Google launches Nano Banana 2.1 image model

Google released Nano Banana 2.1, an image model built on Gemini 3.6 Flash that beats the prior Pro model on some benchmarks at lower cost. Still, the predecessor scored well in tests too, and Pro often produced better images in practice.

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