Nano Banana 2 Lite

Fuse up to 14 reference images into one 1K composite for efficient, high-volume production.

Multi-reference product photosCampaign compositesCatalog image editingEditorial illustration
Up to 14 images fusedReferences
1K onlyOutput
40 (vs 65 for full NB2)Credits
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Professional images for every use case

Multi-reference product photos

Multi-reference product photos.

Combine products, props, textures, and backgrounds into polished catalog scenes without rebuilding every setup.
Campaign composites

Campaign composites.

Build one cohesive frame from many source assets for campaign key art, launch graphics, and seasonal concepts.
Catalog image editing

Catalog image editing.

Change backgrounds, colors, props, and framing quickly across large product libraries and marketplace listings.
Editorial illustration

Editorial illustration.

Produce styled graphics with practical in-image text for articles, reports, explainers, and social posts.
High-volume stock photos

High-volume stock photos.

Create varied 1K lifestyle scenes efficiently when a project needs dozens of usable visual options.

Fuse up to 14 object references

Use as many as 14 object reference images to assemble products, materials, props, and backgrounds in one frame. The larger input set is useful when a composite depends on several distinct source assets.

  • •Up to 14 object reference images
  • •Four more object references than the full model
  • •Combine products, textures, props, and scenery
  • •Assign a clear role to each uploaded image
  • •Useful for catalogs and campaign composites
  • •Review complex blends for seams or artifacts
Fuse up to 14 object references

Lower-cost 1K generation for volume work

This budget tier uses 40 credits per 1K image, compared with 65 for the full Nano Banana 2 at the same 1K setting. It is a practical choice for drafts, batches, and repeated testing. Output is 1K only.

  • •40 credits per 1K generation
  • •Full model costs 65 credits at 1K
  • •Designed for high-throughput workflows
  • •Suitable for rapid visual iteration
  • •No 2K or 4K output tier
Lower-cost 1K generation for volume work

Generate from text or edit an existing image

Start with a written description or upload an existing visual and explain the required changes. This supports fast background swaps, restyling, object changes, reframing, and production-ready variations.

  • •Text-to-image generation
  • •Instruction-based image editing
  • •Background and setting changes
  • •Color and material variations
  • •Object replacement and removal
  • •Multi-turn refinement
Generate from text or edit an existing image

Legible text for practical visual assets

The model is designed to create stylized, readable text for posters, labels, menus, and editorial graphics. Small lettering and exact spelling can still fail, so proofread every generated asset before publishing.

  • •Useful for headlines and short labels
  • •Supports posters, menus, and explainers
  • •Handles text as part of the composition
  • •Clear instructions improve hierarchy
  • •Final spelling should be checked
Legible text for practical visual assets

How it works

Describe or upload references
1

Describe or upload references

Start with a clear text prompt, an existing image to edit, or up to 14 object reference images. Assign each reference a role such as product, texture, prop, or background.

Set the frame and instructions
2

Set the frame and instructions

Choose a supported square, portrait, or landscape aspect ratio, then state what must stay and what can change. Nano Banana 2 Lite outputs at 1K only, so plan the crop for its final placement.

Generate and refine
3

Generate and refine

Generate a draft, inspect object placement, text, seams, and fine details, then revise the prompt or references. At 40 credits per 1K image, the model is suited to iterative batches and volume workflows.

Prompts to steal

Using 14 supplied object references for products, fabrics, plants, props, and a backdrop, build one cohesive sunlit editorial tabletop scene, realistic shadows, clean 4:3 crop

Multi-reference product photos

Surreal spring campaign composite: coral running shoe, glass flowers, citrus slices, folded silk, blue sky and sculptural clouds, cohesive lighting, crisp editorial photography, 16:9

Campaign composites

Edit a plain ceramic lamp product photo into a warm Scandinavian living room, preserve the lamp shape and glaze, natural window light, oak table, soft shadows, clean 1:1 catalog image

Catalog image editing

Bright editorial illustration about urban gardening, layered paper-cut rooftops and plants, clean visual hierarchy, headline CITY GARDENS, fresh green and terracotta palette, 4:5

Editorial illustration

Candid lifestyle photo of a small creative team planning a project in a bright neighborhood studio, diverse adults, natural gestures, soft daylight, realistic details, generous copy space, 3:2

High-volume stock photos

Using 14 uploaded object references, arrange every supplied product, fabric, plant, vessel, and backdrop into one cohesive luxury summer still life, unified sunlight and realistic contact shadows

Fuse up to 14 object references

Top community creations

Recent Nano Banana 2 Lite images shared by the BudgetPixel community.

