Nano Banana 2 AI Image Generator

Nano Banana is the popular name for Google's Gemini image models, and Nano Banana 2 is the lighter, lower-priced of the two Nano Banana models on Pixmint. It costs 18 credits per image, a little more than GPT Image (15) and half the price of Nano Banana Pro (36). It generates from text, accepts up to four reference images and works in the AI image editor.

For edits, Nano Banana models receive your photo with the area marked in red and an instruction to change only that area; Pixmint then composites the result onto your original, so pixels outside your brush come from your original (the edge is blended).

Nano Banana 2 also plays a special role in the shadow remover: the document scene runs on it for signed-in users, because in our own tests with photos of documents it kept printed text faithful where some other models invented characters.

These six images were generated with Nano Banana 2 on Pixmint. The exact prompt is printed under each one, and you can copy any of them into the tool above. Each prompt was run once, so treat the notes as impressions from a single sample, not as a benchmark.

• Photographic, documentary feel. Scenes look like pictures taken by a person, with context, passers-by and signage.
• Faithful text. In our document tests it kept printed characters intact, which is why the shadow remover uses it for that scene.
• Interprets the medium. It treated the poster prompt as a physical poster, which is useful for mockups.
• Storybook illustrations with narrative detail. The fox sits on a picnic blanket with a cottage behind.

• Our isometric icon sample came out blurry and soft; for crisp 3D icons, compare other models or retry.
• It may decide on a different framing from what you pictured; specify "close-up", "full-frame" or "flat design" when it matters.
• At 18 credits it costs more than GPT Image; use it where its photographic style pays off.

Against GPT Image 2.5 (15 credits), Nano Banana 2 looks more documentary and GPT Image 2.5 more designed and graphic. See the side-by-side Nano Banana 2 vs GPT Image 2.5 page.

Against Nano Banana Pro, which costs twice as much, Nano Banana 2 is the lower-priced option for everyday work. Against Seedream 5.0 Pro it is more photographic where Seedream is more cinematic.

The comparisons here are qualitative and based on the example images on this site. Image generation varies from run to run, so run your own prompt on two models before you commit. The models page lists every model with its price.

Nano Banana 2 costs 18 credits ($0.18) per image. Four images in one go cost 72 credits ($0.72). Failed images are refunded automatically, so you only pay for images you receive.

One credit is worth about $0.01 at the planned list price. The signup bonus of 50 credits and the 20 daily credits are enough to try several of the paid models, and the photo tools cost 15 credits per run.

Planned paid plans (not available yet): 500 credits for $4.90, 1,100 credits for $9.90, 2,400 credits for $19.90, or a monthly plan of 1,200 credits for $9.90. Paid plans are planned but not available yet, so nothing can be bought today (see pricing). If the largest planned pack (2,400 credits) goes on sale, it would cover roughly 133 Nano Banana 2 images.

Guests (no account) get 5 free Seedream 5.0 Flash images and 3 photo-tool uses per day. Signed-in users get 50 credits on their first sign-in plus 20 credits every day. Free outputs are up to 1024 px with a small watermark and are for personal non-commercial use.