Nano Banana 2.1 In Google AI Mode In Search

Google released Nano Banana 2.1, its latest image generation and editing model, and it is already rolling out in AI Mode in Google Search, according to Robby Stein, Google's VP of Product in Search. Google said Nano Banana 2.1 "outperforms our previous models across the board, with notable leaps in visual design, mask-based editing, and subject consistency," and Stein said users can open the Google app and tap the banana icon under the Search box to start creating. Google previously brought Nano Banana to Google Lens a year ago, expanded it to AI Mode last December, and added it to AI Overviews in July, though AI Overviews do not yet appear to use version 2.1.

Google released Nano Banana 2.1 today, and it is already working within AI Mode in Google Search. Nano Banana 2.1 is Google's latest image generation and editing model. Google said https://x.com/Google/status/2107501209154204148 Nano Banana 2.1 "outperforms our previous models across the board, with notable leaps in visual design, mask-based editing, and subject consistency to help you create more natural-looking images." Robby Stein, Google's VP of Product in Search, added that Nano Banana 2.1 is already in AI Mode. He wrote on X https://x.com/rmstein/status/2107513543327412436 , "Nano Banana 2.1 is rolling out in AI Mode in Search " To use it, he said, just "open the Google app & tap the 🍌 icon under the Search box to get started creating." Here is a screenshot of that button in the Google App: Here is a screenshot of what happens when you tap the 🍌 icon: Google first brought Nano Banana to Google Lens a year ago https://www.seroundtable.com/google-nano-banana-in-search-40267.html then expanded access to AI Mode https://www.seroundtable.com/google-gemini-3-nano-banana-ai-mode-expand-40529.html last December and in July brought it to AI Overviews https://www.seroundtable.com/google-ai-overviews-ai-images-41680.html . I don't think AI Overviews use version 2.1 of Nano Banana yet but AI Mode does. Nano Banana 2.1 is rolling out in AI Mode in Search Open the Google app & tap the 🍌 icon under the Search box to get started creating. — Robby Stein @rmstein October 6, 2026 https://x.com/rmstein/status/2107513543327412436?ref src=twsrc%5Etfw Forum discussion at X https://x.com/rmstein/status/2107513543327412436 .