Nano Banana 2.1: generation and conversational retouch
The new version of the image model is available in the Gemini API.
General availability
Facts, analysis and limits
Verified facts
- Identifier is gemini-nano-banana-2.1.
- Google announces better visual quality, better monitoring of instructions, character consistency and text rendering.
- The 1:4, 4:1, 1:8 and 8:1 ratios are documented in 1K, 2K and 4K.
- gemini-3.1-flash-image is deprecated, without announced shutdown date.
What changes
Conversational editing and panoramic formats broaden visual uses; a beautiful demonstration does not prove fidelity to your content.
Practical implication
Compare the same brief and edit across multiple trials, including text and character consistency.
Availability
Gemini API / AI Studio: Belgium is one of the supported regions. Effective access, billing and model-specific restrictions remain to be checked. This list does not establish a European processing residence and does not apply to all functions of the Gemini application.
Limits and uncertainty
Quality improvements presented by Google; no independent comparison made here.