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- 7Simon Willison·6/30/2026model_releaseGoogle launches Nano Banana 2 Lite for faster, cheaper image generation
Google DeepMind has introduced Nano Banana 2 Lite, a new image-generation model positioned as the fastest and cheapest option in its lineup. It is part of the Gemini 3.1 family and is aimed at rapid prototyping, though Google says it can still produce outputs close to its larger models, with some tradeoffs in text, data accuracy, and character consistency.