Hyper-detailed cinematic realism with a warm amber-to-umber palette, rust reds and bronze glints set against deep charcoal shadows and a smoky golden ambient glow. Dramatic low-key lighting with a strong warm key raking across surfaces, luminous rim highlights on raised planes and soft firelit backscatter dissolving into shallow bokeh. Surfaces read tactile and weathered: pitted metal, cracked leather grain, fine filament detailing, moist organic sheen, all rendered with crisp micro-texture and gentle edge softening. Balanced heavy foreground mass against atmospheric haze. An anthropomorphic rooster warrior with a tall red comb, sharp beak and feathered wattles, wearing battered dark leather-and-metal armor, gripping a large worn shoulder-fired rocket launcher. Tight medium close-up at a slightly low eye-level angle, the figure turned three-quarters toward the lens with a hard sidelong glare, both clawed hands clenched around the weapon which rests across the shoulder and juts diagonally toward the camera, muzzle looming in the near foreground while the background falls into soft focus. Scene set inside a weathered wooden barn during a smoky dusk, with a tense embattled atmosphere, featuring timber beams, scattered debris and distant flickering fire.@justrob
Saturated crimson and amber dominate against near-black shadow, a warm high-key glow bleeding through cool blue accents at the edges. Light behaves theatrically with intense floodlit hotspots blooming into haze and steep contrast that swallows detail into deep pooling darkness. Surfaces read as fine granular speckle and drifting particulate against motion-softened masses, edges dissolving where illumination fades. Composition builds dense teeming rhythm converging toward a luminous focal core, energetic and euphoric, layered with atmospheric grain and a nocturnal celebratory intensity that feels alive and overwhelming. A vast crowd of celebrating the spanish world cup win. people with raised arms and glowing phone screens, alongside a large stage with bright screens and lighting rigs. High-angle wide shot from an elevated vantage, camera looking down across the massed crowd toward the stage at left, arms raised throughout, a shower of confetti bursting mid-air above the throng, dense foreground figures receding into a distant deep-focus sea of people. Scene set in a large open city plaza during a nighttime celebration, with festive euphoric atmosphere, featuring a concert stage, giant screens, string lights, buildings and falling confetti.@justrob
Layered atmospheric perspective creates soft depth gradations that amplify serenity, and controlled watercolor bleeding produces delicate transitions that heighten contemplation. The fusion manifests as atmospheric watercolor washes with precise ink linework, preserving original subjects and settings. A young adult man with light brown hair, wearing a head-restraint apparatus fitted with metal clamps, wires and small red-tipped connectors, plus wire eyelid retainers holding his eyes wide open. Extreme close-up at a slightly low eye-level angle, face filling the frame and tilted upward, eyes forced wide with a fixed distressed stare, mouth slightly open, the apparatus wires radiating outward, shallow focus keeping the face sharp against a blurred dark backdrop. Scene set in a dim institutional interior during an indefinite indoor moment, with a tense oppressive atmosphere, featuring shadowed dark surroundings and faint background light.@justrob
Aggressive ink-splatter rendering with heavy black linework dissolving into loose gestural washes, fused with controlled graphic novel precision where silhouettes carry narrative weight. Dripping paint streaks and chaotic splatter coexist with sharp architectural detail in metal and fabric, creating a raw visceral energy that feels both ancient and punk, sacred and violent. A young adult man with light brown hair, wearing a head-restraint apparatus fitted with metal clamps, wires and small red-tipped connectors, plus wire eyelid retainers holding his eyes wide open. Extreme close-up at a slightly low eye-level angle, face filling the frame and tilted upward, eyes forced wide with a fixed distressed stare, mouth slightly open, the apparatus wires radiating outward, shallow focus keeping the face sharp against a blurred dark backdrop. Scene set in a dim institutional interior during an indefinite indoor moment, with a tense oppressive atmosphere, featuring shadowed dark surroundings and faint background light.@justrob
Bold chiaroscuro lighting and rich color saturation create dramatic presence that amplifies inherent character, and atmospheric rendering and confident brushwork produce luminous depth that heightens emotional resonance. The fusion manifests as dramatically lit realism with atmospheric luminosity, preserving original subjects and settings. A young adult man with light brown hair, wearing a head-restraint apparatus fitted with metal clamps, wires and small red-tipped connectors, plus wire eyelid retainers holding his eyes wide open. Extreme close-up at a slightly low eye-level angle, face filling the frame and tilted upward, eyes forced wide with a fixed distressed stare, mouth slightly open, the apparatus wires radiating outward, shallow focus keeping the face sharp against a blurred dark backdrop. Scene set in a dim institutional interior during an indefinite indoor moment, with a tense oppressive atmosphere, featuring shadowed dark surroundings and faint background light.@justrob
