# Google launches Nano Banana 2 Lite image model

> Source: <https://letsdatascience.com/news/google-launches-nano-banana-2-lite-image-model-7908b46a>
> Published: 2026-07-01 00:48:04+00:00

For practitioners: Low-latency, low-cost image models reduce iteration time and unit cost for high-throughput visual workflows, changing tradeoffs for prototyping and large-batch generation. According to Google's product blog, Google has released **Nano Banana 2 Lite** (model id `gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image`), positioned as its fastest and most cost-efficient Gemini image model, capable of producing text-to-image outputs in around **four seconds** (per Google) and priced at **$0.034 per 1K-resolution image** (per TechCrunch and India Today reporting). Google's announcement also expands availability of **Gemini Omni Flash** for video generation and conversational editing, and lists wider rollout into consumer surfaces and developer platforms such as Google AI Studio and the Gemini API (per Google blog and TechCrunch).