As of: 2026-11-13 13:49 CET.
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# Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Image)

Google DeepMind, Gemini Image family. Status: current. Type: image generation. Released: 2026-06-30.

## How to call it

| Provider | Model id | Endpoint | Docs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini API | `gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image` | https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/models/gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image:generateContent | https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/models/gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image |
| OpenRouter | `google/gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image` |  |  |

## Pricing

- Input: $0.25 per 1M tokens
- Output: $1.50 per 1M tokens
- Per 1K image: $0.0336
- Unit as published: per 1M tokens text/image/video input and text output; image output $30 per 1M tokens (~$0.0336 per 1K image)
- Source: https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/pricing
- Last checked: 2026-09-29

## Specs

- Input: text, image, video
- Output: image, text
- Context window: not published
- Max output: not published
- Open weights: no
- Licence: proprietary

## Where it stands

- Newer image generation models in the registry since its release: 16. The 5 newest:
  - GPT Image 2.6 Flare (2026-11-04) https://postcutoff.com/m/gpt-image-2-6-flare/
  - GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst (2026-11-04) https://postcutoff.com/m/gpt-image-2-6-sunburst/
  - MOSS-Image (2026-10-16) https://postcutoff.com/m/moss-image/
  - FLUX 3 Image Klein (2026-10-15) https://postcutoff.com/m/flux-3-image-klein/
  - Krea 3 (Fast / High / Ultra modes) (2026-10-15) https://postcutoff.com/m/krea-3/
- Before it from Google: Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) (2026-02-26) https://postcutoff.com/m/gemini-3-1-flash-image/
- After it from Google: Nano Banana 2.1 (Gemini Nano Banana 2.1) (2026-10-06) https://postcutoff.com/m/gemini-nano-banana-2-1/
- Closed weights; access is hosted only.

## What stands out

- Lowest-cost Gemini image model: About half the per-image price of Nano Banana 2 (~$0.034 per 1K image). Source: https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/pricing
- Video-as-input image generation: Accepts text, image and video inputs for image generation/editing. Source: https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/pricing

## Notes

GA in Gemini API 2026-06-30 per changelog. Token limits not verified on docs (OpenRouter lists 65,536 context).

High-volume, low-cost image generation/editing.

```bash
curl "https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/models/gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image:generateContent" \
  -H "x-goog-api-key: $GEMINI_API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"contents":[{"parts":[{"text":"Product shot of a red sneaker on white"}]}]}'
```

Sources: [models](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/models), [pricing](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/pricing), [changelog](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/changelog).

Model page: https://postcutoff.com/m/gemini-3-1-flash-lite-image/