A fusion of contemporary conceptual photography where dramatic directional lighting creates strong geometric shadows, featuring high contrast between illuminated and shadowed areas, clean minimalist composition with strategic negative space, photorealistic rendering with hyperreal clarity, architectural precision in geometric forms, cinematic theatrical atmosphere, and sharp focus throughout while preserving the original subject and setting without alteration. A young adult man with light brown hair, wearing a head-restraint apparatus fitted with metal clamps, wires and small red-tipped connectors, plus wire eyelid retainers holding his eyes wide open. Extreme close-up at a slightly low eye-level angle, face filling the frame and tilted upward, eyes forced wide with a fixed distressed stare, mouth slightly open, the apparatus wires radiating outward, shallow focus keeping the face sharp against a blurred dark backdrop. Scene set in a dim institutional interior during an indefinite indoor moment, with a tense oppressive atmosphere, featuring shadowed dark surroundings and faint background light.@justrob
# Accidental Yoga — Vacuuming **16:9 humorous editorial photograph from the “ACCIDENTAL YOGA” series.** An adult woman is caught mid-vacuum while cleaning a living room, leaning forward in an unexpectedly elegant, exaggerated yoga-like pose as she stretches the vacuum cleaner toward a difficult-to-reach spot beneath a sofa. A completely relaxed **cat is perched across her upper back and shoulders like a tiny yoga instructor**, perfectly balanced and utterly unconcerned, looking directly at the camera. Natural candid expression, the woman trying to maintain concentration while clearly struggling with the ridiculous situation. Vacuum hose and cable create strong dynamic curves through the composition. Comfortable lived-in home, scattered cushions, rug, coffee table and subtle everyday clutter. **Playful editorial photography, excellent comic timing, believable anatomy and physics, realistic cat behaviour, expressive body language, warm natural window light, cinematic depth, sharp detailed fur and fabric textures, crisp focus, sophisticated composition, subtle film grain, charming rather than slapstick.** **16:9 widescreen, full-body composition, dynamic diagonal pose, clean visual storytelling, high-end lifestyle photography.**@monkeydude69
Atmospheric layering creates environmental depth that amplifies solitude, and volumetric lighting produces luminous haze that heightens mystery. The fusion manifests as layered atmospheric effects with directional backlighting, preserving original subjects and settings. A young adult man with light brown hair, wearing a head-restraint apparatus fitted with metal clamps, wires and small red-tipped connectors, plus wire eyelid retainers holding his eyes wide open. Extreme close-up at a slightly low eye-level angle, face filling the frame and tilted upward, eyes forced wide with a fixed distressed stare, mouth slightly open, the apparatus wires radiating outward, shallow focus keeping the face sharp against a blurred dark backdrop. Scene set in a dim institutional interior during an indefinite indoor moment, with a tense oppressive atmosphere, featuring shadowed dark surroundings and faint background light.@justrob
A panel showing various sweet and savory pies and how they have different prices on different carribean islands depending on the exchange rate, title Pie Rates of the Carribean@monkeydude69
Comic strip, title What not to say in an argument with a woman, panel 1 , a woman is complaining to a man about his behaviour obviously mid argument, panel 2 the man says dismissively Sheesh, is it that time of the month again?, the woman not saying anything looks ready to explode with rage@monkeydude69
Stylized proportion handling + digital painting, where stylized proportion handling creates stylized proportions through exaggerated facial features, and digital painting produces blended airbrushed gradients via smooth digital modelling. The fusion manifests as crisp fine dark contours over smooth airbrushed modelling, deep value contrast with glowing warm points against smoky violet shadow, intricate lace and ornament detail kept sharp, transforming any subject through polished densely detailed painting handling. A big-headed doll-like girl with huge heavy-lidded eyes, small chin and mouth, black hair with purple streaks and purple jeweled hair clip, forehead crescent moon plus cheek stars, shoulder star tattoos, wearing black corset dress, sheer lace gloves, choker, earrings and purple striped stockings. Strictly back view, head turned sharply over the shoulder, seated sideways on ledge with one knee raised and forearm resting on it, close framing filling frame height, head near top edge, city seen over knee. Scene set on low stone ledge at twilight over dense gothic city of warm windows under thin crescent moon, stone gargoyle statue on left, tall lantern with lit candle and small skull at lower left.@justrob
