Google · Image model
Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image).
Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image) is Google's fastest, most cost-efficient Gemini image model, built for high-velocity developer pipelines and rapid-fire visual exploration. It delivers text-to-image generation...
Arena quality
1263 Elo
#6 of 146
Preference samples
10,121
95% confidence ±9
Price
$33.6
Per 1,000 images at the evaluated setting
Reference images
14
Images accepted as visual guidance
What this means.
People compared this model’s images directly with competing models. It placed #6, based on 10,121 preference samples. The result applies to the default evaluated setting.
Practical specifications.
- Resolutions
- 1K
- Aspect ratios
- 1:1, 1:4, 1:8, 2:3, 3:2, 3:4, 4:1, 4:3, 4:5, 5:4, 8:1, 9:16, 16:9, 21:9
- Quality settings
- —
- Seed control
- No
- Transparent/background control
- No
See where Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image) stands.
| Model | Company | Quality | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPT Image 2 | OpenAI | 100 | Both workflows / exact match |
| MAI-Image-2.5 | Microsoft | 99 | Both workflows / exact match |
| Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview) | 98 | Both workflows / exact match | |
| Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image) | 97 | Both workflows / exact match | |
| Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image) | 94 | Both workflows / exact match | |
| Recraft V4.1 Utility | Recraft | 92 | Both workflows / exact match |
| Grok Imagine Image Quality | xAI | 92 | Both workflows / exact match |
| FLUX.2 Max | Black Forest Labs | 90 | Both workflows / exact match |
| Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro | Recraft | 91 | Both workflows / exact match |
| Krea 2 Medium | Krea | 88 | Both workflows / exact match |
| Krea 2 Large | Krea | 89 | Both workflows / exact match |
| Krea 2 Medium Turbo | Krea | 86 | Both workflows / exact match |