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Nano Banana 2.1 Free Online AI Image Generator

Nano Banana 2.1 Free Online AI Image Generator

Describe a poster, a product set or a cinematic still, or attach up to 14 reference images, and Google’s newest Flash image model returns it at 1K, 2K or 4K in any of 14 aspect ratios. A 2K image costs 3 credits. Start creating with Nano Banana 2.1 on Yovid.

What Nano Banana 2.1 Can Make

Retro motel staircase
Retro motel staircasePhotoreal still, 16:9
Trail-run and road-trip posters
Trail-run and road-trip postersExact headline text
Crofter and Highland cow
Crofter and Highland cowOvercast natural light
Studio site, product poster, cabin site
Studio site, product poster, cabin siteThree 9:16 layouts
Red refuge at sunrise
Red refuge at sunriseWide landscape, 16:9
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Why Nano Banana 2.1 Is Worth a Try

Headlines, Numbers and Labels Spelled the Way You Wrote Them

Google improved text rendering and infographic layout in the 2.1 update. The poster below came from a single prompt: a split headline, a block of GPS coordinates, an elevation badge, two taglines and a barcode, each where the brief put it.

Quote every line of copy and give it a position, such as top left or the footer card. For type-heavy work choose 2K or 4K, because Google notes that small text can blur at 1K, and proofread before you publish.

Headlines, Numbers and Labels Spelled the Way You Wrote Them – Nano Banana 2.1
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Prompt (abridged): Neo-Swiss brutalist technical outdoor sports poster … giant heavy split typography reading "DES" over "ERT" intersecting a circular photo cutout of a trail runner … "HEAT TOLERANCE / ZERO HORIZON" and monospace coordinates "36.0544° N 112.1401° W" … an orange square with text "ENDURE THE CANYON", a black footer card reading "DISTANCE IS A STATE OF MIND", an elevation badge "ELEV. 1,850 M" … and a barcode. (Nano Banana 2.1)

Website Mockups, Identity Pages and Product Posters

Google’s design examples for 2.1 go past a single hero graphic: a Swiss-grid studio site from a one-line prompt, a risograph-style poster built around an uploaded product photo, and an edge-to-edge cabin-retreat site where every photo is duotoned to one blue.

Brief it the way you would brief a designer. Name the grid, give hex colors, list the navigation labels and say what must not appear, such as device frames or placeholder text.

Website Mockups, Identity Pages and Product Posters

Prompt (abridged): Left: "create a swiss graphic design studio website mockup rigid modern". Middle: "Analyze the attached product photo. Create minimalist retro, mid-century modern illustration style poster …". Right: "Vertical 9:16 full-page website UI design mockup … for a Nordic glass cabin retreat named TUNDRA GLASS RETREAT … EVERY photograph is duotoned into the same single ultramarine blue (#2A2FD4)."

Circle an Object, Then Move It to a New Scene

Mask-based editing is one of the headline gains in 2.1: in Google’s own side-by-side ratings it beat both Nano Banana 2 and Nano Banana Pro on mask and ink edits. There is no brush to learn. Circle the subject in any markup app, upload the image and describe the new surroundings.

Google’s demo moved one dandelion seed onto a mossy log, an autumn leaf, a beach and a tiled table, one generation each. Google also notes the drawn outline can sometimes survive into the result; if it does, ask for it to be removed or run it again.

Circle an Object, Then Move It to a New Scene – Nano Banana 2.1
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Prompt (abridged): mask the object inside the sketch and place in a completely different environment but don’t change the size and position of the object itself, create 5 of these each 16:9, each it’s own server call, one at a time (Nano Banana 2.1)

One Packshot, Any Set

Google’s product demo starts from one plain photo of a peach crossbody bag and builds three campaign sets around it: a pastel podium, a Memphis-style terrazzo column and a bank of clouds. The gold clasp and pebbled leather carry through each one.

Attach your packshot as a reference, then describe the set, the light and the ratio. Product consistency is another category where Google measured 2.1 ahead of Nano Banana 2 and Nano Banana Pro.

One Packshot, Any Set – Nano Banana 2.1
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Prompt (abridged): Fashion commercial product photography of a soft peach pebbled leather luxury crossbody bag centered on a stepped black-and-white terrazzo column, Memphis Milano 1980s design stage … graphic peach grid wall background, photorealistic, energetic postmodern chic 9:16 (Nano Banana 2.1)

Up to 14 Reference Images in One Generation

Google’s group-shot demo started from fourteen outfit reference sheets and a one-line brief. The model picked a theme, staged the cast at different depths across a color-block set, and kept each look recognizable.