Jinx from arcane, firing her shark style rocket launcher, manic energy, dressed in a E-girl styel outfit, graphic style as the animated series, in the zaun undercity, intense manic energy, as if the image is cracking through the monitor screen@monkeydude69
Comic panel, panel 1 A female Hollywood actress on her phone virtue signalling about environmental issues caused by Jet Fuel, close up shot, indistinct background details, panel 2, she is walking down the steps from an Executive Gulfstream Jet on the private runway of an ulltra exclusive private resort in the carribean@monkeydude69
Nano Banana 2 Lite community creation@Sealine
Create a **glossy, professionally designed satirical women's lifestyle magazine cover** titled **“OBVIOUSLY”**. Overall tone: **sharp British-style social satire, deliberately overdramatic, self-aware, ridiculous but believable**, like a glossy lifestyle magazine that accidentally tells the truth about modern dating and social isolation. ### Main headline: **“WOMEN TELL MEN TO STOP TALKING TO THEM…”** Huge subheadline: **“…THEN WONDER WHY MEN STOP TALKING TO THEM.”** Smaller teaser: **“THE LONELINESS EPIDEMIC COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED WITH ONE SIMPLE COMPLIMENT”** ### Cover image: A glamorous, stylish woman in her late 20s dressed up for a night out, standing in a sophisticated nightclub surrounded by other beautifully dressed people. She looks slightly bewildered because **nobody is approaching her or complimenting her outfit**. Nearby, a nervous-looking man is clearly considering saying something, but has an enormous imaginary warning sign above him reading: **“DO NOT SPEAK — YOU WILL REGRET THIS.”** He ultimately decides to check his phone instead. The woman notices nobody has approached and looks increasingly confused. The scene should be **funny rather than hostile**, with both characters portrayed sympathetically as victims of contradictory modern social expectations. ### Additional satirical headlines: **“MEN HAVE FINALLY LISTENED!”** *Women asked them to leave them alone. They did. Apparently this was not the desired outcome.* **“THE COMPLIMENT CRISIS”** *Is saying “you look lovely tonight” now a dangerous social experiment?* **“CLUBBING WITHOUT FLIRTING”** *Experts discover that putting attractive single people in the same building doesn't automatically make them talk.* **“THE GREAT SOCIAL EXPERIMENT”** *Tell half the population to stop approaching strangers. Tell the other half nobody approaches them. What could possibly go wrong?* **“LONELINESS: WE'VE MADE IT EVERYONE'S PROBLEM”** *Men can't approach. Women don't want to be approached. Dating apps are on fire. Nobody knows what to do next.* **“EXCLUSIVE: THEY'RE BOTH ACTUALLY LONELY”** *Our investigative team discovers the shocking possibility that men and women might have more in common than Twitter suggests.* Small cover badge: **SPECIAL ISSUE — HOW DID WE GET HERE?** Visual style: **premium glossy women's magazine, high-end editorial photography, realistic nightclub lighting, sophisticated typography, immaculate professional layout, fashionable but natural-looking people, subtle humour, British magazine satire, believable cover hierarchy, crisp readable text, slightly exaggerated facial expressions, polished print finish.** Make the satire **balanced and observational**, with the joke being the contradictory social rules and communication breakdown rather than portraying either gender as stupid or malicious. **Aspect ratio: 4:5 portrait.**@monkeydude69
STYLE: "a fusion of Lee Friedlander + David Carson + glitch art where disorienting photographic composition combines with fragmented typography, featuring deliberate digital distortion, static noise textures, and abrupt tonal shifts. The technique preserves the original subject while applying communication breakdown aesthetics through strategic visual interference." 1950s blond, big brown eyes, tan lines, pin up woman, bold direct eye contact, full body, summer outfit playing in the park, bare feet@justrob
Layered translucent glazing + directional anatomical modeling, where layered translucent glazing creates luminous skin and hair through successive wet-into-wet passes, and directional anatomical modeling produces strong specular highlights via controlled value compression. The fusion manifests as tight edge definition on forms, polished metallic reflections, and flowing linear detail, transforming any subject through high-finish volumetric rendering. A muscular woman with long flowing red hair, wearing red leather armor top, skirt and bracers with gold details, holding a bow and arrow. Medium shot at eye level, the woman in a dynamic archery pose with arms extended drawing the bowstring, body twisted toward the viewer, hair flowing, focused gaze forward. Scene set in a stone balcony overlooking a vast ancient city with tall ornate spires during daytime, featuring carved pillars and red drapery.@justrob
