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Updated Feb 26, 2026
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Nano Banana 2

Nano Banana 2

Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview, sold as Nano Banana 2. Google's image generation and editing model at Flash speed and Flash pricing, aimed at iterative edits rather than one-shot renders.

WebsiteOpenRouterDocsAPI
Provider
Google AI
Released
2026-02-26
Parameters
Not disclosed
Free API (OpenRouter)
No
Rival’s tab
$1.21
18/18 receipts survived

Free API availability

No free endpoint for Nano Banana 2 was found in Rival’s OpenRouter listings. Other providers or chat apps may have separate free offers.

Provider data: 8 Sep 2026 · OpenRouter usage limits

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2 hostsInOutContextUptime
Google Vertex AI$0.50 in·$3.00 out·131k·99.7% upGoogle AI Studio$0.50 in·$3.00 out·66k·99.8% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 8 Sep 2026.

Provider
fromimport openai  OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
"https://openrouter.ai/api/v1"    base_url=,
"$OPENROUTER_API_KEY"    api_key=,
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
"google/gemini-3.1-flash-image"    model=,
"role""user""content""Hello!"    messages=[{: , : }],
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)

Set OPENROUTER_API_KEY with your OpenRouter API key from openrouter.ai/keys.

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