Yovid accepts up to 14 images per generation. Google’s guidance is to count on likeness for up to 4 characters and high fidelity for up to 10 objects in one workflow, so give each reference a clear job and drop duplicates.

Up to 14 Reference Images in One Generation – Nano Banana 2.1
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Prompt (abridged): i want a high-end editorial fashion shot with all these models posing together in abstract colorful set, dramatic composition, some models are far and some are close. choose a theme (Nano Banana 2.1)

Photos That Read as Photographed

Better visual quality and realism at 1K, 2K and 4K heads Google’s list of changes in 2.1, and in the model card’s side-by-side ratings people preferred it over both Nano Banana 2 and Nano Banana Pro overall.

Google’s photo prompts read like a photographer’s notes: lens or angle, depth of field, the palette and the mood. The hydrangea below was written that way.

Photos That Read as Photographed – Nano Banana 2.1
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Prompt (abridged): This close-up photograph presents a cinematic, almost ethereal, view of hydrangea flower skeletons … The camera takes a low, slightly upward angle … a very shallow depth of field blurs the background into a soft, deep indigo, almost black … translucent white, soft cream, and an occasional whisper of pale lavender or blush pink … (Nano Banana 2.1 · 16:9)

14 Aspect Ratios, from 8:1 Banners to 1:8 Scrolls

Set the frame before you write. Nano Banana 2.1 covers the usual photo and social shapes plus four extreme ones for banners, panoramas and long scrolling pages, where Google says it fixed tiling artifacts at 2K and 4K.

Resolution1K, 2K or 4K2K by default. Only Nano Banana 2 offers 0.5K.
Aspect ratioAuto, 1:1, 2:3, 3:2, 3:4, 4:3, 4:5, 5:4, 9:16, 16:9, 21:9, 1:4, 4:1, 1:8 or 8:1
InputsA prompt, or a prompt plus up to 14 reference imagesPrompts up to 2,000 characters.
Images per runOneRun the prompt again for variations.

Cheaper per Image Than Nano Banana 2 and Pro

Nano Banana 2.1 is the cheaper Google model on Yovid at every shared resolution, and its 4K costs less than Nano Banana Pro’s 1K. A large reference set adds at most one credit per image.

1K2 creditsNano Banana 2: 3. Nano Banana Pro: 6.
2K (default)3 creditsNano Banana 2: 4. Nano Banana Pro: 6.
4K5 creditsNano Banana 2: 6. Nano Banana Pro: 9.
PlansEvery plan, including free signup creditsCommercial use comes with Pro, Premium, yearly plans and credit packs.

Who Nano Banana 2.1 Works Best For

Exact text, a deep reference budget and a low price per image make it the everyday image model for these jobs:

  • Brand and social designers: Posters, event flyers and ad layouts where the headline, the date and the price have to be right.
  • E-commerce teams: One packshot restaged for seasonal campaigns and marketplace banners, with the product kept true to the photo.
  • Web and UI designers: Full-page 9:16 site mockups, identity pages and 8:1 hero banners for pitches and mood boards.
  • Fashion and lookbook teams: Group editorials and outfit variations built from up to 14 reference images of models and garments.
  • Video creators: First frames and character sheets made here, then animated in Yovid’s image-to-video models.

Nano Banana 2.1 vs Nano Banana Pro, GPT Image 2.5, GPT Image 2 and Seedream 5.0

Every cell except the last row is read from the settings each model exposes in Yovid’s image generator today, so you can compare resolution, references, batch size and price before you spend a credit.

Nano Banana 2.1 compared with Nano Banana Pro, GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst, GPT Image 2 and Seedream 5.0 Pro on Yovid
Feature / ModelNano Banana 2.1Nano Banana ProGPT Image 2.5 SunburstGPT Image 2Seedream 5.0 Pro
Top resolution4K4K4K4K2K
Aspect ratio presets1:1, 1:4, 4:1, 1:8, 8:1, 2:3, 3:2, 3:4, 4:3, 4:5, 5:4, 9:16, 16:9, 21:91:1, 2:3, 3:2, 3:4, 4:3, 4:5, 5:4, 9:16, 16:9, 21:91:1, 1:2, 2:1, 1:3, 3:1, 2:3, 3:2, 3:4, 4:3, 4:5, 5:4, 9:16, 16:9, 9:21, 21:91:1, 1:2, 2:1, 1:3, 3:1, 2:3, 3:2, 3:4, 4:3, 4:5, 5:4, 9:16, 16:9, 9:21, 21:91:1, 4:3, 3:4, 3:2, 2:3, 16:9, 9:16, 4:5, 5:4, 21:9, 9:21
Reference images1414161610
Images per request1110101
Credits per image (default settings)36122
Best forEveryday posters, product sets and photos at 2K–4K, plus banners up to 8:1.The most demanding layouts that lean on world knowledge and localization.Precise edits, custom pixel sizes and batches of up to 10.Text-heavy layouts in batches of up to 10 at a low price.ByteDance’s look at up to 2K with 10 references.