Stanley Lau + Luis Royo, where Lau's polished digital rendering builds glossy skin through airbrushed soft-light gradients, tight specular highlights on rounded forms and crisp edges pulled only around the nearest planes, and Royo's dark-fantasy nocturne governs value through a single high cool key that models everything in low-chroma blue with deep sunken shadow. The fusion manifests as smooth blended midtones over sharp focal detail, a soft-focus receding field, and a low-chroma cool palette holding one saturated crimson note against desaturated flesh. A woman with long black hair and pale skin, wearing a red sling-style bikini with a white pointed collar, gold bangle bracelets and a gold ring, holding a human skull, with a flowing red cape. Three-quarter length shot at eye level, the woman standing angled toward the camera with head slightly tilted and direct gaze, one hand raised holding the skull near her chest, the other lowered gripping the trailing cape, hips shifted, sharp focus on her with a softly blurred background. Scene set in a barren graveyard at night, with a misty eerie atmosphere, featuring a large full moon, bare twisted trees, distant crosses and coiling thorny brambles in the foreground.@justrob
Comedy editorial illustration, 16:9. A mischievous house cat sitting squarely on a computer keyboard, completely ignoring the keys, staring intensely at a mousemat beside the keyboard with an exaggerated predatory hunter's gaze. Ears forward, pupils narrowed, body tense, ready to pounce. The mousemat is completely empty. The absurd contrast is the joke: the cat is hunting the "mouse" that isn't there. Above the cat, a comic thought bubble reads exactly: "I no see meeces..". Warm home-office setting, playful facial expression, slightly exaggerated proportions, polished humorous illustration, expressive body language, clean composition, charming sitcom aesthetic, crisp details, comedic timing, no actual computer mouse visible.@monkeydude69
16:9 surreal eclectic mixed-media masterpiece inspired by the emotional themes of an unstoppable woman who hides vulnerability behind absolute confidence.** A striking young woman stands alone at the centre of a vast dreamlike landscape, **calm, defiant and completely self-possessed, her posture suggesting she cannot be broken. She wears an extravagant hybrid outfit assembled from **tailored couture, metallic armour, fragments of vintage fashion, painted canvas, feathers, mirrored surfaces and delicate translucent fabric Her exterior appears powerful and immaculate, but subtle cracks reveal a completely different inner world:*tiny fragments of handwritten memories, wilted flowers, torn photographs and fragile paper butterflies emerging from beneath the armour Around her, create an extraordinary collision of visual styles: Art Deco geometry, expressionist brushwork, surrealist dream imagery, punk collage, vintage magazine fragments, hand-painted typography, metallic sculpture, torn paper, ink washes and splashes of vivid pigment Behind her rises an enormous surreal theatrical sun, simultaneously resembling a spotlight, a vinyl record, a golden shield and an eclipse. Radiating from it are fragments of shattered mirrors, playing cards, flowers, newspaper scraps and abstract symbols. The ground beneath her transitions from dark fractured earth into brilliant reflective glass, suggesting that the world itself is changing beneath her feet. Her reflection appears subtly different — softer, vulnerable and human — while the woman above remains powerful and composed. Use contrasting visual languages throughout: polished chrome beside rough canvas, delicate watercolour beside aggressive ink, luxurious gold beside distressed black, photographic realism beside hand-painted abstraction. Colour palette: deep black, ivory, crimson, electric cobalt, antique gold and flashes of magenta, with dramatic luminous highlights. Lighting: theatrical chiaroscuro, intense backlight, glowing rim light, shafts of atmospheric light, reflective highlights and deep cinematic shadows. Composition:powerful central figure, strong vertical symmetry broken by chaotic surrounding elements, layered foreground/midground/background, controlled visual hierarchy, generous negative space, dynamic diagonals and exceptional depth. Texture: tactile paper fibres, brush strokes, scratched metal, cracked glass, fabric weave, ink bleeding, photographic grain and subtle analogue imperfections. Style: sophisticated contemporary gallery installation photographed as a cinematic still, surreal editorial fashion photography fused with mixed-media fine art, **beautifully chaotic but deliberately composed**, intellectually intriguing, emotionally powerful and visually unforgettable. 16:9 widescreen, exceptional fine detail, razor-sharp focal subject, cinematic depth, rich tonal range, sophisticated colour grading, physically believable materials, no generic AI aesthetic, no cluttered composition.@monkeydude69

