AI model reference · 2026
Nano Banana 2.1
Nano Banana 2.1 (Gemini Nano Banana 2.1) is Google's image generation and editing model on the Flash tier, succeeding Nano Banana 2 and Nano Banana Pro.
- Context window
- 65,536 tokens
- Maximum output
- 58,982 tokens
- Base provider API input
- Not applicable
- Mixed or non-text output pricing is not represented as a token rate
- Published evidence
- Not available
Overview
About Nano Banana 2.1
A concise catalog overview. Technical limits and published evaluation evidence are listed separately below.
Nano Banana 2.1 (Gemini Nano Banana 2.1) is Google's image generation and editing model on the Flash tier, succeeding Nano Banana 2 and Nano Banana Pro.
Published evaluations
Benchmark results
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No reviewed benchmark result is available for this exact model yet. We leave this section empty instead of assigning a nearby model’s score.
Human preference
Arena results
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Technical reference
Specifications and API facts
Technical limits and reference provider prices come from the current catalog unless a reviewed external source is listed. Missing values stay marked as unavailable.
- Provider
- Release date
- Not available in reviewed sources
- Catalog added
- Oct 6, 2026
- Context window
- 65,536 tokens
- Maximum output
- 58,982 tokens
- Knowledge cutoff
- Not available in reviewed sources
- License
- Not available in reviewed sources
- Input types
- Image, Text
- Output types
- Image, Text
- Reasoning
- Supported
- Provider endpoint tool parameters
- Accepts tool parameters
- Token pricing
- Not applicable to this model’s output type
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Provenance
Sources and update status
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Evidence update date is not available.
Catalog record updated Oct 6, 2026.
Catalog-added dates describe when a model entered the catalog, not necessarily its public release date.
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