Credits are for one image at each model’s default settings on Yovid (Nano Banana models at 2K, GPT Image 2 and 2.5 at medium quality and 1K, Seedream 5.0 Pro at 1.5K) and follow Yovid’s live pricing.

Strengths and Limits of Nano Banana 2.1

Where it is the right pick on Yovid, and where another model or setting serves you better.

Strengths

  • Price: 3 credits at 2K and 5 at 4K: one credit below Nano Banana 2 at each size, and under Nano Banana Pro’s 1K price.
  • References: Up to 14 images per generation, with likeness for 4 characters and fidelity for 10 objects.
  • Formats: 14 ratio presets from 1:8 to 8:1, with Google’s tiling fix on the extreme ones at 2K and 4K.
  • Quality: Rated above Nano Banana 2 and Nano Banana Pro in every text-to-image and editing category of Google’s model card.

Limits

  • Small text: Fine print and long paragraphs can still blur or slip, most of all at 1K; proofread every word.
  • One image per run: No batches; GPT Image 2 and 2.5 return up to 10 images per request.
  • API-only extras: Google Search grounding and thinking-level controls are not exposed in Yovid’s generator.
  • Marked-up edits: A drawn outline can persist in the result and left/right placement can flip, so expect the odd rerun.

Make a Nano Banana 2.1 Image in Three Steps

  1. Step 1

    Pick Nano Banana 2.1

    The generator on this page already has Nano Banana 2.1 selected; anywhere else, pick it under Google in the model menu.

  2. Step 2

    Write the brief, add references

    Lay out the subject, the composition and any exact text, attach up to 14 images, then set the ratio and 1K, 2K or 4K.

  3. Step 3

    Generate, check and refine

    Proofread any text, rerun or adjust the prompt, then download the image or use it as the first frame of a video.

Nano Banana 2.1 Prompts to Start From

Google’s own prompts for these Nano Banana 2.1 examples, some trimmed. Open one in the generator and swap in your own subject.

  • 1970s travel poster

    1970s travel poster

    Text to image · Poster

    Cinematic 1970s travel poster. A thin warm cream border frames the entire composition. Along the top header border is tiny, spaced, uppercase black text reading: "PACIFIC COAST ISSUE 08 NORTHERN SWELLS HIGHWAY ONE". The background is a solid flat field of vibrant cobalt blue. Across the upper half, giant ultra-condensed cream-colored sans-serif text spells "HORIZON". In the foreground, a young woman in a denim vest and sunglasses sits atop a vintage seafoam-teal camper van with surfboards mounted on top, overlapping and partially masking the giant letters to create depth. Rich film grain texture, warm natural lighting, high-contrast, ultra-sharp legible typography, no placeholder text, all text in English.

    Source: Google DeepMind · Nano Banana 2.1

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  • Motel staircase

    Motel staircase

    Text to image · 16:9

    A 16:9 horizontal cinematic still, shot from street level looking up at the sharp diagonal steel exterior staircase of a two-story retro motel painted vibrant mustard-yellow against a flamingo-pink stucco facade. An adult woman in an emerald-green mini dress descends the staircase, her hand trailing along the yellow railing. The bright yellow, pink, and green color clash creates a delightful, sun-drenched cinematic mood.

    Source: Google DeepMind · Nano Banana 2.1

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  • Alpine refuge at sunrise

    Alpine refuge at sunrise

    Text to image · 16:9

    A 16:9 horizontal cinematic wide still, shot on a high alpine snow plateau at sunrise. A sharp triangular mountain refuge shelter painted in brilliant fire-engine red stands starkly against pristine white snowfields and jagged blue glacial seracs, with the early morning sun casting long crimson reflections across the frosted crust.

    Source: Google DeepMind · Nano Banana 2.1

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  • Crofter and Highland cow

    Crofter and Highland cow

    Text to image · Portrait

    A cinematic landscape portrait still, captured with a 50mm f/1.8 prime lens, depicting an adult Scottish crofter in a tweed cap and waxed jacket scratching the woolly forelock of a majestic red-haired Highland cow in a misty mountain pasture in the Isle of Skye. Deep green peat bogs and craggy basalt pinnacles of the Storr rise dramatically in the soft overcast morning daylight.