How Nano Banana 2 Lite ranks in blind votes

In the BudgetPixel AI Image Arena, voters pick between two images made from the same prompt without knowing which model made them. Nano Banana 2 Lite has 1,616 wins and 305 ties in 3,243 votes against 22 other recent image models.

#4 of 23
overall rank
1546
Elo (95% range 1533–1558)
3,243
blind votes
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Pricing for Nano Banana 2 Lite

Runs on credits — no per-model surcharges, no surprise billing.

40credits
per generation
40 credits per image
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Nano Banana 2 Lite vs Nano Banana Pro vs Nano Banana 2

All 3 run on the same credits in the same workshop — here is what each costs and what it is for.

Nano Banana 2 Lite

40credits per generation
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Nano Banana Pro

120credits per generation
Resolution:
4K 180 credits

Professional asset production with Gemini 3 Pro. Features Google Search grounding, advanced reasoning, 1K/2K/4K resolution support, and multi-image fusion (up to 6 references).

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Nano Banana 2

65credits per generation
Resolution:
0.5K 50 credits · 1K 65 credits · 2K 100 credits · 4K 150 credits

High-efficiency image generation with Gemini 3.1 Flash. Features 0.5K/1K/2K/4K resolution, Google Image Search grounding, advanced text rendering, and multi-image fusion (up to 6 references).

