Google DeepMind has launched Nano Banana 2 Lite, a new image generation model designed for speed and cost-efficiency, and Gemini Omni Flash, a model for video generation and conversational editing. Nano Banana 2 Lite is positioned as a faster, more economical replacement for the previous Nano Banana model, offering text-to-image outputs in 4 seconds at a cost of $0.034 per 1K image. Both models are now available to developers through Google AI Studio, the Gemini API, and the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform, and are also being integrated into various Google consumer products. AI
IMPACT Accelerates development of multimedia AI applications by providing faster and more cost-efficient image and video generation tools.
RANK_REASON Frontier-lab model release with system card. [lever_c_demoted from frontier_release: ic=1 ai=1.0]
- AI Mode in Search
- Gemini API
- Gemini app
- Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform
- Gemini Omni Flash
- Google AI Studio
- Google DeepMind
- Nano Banana
- Nano Banana 2
- Nano Banana 2 Lite
- Nano Banana Pro
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