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Nano Banana 2 Lite's competitors have been quietly putting in work.
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image, the cheapest and fastest of Google's Nano Banana line. Text-to-image in roughly 4 seconds, about 2.7x faster than Gemini 3.1 Flash Image, with the same character consistency. One API for text-to-image, editing and composition. 1K resolution, 14 aspect ratios, SynthID watermark.
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
base_url="https://openrouter.ai/api/v1",
api_key="$OPENROUTER_API_KEY",
)
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="google/gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)import OpenAI from "openai";
const client = new OpenAI({
baseURL: "https://openrouter.ai/api/v1",
apiKey: process.env.OPENROUTER_API_KEY,
});
const response = await client.chat.completions.create({
model: "google/gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image",
messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello!" }],
});
console.log(response.choices[0].message.content);curl https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/chat/completions \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENROUTER_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"model":"google/gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"Hello!"}]}'Set OPENROUTER_API_KEY with your OpenRouter API key from openrouter.ai/keys.
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