Google eliminates long waits to generate AI images with this updated tool
Nano Banana 2 brings studio quality at lightning speeds
Google introduces Nano Banana 2 | Image by Google
Getting high-quality AI images used to be like playing a waiting game, particularly if you wanted something that didn’t look like a blurry mess. However, Google is aiming to put an end to this frustration today with its brand-new update that offers studio-level quality without the long wait in between.
Google’s new Nano Banana 2 brings the speed
Google just announced its latest image model, Nano Banana 2, also known as Gemini 3.1 Flash Image. It is, essentially, meant to bring the smart features of their high-end Pro model, but make it work at "Flash" speed. In essence, it is meant to give users the best of both worlds, the knowledge of a professional-level image model, as well as the speed you’d expect out of an app.
These are the upgrades you get with Nano Banana 2:
- Smart search integration: it utilizes Google Search, as well as real-time information, to make sure it knows exactly what you’re asking for.
- Better text and labels: it can now produce readable text in images, as well as translate the text into multiple languages.
- Consistent characters: you can have the same character or objects look the same across up to 14 different images.
- Crisp visuals: it supports anything from small social media posts to huge 4K backgrounds with better lighting and textures.
- Clearer labels: it uses new technology to label the images as "AI-generated" so that people understand what it is.
This new model is rolling out today across all Google products, including the Gemini app and Google Search. So, if you're a user of the Gemini app, you will now be able to see this new model instead of the old ones, giving you faster results.
AI image generation, but Pro
Nano Banana 2 portrait in different aspect ratios | Image by Google
Until now, when generated AI images, you had to pick between "fast and okay" or "slow and amazing." By bringing these "Pro" features to the Flash model, Google is making it so that it's way easier to use. In the race against all the other AI tools, Google is really going all-in on "world knowledge" so that the AI actually understands the context of your request instead of just guessing.
How often do you use AI to create images?
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I've played around a bit with a lot of these image generators, and the main problem is always the wait time and the inconsistencies if you want to make further edits. So, if I'm waiting for a picture that isn’t quite right and it’s going to take me thirty seconds, then forget about it. The idea of being able to get Pro-level accuracy at "Flash" speed is definitely a plus, that and avoiding the frustration of trying to get a second image of a particular individual and having them look like a completely different human being.
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