Create fast 1K visuals with Nano Banana 2 Lite
Nano Banana 2 Lite is Google's speed-focused image model for rapid drafts and practical edits. Start from a prompt or upload reference images, then create one clear 1K result for social posts, product concepts, thumbnails, interface artwork, or visual experiments.
A lighter Nano Banana model for high-speed iteration
Nano Banana 2 Lite prioritizes responsiveness and cost efficiency while retaining prompt-based generation and editing. It is a useful choice when teams need many reviewable concepts quickly and do not need the 2K or 4K output modes available from Nano Banana 2.
Prompt-to-image drafting
Describe the subject, setting, style, composition, lighting, and intended use to turn a brief into a focused 1K visual.
Reference-guided edits
Upload an existing image and explain the change you want, such as a new background, color direction, object adjustment, or local restyle.
Fast creative comparison
Generate compact drafts for stakeholder review, compare prompt directions, and refine the strongest idea before moving to a higher-resolution production model.
When Nano Banana 2 Lite is the better fit
Choose Lite for quick 1K concepts and frequent iteration. Choose Nano Banana 2 when the final workflow needs higher-resolution 2K or 4K output and more room for production finishing.
Nano Banana 2 Lite controls in Nano AI Maker
The page exposes the model settings that Nano AI Maker can reliably submit today, with the 1K-only output limit visible throughout the workflow.
Text generation and image editing
Use text-to-image mode for a new composition or image-to-image mode for prompt-directed changes based on uploaded references.
1K output only
Every request creates a 1K image. For 2K or 4K delivery, compare Nano Banana 2 before starting a production run.
Eleven practical aspect ratios
Choose Auto, 1:1, 3:2, 2:3, 3:4, 4:3, 4:5, 5:4, 9:16, 16:9, or 21:9 for common square, portrait, landscape, and wide layouts.
Up to nine reference images
Nano AI Maker accepts up to nine references for editing. Assign each input a clear role so the model knows which subject, palette, product, or composition to preserve.
Seven credits per image
A Nano Banana 2 Lite request uses 7 Nano credits and returns one output image. The cost is shown before generation begins.
How to get useful Lite results
Keep the brief specific, choose the final canvas early, and treat each fast result as a reviewable step rather than asking one prompt to solve every production detail.
Write the visual brief in order
Name the main subject first, then add the setting, composition, style, lighting, palette, and intended destination. Put any required text in quotation marks and verify it after generation.
Explain every reference
State which upload defines the subject, product, character, palette, or layout. Fewer well-explained references usually give a clearer edit than many competing inputs.
Refine one variable at a time
Keep successful prompt details and change one weak instruction per run. This makes fast iterations easier to compare and helps preserve the parts that already work.
Best uses for Nano Banana 2 Lite
Lite works best where speed, volume, and reviewability matter more than maximum resolution: early concepts, app-facing generation, lightweight edits, and frequent content variation.
Nano Banana 2 Lite questions
Answers about output size, editing, references, credits, and choosing between Nano Banana 2 Lite and Nano Banana 2.
Nano Banana 2 Lite is Google's speed- and efficiency-focused Gemini image model. In Nano AI Maker, it supports prompt-based image generation and reference-guided editing with 1K output.
Start a fast 1K image draft
Choose text or reference-image mode, set the canvas, and create one focused Nano Banana 2 Lite result. Compare Nano Banana 2 when the next step needs 2K or 4K output.