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Use Nano Banana 2 Lite via the API

Nano Banana 2 Lite is available through the BudgetPixel developer API — the same model the studio runs, supporting text-to-image, and image editing / references. Pricing is metered in credits (40 credits per image), charged only on success, with an API key available on Premium plans and above.

curl -X POST https://api.budgetpixel.com/v1/images/nano-banana-2-lite \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $BUDGETPIXEL_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"prompt": "your prompt here"}'
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No code? Use Nano Banana 2 Lite from Claude or Cursor

Nano Banana 2 Lite is also available through the BudgetPixel MCP server. Connect your account to Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-enabled agent and generate with Nano Banana 2 Lite by asking in plain language — same credits, same pricing, no code required.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Nano Banana 2 Lite?▾
Nano Banana 2 Lite is Google's budget-tier Gemini image model for fast, cost-efficient generation and editing. It is built for high-volume visual exploration, composite work, and repeated iteration. The full Nano Banana 2 is a separate model with its own page.
How does Nano Banana 2 Lite work?▾
Enter a text prompt, upload an image for editing, or provide object references for a composite. The model interprets the instructions and source images together, then generates a new 1K image. You can refine the result by changing the prompt or input references.
How much does Nano Banana 2 Lite cost?▾
On BudgetPixel, Nano Banana 2 Lite uses 40 credits for a 1K generation. The full Nano Banana 2 uses 65 credits at the same 1K setting. The dollar value of a generation depends on your credit package.
Does Nano Banana 2 Lite support reference images?▾
Yes. It accepts up to 14 object reference images in one workflow, four more high-fidelity object references than the full Nano Banana 2 supports. This makes the Lite model particularly useful for combining many products, props, materials, and backgrounds.
What resolutions and aspect ratios does Nano Banana 2 Lite support?▾
Nano Banana 2 Lite outputs at 1K only. It does not offer 2K or 4K generation. Supported aspect ratios are 1:1, 3:2, 2:3, 3:4, 4:3, 4:5, 5:4, 9:16, 16:9, and 21:9.
Can Nano Banana 2 Lite edit existing images?▾
Yes. Upload an image and describe changes such as replacing a background, adjusting colors, changing materials, removing an object, or reframing the scene. Inspect difficult blends and major lighting changes because complex edits can occasionally introduce artifacts.
Does Nano Banana 2 Lite render text well?▾
It is designed to generate legible, stylized text for posters, menus, labels, diagrams, and marketing graphics. Short headlines generally give the model a clearer target than dense paragraphs. Always check spelling, small type, and factual information before publishing.
How does Nano Banana 2 Lite compare with other AI image generators?▾
Its strongest positioning is cost-efficient 1K production with unusually broad multi-reference input. Choose it when you need many drafts, frequent edits, or composites assembled from several sources. Consider a different production tier when output above 1K is required.
Can I use Nano Banana 2 Lite images commercially?▾
Google states that it does not claim ownership over generated content. Commercial use still depends on your rights to the input material, applicable law, and the current provider and platform terms. Check the relevant terms for your specific project before publishing or selling an asset.
Are Nano Banana 2 Lite images watermarked or restricted?▾
Google states that generated images include a SynthID watermark. Safety filters and prohibited-use rules also apply, including restrictions involving illegal activity, privacy violations, and intellectual property infringement. You remain responsible for reviewing and using each output appropriately.
Does Nano Banana 2 Lite have an API?▾
Yes — Nano Banana 2 Lite is available through the BudgetPixel developer API via the `POST /v1/images/nano-banana-2-lite` endpoint, supporting text-to-image, and image editing / references. Generate an API key from the developer console (available on Premium plans and above) and see the full reference at docs.budgetpixel.com.
How much does the Nano Banana 2 Lite API cost?▾
API usage is billed in credits from the same balance your plan includes, at the standard metered rate: 40 credits per image. Failed generations are never charged. You can estimate any request's exact cost with POST /v1/cost before running it.
Can I use Nano Banana 2 Lite with Claude or other AI agents (MCP)?▾
Yes — Nano Banana 2 Lite is exposed through the BudgetPixel MCP server, so Claude, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible agent can generate with it from a plain-language request. Connect your account at budgetpixel.com/mcp; generations use the same credit balance and pricing as the web studio and the API.

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