    Source: Google DeepMind · Nano Banana 2.1

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  • Beetle in the rain

    Beetle in the rain

    Text to image · Macro

    In this extreme close-up, macro photograph, we see a vibrant and detailed image of a small beetle resting on a leaf, both covered in glistening water droplets. The art style is hyper-realistic … Its head and thorax are a bright, textured orange-yellow, while its elytra (wing covers) are a striking combination of light blue with large, irregular magenta or deep pink spots … The leaf it rests on is a deep reddish-purple … The background is a soft, dark blur.

    Source: Google DeepMind · Nano Banana 2.1

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  • Terrazzo product set

    Terrazzo product set

    Product reference · 9:16

    Fashion commercial product photography of a soft peach pebbled leather luxury crossbody bag centered on a stepped black-and-white terrazzo column, Memphis Milano 1980s design stage. Surrounded by playful squiggly wire sculptures, striped wooden cones, and pastel yellow geometric spheres. Bright bouncy commercial studio lighting, vibrant tactile pattern mix, graphic peach grid wall background, 8k resolution, photorealistic, energetic postmodern chic 9:16

    Source: Google DeepMind · Nano Banana 2.1

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Guides for Your Next Step

Ready to put a finished still in motion? Start with these image-to-video examples and model comparisons.

FAQs

What is Google Nano Banana 2.1?

Nano Banana 2.1 is Google’s October 2026 update to Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image), listed in the Gemini API as gemini-nano-banana-2.1 and generally available since October 6. It keeps Flash speed and pricing while lifting image quality, prompt adherence, text rendering and character consistency, and Google pitches it as the lighter sibling of Nano Banana Pro. Yovid runs it in the browser next to GPT Image, Seedream and other models.

Can I use Nano Banana 2.1 for free?

Yes. Nano Banana 2.1 is open on every Yovid plan, including the free one. Sign in with a free account to get signup credits; a 1K image costs 2 credits and a 2K image 3, and paid plans or credit packs add more credits when you need them.

What’s the difference between Nano Banana 2.1 and Nano Banana 2?

Nano Banana 2.1 improves realism, prompt following, text and infographic layout and multi-turn character consistency, and, according to Google, extreme 1:4, 4:1, 1:8 and 8:1 frames no longer show repeating tiles at 2K and 4K. Both take up to 14 references. Only Nano Banana 2 still offers 0.5K, while 2.1 is cheaper on Yovid at 1K, 2K and 4K. Google has deprecated Nano Banana 2 and recommends 2.1 for new projects.

Should I use Nano Banana 2.1 or Nano Banana Pro?

Start with Nano Banana 2.1: it is built for Flash-level speed, costs 3 credits at 2K against Pro’s 6, and it scored above Pro in every category of Google’s side-by-side ratings. Google still positions Nano Banana Pro as its premium model for the most complex work that leans on world knowledge, localization and strict brand consistency, so try Pro when 2.1 falls short on a demanding layout.

How many reference images does Nano Banana 2.1 accept?

Up to 14 per generation on Yovid. Google’s guidance is likeness for up to 4 characters and high fidelity for up to 10 objects in one workflow, so use clear, distinct images and say in the prompt what each one is for. A large reference set adds at most one credit per image.

What resolutions and aspect ratios can I choose?

1K, 2K or 4K, with 2K as the default. Aspect ratios are auto plus 1:1, 2:3, 3:2, 3:4, 4:3, 4:5, 5:4, 9:16, 16:9, 21:9, 1:4, 4:1, 1:8 and 8:1. You get one image per generation.

How do I edit part of a photo with Nano Banana 2.1?

Upload the photo as a reference and say what changes and what stays. To isolate one object, draw a rough loop around it in any markup app before uploading and ask the model to keep that object’s size and position. If the outline shows up in the result, ask for it to be removed or run the prompt again.

How many credits does a Nano Banana 2.1 image cost?

2 credits at 1K, 3 at 2K and 5 at 4K. Attaching many reference images adds at most one credit per image. For comparison, Nano Banana 2 costs 3, 4 and 6 credits and Nano Banana Pro 6, 6 and 9 at the same sizes.

Do Nano Banana 2.1 images have a watermark?

Yovid adds no visible watermark or logo to your downloads. Google embeds SynthID, an invisible digital watermark, in every image its Gemini image models generate, so the image can be identified as AI-generated.

Are Nano Banana 2.1 images OK for commercial use?

Commercial use is included on Pro, Premium, yearly plans and one-time credit packs; the free plan and Lite monthly do not include it. You remain responsible for the rights to your prompts and references, including faces, logos and trademarks.
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