Author's Description
Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview, a.k.a. "Nano Banana 2," is Google’s latest state of the art image generation and editing model, delivering Pro-level visual quality at Flash speed. It combines...
Key Specifications
Supported Parameters
This model supports the following parameters:
Features
This model supports the following features:
Performance Summary
Google's Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview) demonstrates competitive response times, ranking in the 49th percentile across benchmarks, and offers moderate pricing, positioned in the 38th percentile. A standout feature is its exceptional reliability, boasting a 99% success rate, indicating consistent and usable responses. The model exhibits perfect accuracy in the Hallucinations (Baseline) test, effectively acknowledging uncertainty, and performs strongly in Instruction Following (85th percentile accuracy) and Reasoning (91st percentile accuracy). Its Coding capabilities are particularly impressive, achieving 96% accuracy and ranking in the 96th percentile. While General Knowledge and Ethics scores are solid at 99% and 99% respectively, their percentile rankings are more moderate. Mathematics performance is also strong at 91% accuracy. The model's primary strength lies in its image generation and editing capabilities, delivering "Pro-level visual quality at Flash speed" with advanced contextual understanding and cost-efficient inference. Its ability to control aspect ratios via the API parameter further enhances its utility for image-related tasks.
Model Pricing
Current Pricing
| Feature | Price (per 1M tokens) |
|---|---|
| Prompt | $0.5 |
| Completion | $3 |
| Web Search | $14000 |
Price History
Available Endpoints
| Provider | Endpoint Name | Context Length | Pricing (Input) | Pricing (Output) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Google AI Studio
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Google AI Studio | google/gemini-3.1-flash-image-preview-20260226 | 65K | $0.5 / 1M tokens | $3 / 1M tokens |
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Google
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Google | google/gemini-3.1-flash-image-preview-20260226 | 131K | $0.5 / 1M tokens | $3 / 1M tokens |
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Google
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Google | google/gemini-3.1-flash-image-preview-20260226 | 131K | $0.5 / 1M tokens | $3 / 1M tokens |
Benchmark Results
| Benchmark | Category | Reasoning | Strategy | Free | Executions | Accuracy | Cost | Duration |
|---|
Other Models by google
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Released | Params | Context |
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Speed | Ability | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google: Gemini 3.5 Flash | May 19, 2026 | — | 1M |
Video input
Image input
File input
Text input
Audio input
Text output
|
★★★ | ★★★★★ | $$$$$ |
| Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | May 07, 2026 | — | 1M |
Video input
Image input
File input
Text input
Audio input
Text output
|
★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | $$$ |
| Google: Gemma 4 26B A4B Unavailable | Apr 03, 2026 | 26B | 262K |
Video input
Image input
Text input
Text output
|
★ | ★ | $$ |
| Google: Gemma 4 26B A4B | Apr 03, 2026 | 26B | 262K |
Video input
Image input
Text input
Text output
|
★ | ★ | $$ |
| Google: Gemma 4 31B Unavailable | Apr 02, 2026 | 31B | 262K |
Video input
Image input
Text input
Text output
|
★★ | ★★★★★ | $$ |
| Google: Gemma 4 31B | Apr 02, 2026 | 31B | 262K |
Video input
Image input
Text input
Text output
|
★ | ★★★★★ | $$ |
| Google: Lyria 3 Pro Preview | Mar 30, 2026 | — | 1M |
Image input
Text input
Text output
Audio output
|
— | — | $ |
| Google: Lyria 3 Clip Preview | Mar 30, 2026 | — | 1M |
Image input
Text input
Text output
Audio output
|
— | — | $ |
| Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview | Mar 02, 2026 | — | 1M |
Video input
Image input
File input
Text input
Audio input
Text output
|
★★★★★ | ★★★★ | $$$ |
| Google: Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview) Unavailable | Feb 26, 2026 | — | 65K |
Image input
Text input
Image output
Text output
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★★ | ★★★★★ | $$$$$ |
| Google: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview Custom Tools | Feb 25, 2026 | — | 1M |
Video input
Image input
File input
Text input
Audio input
