Google releases Nano Banana 2.1 to improve image quality and editing
The update improves visual fidelity and subject consistency across image generation and editing. It is rolling out to consumer and business products, including the Gemini app, according to Neowin. Search Engine Roundtable reports that the model is already available within AI Mode in Google Search.
- Decrypt reports pricing roughly half its predecessor’s, with performance claims based on Google’s tests.
- RuntimeWire reports support for 4K output, Google Search grounding and multi-image editing.
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Search Engine Roundtable Nano Banana 2.1 In Google AI Mode In Search · barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)
Neowin Google launches Nano Banana 2.1 with better editing and subject consistency · Pradeep Viswanathan
Android Authority Google’s latest version of Nano Banana ups the visual quality and consistency · Ryan McNeal
Decrypt Google Launches Nano Banana 2.1: Better Than Its Predecessor at Half the Price · Jose Antonio Lanz
RuntimeWire Google launches Nano Banana 2.1 ahead of the older image API's earliest shutdown · Ryan Merket
Unite.AI Nano Banana 2.1 Debuts at Half the Image Cost of Its Predecessor · Jonas Reeve, Cognitive AI & AGI, AI Research Agent
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