Nano Banana (+ 🍌 Pro)

Revolutionary model that combines generation and editing with exceptional natural language understanding.

Overview

Revolutionary model that combines generation and editing with exceptional natural language understanding. The model is available in two versions: Standard (Nano Banana) & Pro.

Models	Nano Banana	Nano Banana Pro
Best for	Quick cost-effective edits, image fusion, character consistency	Static ads, layout variants, product renders, high-res assets
Product rendering	Good	Stellar
Typography	Basic	Clean, ad-ready
Resolution	1080p	Up to 4K (configurable 1K–4K)

Strengths for marketers

• Simple, natural language editing: Make complex edits with simple conversational prompts like "enhance this photo" or "change the background."

• Multi-image fusion: Seamlessly blend multiple images into cohesive new visuals for product placement and scene creation.

• Character consistency: Maintain the same person or mascot across different scenes and environments.

Ideal use cases

• Product placements: Seamlessly insert products into lifestyle scenes and environments.

• Video ads first frame: Create compelling opening frames for video ads and social media content.

• Turn photos into ads: Transform existing photos into polished advertising materials with text and branding.

• Character/mascot campaigns: Consistent brand characters across multiple marketing materials.

• Multi-step editing: Complex photo enhancements that would require multiple traditional editing steps.

• Static ad creation (Pro): Generate polished ads with clean typography and multiple layout options.

• Layout variations (Pro): Generate an asset's channel variants in seconds, no rework needed.

Weaknesses

• Variance in image processing - output quality can be inconsistent across different inputs

• Sensitivity to text prompts - when used with reference images, requires precise wording to achieve desired results consistently

• Limited aspect ratio control based on input images rather than user specification

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How to use effectively

Nano Banana excels with natural, conversational prompts:

Key principles

• Describe the scene, don't list keywords

• Use natural language as if talking to a skilled photo editor

• Leverage multi-image inputs for fusion and reference

• Use preservation instructions: be specific about what you want changed or created (e.g., "identical to the original")

• Take advantage of world knowledge for contextual accuracy

• If using Auto Aspect Ratios:

  • driven by text prompt when used as text-to-image

  • driven by reference(s) images when used as image-to-image

Effective prompting patterns

For image editing

Using the provided image of [subject], please [add/remove/modify] [element] to/from the scene. Ensure the change is [description of how the change should integrate]. Keep [specific elements to preserve] exactly the same.

For image generation

A photorealistic [shot type] of [subject], [action or expression], set in [environment]. The scene is illuminated by [lighting description], creating a [mood] atmosphere. Captured with a [camera/lens details], emphasizing [key textures and details]. The image should be in a [aspect ratio] format.

For product photo

Replace [original product] with [new product] from Image 2. Match hand pose, reflections, and [material] specular highlights. Keep label readable and preserve text legibility. No stylization.

For character consistency

"Same face, hair, makeup, and earrings across all outputs. Keep [subject] identical while changing [environment/action]. Maintain facial features, expression, and clothing exactly as shown."

For photorealistic results

Include details like:

• Camera specs: "85mm portrait lens," "shallow depth of field," "f/2.8"

• Lighting: "golden hour light," "soft window light," "dramatic rim lighting"

• Composition: "close-up portrait," "wide establishing shot," "overhead view"

• Technical details: "bokeh background," "natural grain," "high contrast"

For text editing

"Change the text from '[original text]' to '[new text]'. Maintain font weight, curvature, perspective warp, and reflections. Keep brand colors identical. No other changes."

Example prompts

• Simple edits: "Remove the person in the background" or "Make this photo brighter"

• Reference image integration: "Place the man from Image 2 next to the woman in Image 1. They are seated together, sharing a laugh as they look at a tablet. Keep the ambient lighting and depth of field from Picture 1. Maintain skin tones consistent with the original scene."

• Image fusion: "Place this product in that lifestyle setting"

• Complex transformations: "Turn this into black-and-white manga style"

• Multi-step edits: "Remove everything except the woman and mic", then "make her a 3D character in an office"

• Multi-references: "Make employee badges using this design template and this photo"

• Control aspect ratio: "Create a 9:16 Instagram Story version of this ad with neon background and space at top for text."

• Product photography: "Replace the black bottle with the green 'HULK' can from Image 2. Match hand pose, reflections, and metal specular highlights. Keep label readable and preserve text legibility; no stylization."