Text output
|
★★ | ★★★★★ | $$$$$ |
| Google: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview | Feb 19, 2026 | — | 1M |
Video input
Image input
File input
Audio input
Text input
Text output
|
★★ | ★★★★★ | $$$$$ |
| Google: Gemini 3 Flash Preview | Dec 17, 2025 | — | 1M |
Video input
Image input
File input
Text input
Audio input
Text output
|
★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | $$$ |
| Google: Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) | Nov 20, 2025 | — | 65K |
Image input
Text input
Image output
Text output
|
— | ★ | $$$$$ |
| Google: Gemini 3 Pro Preview Unavailable | Nov 18, 2025 | — | 1M |
Video input
Image input
File input
Text input
Audio input
Text output
|
★ | ★★★★★ | $$$$$ |
| Google: Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) | Oct 07, 2025 | — | 32K |
Image input
Text input
Image output
Text output
|
— | — | $$$$ |
| Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview 09-2025 Unavailable | Sep 25, 2025 | — | 1M |
Video input
Image input
File input
Text input
Audio input
Text output
|
★★★★ | ★★★★ | $$$$ |
| Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite Preview 09-2025 | Sep 25, 2025 | — | 1M |
Video input
Image input
File input
Text input
Audio input
Text output
|
★★★★★ | ★★★ | $$$ |
| Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash Image Preview (Nano Banana) Unavailable | Aug 26, 2025 | — | 32K |
Image input
Text input
Image output
Text output
|
— | — | $$$$ |
| Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite | Jul 22, 2025 | — | 1M |
Video input
Image input
File input
Text input
Audio input
Text output
|
★★★★★ | ★★★ | $$ |
| Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite Preview 06-17 Unavailable | Jun 17, 2025 | — | 1M |
Image input
File input
Text input
Audio input
Text output
|
★★★★ | ★★★ | $$$ |
| Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash | Jun 17, 2025 | — | 1M |
Video input
Image input
File input
Text input
Audio input
Text output
|
★★★★ | ★★★ | $$$$ |
| Google: Gemini 2.5 Pro | Jun 17, 2025 | — | 1M |
Video input
Image input
File input
Text input
Audio input
Text output
|
★ | ★★★★★ | $$$$$ |
| Google: Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 | Jun 05, 2025 | — | 1M |
Image input
File input
Text input
Audio input
Text output
|
★★ | ★★★★★ | $$$$$ |
| Google: Gemma 1 2B Unavailable | May 28, 2025 | 2B | 8K |
Text input
Text output
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— | — | $$ |
| Google: Gemma 3n 4B | May 20, 2025 | 4B | 32K |
Text input
Text output
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★★★ | ★★ | $ |
| Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview 05-20 Unavailable | May 20, 2025 | — | 1M |
Image input
File input
Text input
Text output
|
★★★★★ | ★★★★ | $$$ |
| Google: Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 05-06 | May 06, 2025 | — | 1M |
Video input
Image input
File input
Text input
Audio input
Text output
|
★ | ★★★★★ | $$$$$ |
| Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview 04-17 Unavailable | Apr 17, 2025 | — | 1M |
Image input
File input
Text input
Text output
|
★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | $$$ |
| Google: Gemini 2.5 Pro Experimental Unavailable | Mar 25, 2025 | — | 1M |
Image input
File input
Text input
Text output
|
— | — | $ |
| Google: Gemma 3 4B | Mar 13, 2025 | 4B | 131K |
Image input
Text input
Text output
|
★★★ | ★ | $$ |
| Google: Gemma 3 12B | Mar 13, 2025 | 12B | 131K |
Image input
Text input
Text output
|
★★★ | ★★ | $$ |
| Google: Gemma 3 27B | Mar 11, 2025 | 27B | 131K |
Image input
Text input
Text output
|
★★★ | ★★★ | $$ |
| Google: Gemini 2.0 Flash Lite | Feb 25, 2025 | — | 1M |
Video input
Image input
File input
Text input
Audio input
Text output
|
★★★★★ | ★★ | $$ |
| Google: Gemini 2.0 Flash | Feb 05, 2025 | — | 1M |
Video input
Image input
File input
Text input
Audio input
Text output
|
★★★★★ | ★★★ | $$ |
| Google: Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B Unavailable | Oct 02, 2024 | ~500B | 1M |
Image input
Text input
Text output
|
★★★★★ | ★★ | $ |
| Google: Gemma 2 27B | Jul 12, 2024 | 27B | 8K |
Text input
Text output
|
★★★★ | ★★ | $$$ |
| Google: Gemma 2 9B Unavailable | Jun 27, 2024 | 9B | 8K |
Text input
Text output
|
★★★ | ★ | $$ |
| Google: Gemini 1.5 Flash Unavailable | May 13, 2024 | ~500B | 1M |
Image input
Text input
Text output
|
★★★★★ | ★★★ | $$ |
| Google: Gemini 1.5 Pro Unavailable | Apr 08, 2024 | ~1T | 2M |
Image input
Text input
Text output
|
★★★★ | ★★★ | $$$$ |