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Image model

Nano Banana 2 Lite

Google

Released
June 2026
Data date
August 15, 2026
Access
Benchmark configuration
Price
Per image

Nano Banana 2 Lite uses Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image, 1K output, and Google’s stated priority on speed and scale.

Google explicitly says Lite is not optimized for multiple reference inputs or multi-turn sequential editing. The alternative for consistent characters, multiple reference images, and edits that build on one another is Nano Banana 2.

Position
Rank 15 of 30
Index score
53.2 / 100
1.Krea 2 Large75.6 / 100
2.GPT Image 274.2 / 100
5.Luma Uni-1.1 Max63.8 / 100
6.MAI-Image-2.561.8 / 100
8.Reve 2.160.1 / 100
9.Seedream 5.0 Pro57.2 / 100
11.GPT Image 2.5 Flare56.3 / 100
13.FLUX.2 Max55.8 / 100
14.Nano Banana Pro53.8 / 100
15.Nano Banana 2 Lite53.2 / 100
17.Nano Banana 251.1 / 100
18.FLUX.2 Flex49.4 / 100
19.GPT Image 1.548.3 / 100
20.Qwen Image 2.0 Pro47.7 / 100
21.FLUX.2 Pro46 / 100
23.Ideogram 4.045.4 / 100
25.Seedream 4.037.7 / 100
27.Midjourney V8.128.5 / 100
28.FLUX.2 Klein 9B24.4 / 100
29.HiDream-O1-Image19.3 / 100
Methodology and source

This position gives equal weight to 4 fixed Gradually image tests. One archived first output contributes for each model and task.