Nano Banana 2 Lite AI Image Generator

Nano Banana 2 Lite is the lower-cost Google still on ImgToVid: one image per run at 1K, on a standard set of ratios — square, story, widescreen, 21:9 — and an edit can take up to 14 references. It does not go to 2K or 4K, and it does not offer 1:8. Need those? Switch to 2, 2.1 or Pro from the family below.

01 — Capabilities

1K only, standard ratios, up to 14 references

Lite keeps the family prompt box. The ceiling is 1K, and the strip frames are off.

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1K — no 2K, no 4K, no 0.5K draft
One resolution on the picker. One image per run, prompts up to 12,000 characters.
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A standard set of frames
Auto, 1:1, 3:2, 2:3, 4:3, 3:4, 16:9, 9:16, 5:4, 4:5 and 21:9. No 1:4, 4:1, 1:8 or 8:1.
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Edits with up to 14 references
Hold a face, a product or a style in the same request. Text-only stills start from the prompt alone.
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Not Pro’s 4K table, not a community art lab
Need 4K on standard ratios? That is Pro. Need a NightCafe daily challenge and a model picker? That desk is not this generator.

02 — Prompt to output

A prompt, then the still

Each still ships with the prompt that made it. Open one in Create and change it.

01 · Portrait
PromptClose photographic portrait of a young man with curly hair wearing a grey knit sweater, soft window light, he glances aside and smiles warmly, shallow depth of field.
02 · Product
PromptA clean white leather sneaker on a pale grey seamless studio backdrop, soft diffused light, three-quarter view, crisp stitching, minimal commercial photograph.
03 · Street
PromptPhotographic view down a cobblestone lane in an old European village, climbing roses on stone walls, café tables in morning sun, a few people strolling in the distance.
04 · Character
PromptPhotograph of a young woman with shoulder-length brown hair in an olive t-shirt, golden late-afternoon light, she turns her head and looks into the distance, breeze in her hair.

03 — Where it fits

Where a 1K standard-ratio still is enough

Drafts, social squares and edits that do not need 4K or a 1:8 strip.

Quick social stills
1:1 or 9:16 at 1K for a profile, a drop or a cover, with the subject placed so a caption can live in the corner.
Concept frames at 1K
A place that does not exist yet, specific enough to show a client before you spend a 2K or 4K run.
Edits that keep a face or product
Bring up to 14 references so the person or SKU stays put while the rest of the brief changes.
Jobs that should stay on Lite
If the brief needs 4K, 1:8 or a 0.5K draft, this is the wrong version — pick 2, 2.1 or Pro below.

04 — Verdict

What Nano Banana 2 Lite is good at

Strengths

1K on a standard set of ratios, live from this page
Edits from as many as 14 reference images
Holds multi-part prompts, including prompts up to 12,000 characters
The lower-cost pass in the Nano Banana family

Trade-offs

One image per run, so each variation is another generation
1K is the only resolution — no 2K, 4K or 0.5K
No 1:8 or 8:1; those frames are on 2 and, at 1K only, on 2.1

05 — Side by side

Nano Banana 2 Lite vs Nano Banana 2 vs GPT Image 2.5

Three image models you can open on ImgToVid, on the numbers that change a job.

	Nano Banana 2 Lite	Nano Banana 2	GPT Image 2.5
Developer	Google	Google	OpenAI
Top resolution	1K	4K	4K
Reference images	Up to 14	Up to 14	Up to 16
Images per run	1	1	1
Extreme frames	Standard set only	1:8 and 8:1	1:3 and 3:1
On ImgToVid	Available now	Available now	Available now

06 — How it works

Three steps to a Nano Banana 2 Lite still

Step 1
Keep Lite selected
This page opens Nano Banana 2 Lite. Switch to 2.1, 2 or Pro from the family below when the job needs more resolution or a strip frame.
Step 2
Write the still
Name the subject, the light and the frame. Upload reference images when you are editing an existing picture.
Step 3
Generate in Create
Set the ratio — resolution stays 1K — then generate. Your prompt and settings carry straight into Create.

07 — Versions

The Nano Banana versions on ImgToVid

Same prompt box in Create. The limits are what change.

08 — FAQ

Nano Banana 2 Lite questions

What is Nano Banana 2 Lite?

Nano Banana 2 Lite is Google’s lower-cost image model for text-to-image and image editing. On ImgToVid it outputs one image per run at 1K, on a standard set of ratios, and an edit can take up to 14 reference images.

How is Lite different from Nano Banana 2, 2.1 and Pro?

Lite is 1K only, without 1:8 or 8:1. Nano Banana 2 covers 0.5K to 4K and those extreme ratios. Nano Banana 2.1 is 1K to 4K, and the extreme ratios are only available at 1K. Pro is 1K to 4K on a standard set of ratios — no 1:8.

Can I edit my own image?

Yes. Upload one or more images and describe the change. An edit accepts up to 14 images, so you can hold a person, a product and a style reference in the same request.

Which frames and resolutions can I use?

Resolution is 1K only. Ratios include auto, 1:1, 3:2, 2:3, 4:3, 3:4, 16:9, 9:16, 5:4, 4:5 and 21:9. Lite does not offer 1:4, 4:1, 1:8 or 8:1.

Can I use the images commercially?

Commercial use depends on your ImgToVid plan, so check Pricing and our Terms before publishing. Either way, make sure your prompts and uploads don’t infringe on anyone else’s rights.