Using Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) on Google AI Studio

Implementation guide · Gemini 2.5 · Google DeepMind

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Google AI Studio exposes Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) through model ID gemini-2.5-flash-image. Use the setup steps, sourced pricing, capabilities, and official provider links below to validate this route before deployment.

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Quick Start

  1. 1
    Create an account at Google AI Studio and generate an API key.
  2. 2
    Use the Google AI Studio SDK or REST API to call gemini-2.5-flash-image — see the documentation for request format.
  3. 3
    You'll be billed $0.30/1M input, $30.00/1M output tokens. See full pricing.

Code Examples

Install
pip install google-genai
API key
GOOGLE_API_KEY
Model ID
gemini-2.5-flash-image

Use the model name directly, e.g. "gemini-2.0-flash", "gemini-1.5-pro", or "gemini-2.5-pro-preview-05-06".

import os
from google import genai

client = genai.Client(api_key=os.environ["GOOGLE_API_KEY"])
response = client.models.generate_content(
    model="gemini-2.5-flash-image",
    contents="Hello"
)
print(response.text)

Pricing on Google AI Studio

TypePrice (per 1M)
Input tokens$0.30
Output tokens$30.00

Capabilities

No model capability flags are currently sourced.

About Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image)

Google: Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) available via OpenRouter. Pricing: $0.3/1M input, $2.5/1M output.