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Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) on Google AI Studio

Gemini 3.1 · Google DeepMind

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Why use Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) on Google AI Studio?

Google AI Studio offers Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) with pay-as-you-go pricing at $0.50/1M input tokens. Google AI Studio is a model prototyping environment and API access point for Gemini models, offering an inference playground for developers to test and build AI applications.

Compare Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) across 2 providers to find the best fit for your use case
Input / 1M
$0.50
Output / 1M
$60.00
Cache
Not sourced
Batch
-50% · in $0.25 / out $30.00

Setup recipe

Python + curl
Install
pip install google-genai
Auth
export GOOGLE_API_KEY=...
Call
import os
from google import genai
client = genai.Client(api_key=os.environ["GOOGLE_API_KEY"])
response = client.models.generate_content(
Model ID
gemini-3.1-flash-image

Request example

import os
from google import genai

client = genai.Client(api_key=os.environ["GOOGLE_API_KEY"])
response = client.models.generate_content(
    model="gemini-3.1-flash-image",
    contents="Hello"
)
print(response.text)

Gotchas

  • Use the model name directly, e.g. "gemini-2.0-flash", "gemini-1.5-pro", or "gemini-2.5-pro-preview-05-06".
  • The examples expect GOOGLE_API_KEY; rename it only if your application config maps the new variable.

Compare Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) Across Providers

ProviderInput (per 1M)Output (per 1M)
Google AI Studio$0.50$60.00
Prodia

Pricing

TypePrice (per 1M)
Input tokens$0.50
Output tokens$60.00

Capabilities

VisionMultimodalReasoningBatch API

About Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)

Nano Banana 2 is the GA Gemini 3.1 Flash Image model for image generation and editing through the Gemini API. It accepts text, image, PDF, and video inputs, adds video-to-image generation for thumbnails, posters, and infographics, returns text and images, supports search grounding and thinking, and replaces the gemini-3.1-flash-image-preview model retiring on 2026-06-25.

FAQ

What does Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) cost on Google AI Studio?

On Google AI Studio, Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) costs $0.50 per 1M input tokens and $60.00 per 1M output tokens.

What is the context window for Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) on Google AI Studio?

Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) supports a 131k token context window on Google AI Studio.

How does Google AI Studio compare to other Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) providers?

Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) is available from 2 providers. The cheapest input pricing is $0.50/1M tokens from Google AI Studio.

What API model ID do I use for Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) on Google AI Studio?

Use the model ID gemini-3.1-flash-image when calling Google AI Studio's API.

Who created Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)?

Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) was created by Google DeepMind as part of the Gemini 3.1 model family.

Is Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) open source?

Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) is not open source; the seed data lists it as proprietary.

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