit
Move a person to a new place, outfit or pose and they stay recognisably themselves. Pro keeps up to five people consistent in one image.
Nano Banana · by Google
Nano Banana AI image generator and editor
Nano Banana is Google's family of Gemini image models, best known for keeping a face the same from one edit to the next, writing text into images correctly, and following plain-English instructions. Describe an image below, or add a photo to edit, and it opens in Image Studio on Nano Banana Pro.
Example image
Opens in Image Studio with the model you picked. You see the price in credits before anything runs.
What Nano Banana is known for
Text that reads right
Headlines, labels and magazine cover lines come out spelled as you wrote them. Google calls Pro its best model for text in images.
Edits in plain English
Add a photo and say what to change: the background, the light, the outfit, one object. Everything you didn't mention stays put.
Several photos into one
Combine several photos, like a face from one and clothes from another, into a single new image. The model itself accepts up to 14 references.
Where it's weaker
- Small text and long paragraphs can still come out misspelled; check every word before you publish.
- Every image carries Google's invisible SynthID watermark.
- Requests involving real public figures, and anything sexual or involving minors, are refused.
- Hands and crowded scenes can still distort, and labels on products are sometimes invented.
- With several input photos, the output follows the aspect ratio of the last one unless you set it.
- Maker
- Google · Gemini image models
- Versions on Affogato
- Pro · 2 · 2.1 · 2 Lite · original
- Resolution
- 1K · 2K · 4K (Pro, 2 and 2.1)
- Aspect ratios
- 9:16 to 21:9, plus extra-wide on 2 and 2.1
- Modes
- Text to image · edit one or several photos
- Reference images
- Several per edit (model limit 14)
Made with Nano Banana on Affogato
Every image below was generated with the prompt shown, unedited. Load any prompt into the generator and make your own version.
Skin and lightA creator mid-laugh in a cafe
Prompt
A candid vertical phone photo of a 26-year-old woman with curly auburn hair and freckles filming a get-ready-with-me video in a sunlit cafe. She holds an iced latte and is caught mid-laugh, looking just past the camera. Natural skin texture with visible pores, soft window light, shallow depth of field, shot on a phone's main camera.
Same face, new sceneThe cafe creator, moved to a rooftop
Prompt
Keep the exact same woman from the image: same face, freckles and curly auburn hair. Place her on a city rooftop at night in a black leather jacket, holding her phone up to film the skyline, neon city lights behind her.
Text in the imageA magazine cover, every line spelled right
Prompt
A fashion magazine cover: a model in a tailored mustard-yellow suit against a deep teal backdrop, three-quarter portrait, chin slightly raised. The masthead at the top reads "LUMEN" in large serif letters. Cover lines on the left read "The Quiet Luxury Issue" and "48 Looks for Autumn". A small line at the bottom reads "November 2026 · No. 112". Crisp studio lighting.
UGC with a readable labelA serum selfie for an ad
Prompt
UGC-style vertical selfie of a woman in her thirties in a bright bathroom, holding a frosted glass serum bottle up next to her cheek toward the camera. The bottle label clearly reads "DEWLAB" and, below it, "Niacinamide 10%". Natural makeup, real skin texture, a slightly messy bun, morning light from a window.
Two photos, one imageHer face, his coat, a Paris street
Prompt
Dress the woman from the first image in the camel overcoat, cream knit sweater and wide grey trousers worn by the man in the second image. Same face and hair as the first image. Full-body shot of her walking down a rainy Paris street at dusk, umbrella in hand.
Fashion on a personStreet style in Seoul
Prompt
Full-body street-style photo of a young man in an oversized camel overcoat, a cream knit sweater, wide grey trousers and white sneakers, walking across a zebra crossing in Seoul at golden hour. Caught mid-stride, framed like a fashion-week street photographer's shot, city traffic softly blurred behind him.
Many faces at onceThree generations at dinner
Prompt
A warm candid photo of three generations of a Mexican-American family laughing around a backyard dinner table at dusk, string lights overhead. A grandmother passes a plate of tamales, a teenager is mid-laugh, a toddler sits on her father's lap. Documentary style, 35mm film look, every face natural and distinct.
Thumbnail with a headlineA YouTube thumbnail
Prompt
A YouTube thumbnail: a surprised young creator with round glasses on the right side, pointing at a giant bold yellow headline on the left that reads "I TRIED 30 AI TOOLS". Plain bright purple-to-blue gradient background with no logos, icons or brand marks. Clean cut-out look around the creator, high contrast, readable at small size.
