Google's Nano Banana 2: pro-grade AI image tools go free

Google is expanding Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) to free users across Gemini, Google Search AI, and other platforms, making features once locked to Nano Banana Pro available to everyone. The model uses real-time data, web-sourced imagery, and Gemini’s knowledge base to render faster and more accurately, with legible text, localized translation, and greater creative control over lighting, textures, aspect ratios, and resolution from 512px to 4K. Nano Banana 2 replaces Nano Banana Pro as the default across the Gemini app and related tools, while Pro remains available for specialized tasks; the update also rolls out to AI Mode in Search, Lens, and Flow.