Nano Banana 2 AI Image Generator

Google’s Nano Banana 2 turns a specific brief into a finished still: the objects you name, the light you ask for, and the frame you pick. Start from text, or bring up to 14 references when you are editing.

01 — Capabilities

A brief it can actually hold

Nano Banana 2 is built for instructions with several parts — objects, materials, light and frame — and for edits that have to stay faithful to what you upload.

01
Every object you name
A cup, a fig, a spoon, a lemon: list them and they stay separate instead of melting into one still-life. Long prompts are read through, up to 12,000 characters.
02
A person you can specify
Hair, coat, place and lens can all sit in the same sentence. When you are editing, add up to 14 reference images so a face, product or style stays put.
03
A frame for the shot, not a default
Square, story, widescreen or a strip. Ratios run from 1:1 and 16:9 through 21:9, and out to 1:4, 4:1, 1:8 and 8:1, or auto to follow a source image.
04
Photo, or something you can touch
Photoreal light and materials, or a built surface like clay. Resolution steps from a 0.5K draft to 1K, 2K and 4K when the still has to hold up large.

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 still has to be specific

Work that starts from a brief — a product, a person, a place — rather than a vague mood.

Campaign stills
Hero product frames with room for a headline. One clean object, controlled light, empty space where type will sit.
Social portraits
Vertical frames for a profile, a drop or a cover, with the subject placed so a caption can live in the corner.
Concept frames
A place that does not exist yet, specific enough to show a client before anyone builds it.
Brand spaces
Interiors and sets where materials, light and emptiness matter as much as the object in the room.

04 — Verdict

What Nano Banana 2 is good at

Strengths

Holds multi-part prompts, including prompts up to 12,000 characters
Edits from as many as 14 reference images
Frames from standard ratios out to 1:8 and 8:1, plus auto
Output from a 0.5K draft up to 4K

Trade-offs

One image per run, so each variation is another generation
0.5K is a draft tier — too soft for anything you will publish
1:8 and 8:1 only work when the subject is designed as a strip

05 — Side by side

Nano Banana 2 vs GPT Image 2.5 vs Seedream

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

	Nano Banana 2	GPT Image 2.5	Seedream
Developer	Google	OpenAI	ByteDance
Top resolution	4K	4K	4K on 5.0 Lite
Reference images	Up to 14	Up to 16	Up to 15 on Lite
Images per run	1	1	Up to 4 on Lite
Extreme frames	1:8 and 8:1	1:3 and 3:1	Standard set
On ImgToVid	Available now	Available now	Available now

06 — How it works

Three steps to a Nano Banana 2 still

Step 1
Pick the version
Nano Banana 2 for range. Switch to 2.1, 2 Lite or Pro from the family below when the job asks for something else.
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 ratio and resolution, 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 questions

What is Nano Banana 2?

Nano Banana 2 is Google’s image model for text-to-image and image editing. On ImgToVid it outputs one image per run, from 0.5K up to 4K, and an edit can take up to 14 reference images.

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

Nano Banana 2 covers 0.5K to 4K and extreme ratios including 1:8 and 8:1. Nano Banana 2.1 is 1K to 4K, and those extreme ratios are only available at 1K. Lite is 1K only, without extreme ratios. Pro is 1K to 4K on a standard set of ratios.

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?

Resolutions are 0.5K, 1K, 2K and 4K. Ratios include auto, 1:1, 3:2, 2:3, 4:3, 3:4, 16:9, 9:16, 5:4, 4:5, 21:9, 1:4, 4:1, 1:8 and 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.