HeadshotsA professional headshot
Prompt
A professional headshot of a Black woman in her forties with short natural hair, wearing a navy blazer over a white top, with a warm, confident smile. Soft grey seamless studio backdrop, gentle key light from the left, sharp focus on the eyes.
Which Nano Banana to pick
Start here
Nano Banana Pro
Realistic people and final images
The most lifelike skin and light and the most careful typography. It thinks before it draws, so it is slower. 2K costs the same as 1K.
30 credits per image
Open with Nano Banana ProOption 2
Nano Banana 2
Most work, faster
Near-Pro quality in a few seconds, at about half the credits. Our same-prompt tests found it close on text and edits, a step behind on skin detail.
16 credits per image
Open with Nano Banana 2Option 3
Nano Banana 2.1
Cheapest high-quality option
October 2026 update to Nano Banana 2 with sharper text and stronger multi-character scenes, at a lower price than 2.
8 credits per image
Open with Nano Banana 2.1Nano Banana 2 Lite, the fastest tier (text to image only), and the original Nano Banana and Nano Banana Lite, which Google now calls legacy, are also in the studio's model menu. Credits are read from the live catalog; the Standard plan ($24/month) includes 2,000 credits, about 66 Nano Banana Pro images.
Prompting Nano Banana well
- Describe the scene in sentences instead of listing keywords: who is in it, what they are doing, where, and how it is framed and lit.
- Spell out every word that should appear in the image, in quotes, and say where it goes ("the masthead reads…").
- Use photography terms for realism: lens, shot type, light source, "shot on a phone".
- When you edit, say what must stay the same ("keep the exact same woman: same face, freckles and hair") and change one thing at a time.
- With several photos, give each one a role: "the woman from the first image, the coat from the second".
- Say what you want rather than what you don't: "an empty street" works better than "no cars".
From prompt to image
Describe the image or add a photo
Write what you want in the box at the top of this page, or start from an example. Add a photo to edit it instead.
Sign in and land in Image Studio
Your prompt, photo, format and the Nano Banana version you picked carry over. Nothing runs until you press Generate.
Pick the resolution, then generate
Choose 1K, 2K or 4K. The credit price shows under the Generate button before anything is spent.
Keep editing the result
Send the image to Edit and change one thing at a time. The face, product and text you kept stay as they are.
Questions about Nano Banana
What is Nano Banana?
Nano Banana is the name of Google's Gemini image models. The original is Gemini 2.5 Flash Image; Nano Banana Pro is Gemini 3 Pro Image; Nano Banana 2 is Gemini 3.1 Flash Image, updated as 2.1 in October 2026.
Which Nano Banana should I use?
Nano Banana Pro for realistic people, print-quality text and final images. Nano Banana 2 or 2.1 for most everyday work: they are faster and cost less, and the gap is small. Lite for quick drafts.
Is Nano Banana Pro better than Nano Banana 2?
Slightly, for realism. In our same-prompt tests Pro won on skin detail and on following a scene change in an edit; text and two-photo edits were a tie. Nano Banana 2 costs about half as much.
Can Nano Banana keep my face the same?
That is what it is known for. Add a photo, say what to change and what to keep, and the person stays recognisable. Photos of public figures are refused.
Do Nano Banana images have a watermark?
Every image carries Google's invisible SynthID watermark, which identifies it as AI-made. Images made on Affogato have no visible watermark on paid plans.
Is Nano Banana free on Affogato?
No. Every image costs credits, shown before you generate. Credits come with a monthly plan and unused credits roll over up to the plan's cap.
Can I use Nano Banana images commercially?
Yes. Paid Affogato plans include a commercial license, within our terms of service and Google's usage policies.
Can I call Nano Banana from code?
Yes. Every Nano Banana version on Affogato is available through the Affogato API and MCP server, at the same credit price.
Keep exploring
Facts checked November 15, 2026. Sources: Google: Nano Banana Pro · 9to5Google: Nano Banana 2 launch · Google: Nano Banana 2 Lite · Google AI Studio: image generation docs · fal: Nano Banana Pro vs Nano Banana 2 · fal: Nano Banana 2.1 vs 2 · Google Cloud: prompting guide for Nano Banana · Google Developers: Gemini 2.5 Flash Image