Nano BananaAI image generator
Gemini 2.5 Flash Image: the original Nano Banana, for quick edits of up to 3 references. On Leap, it sits beside 174 other models in one studio.
- Text to image
- Image edit
- 10 aspect ratios
- No subscription
- Every top model, one account
- Pay per run, priced before it starts
AI image generator
Nano Banana at a glance
Nano Banana is an image model from Google. It makes images from words or up to 3 photos.
Newer version: Nano Banana 2.
- Made by
- Makes
- Images
- Starts from
- Words or up to 3 photos
- Shapes
- 1:1, 16:9, 9:16, 4:3, 3:4, 3:2, 2:3, 5:4, 4:5, 21:9
- Per run
- Up to 4 images
- Prompt
- Up to 32,000 characters
- Price per run
- $0.054
- Run time
- About 9 seconds
- Updated
- October 7, 2026
- 01Describe it, or start from a photo
- 02See the exact price, then press go
- 03Keep it in your library, or take it further
Made on Leap
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Nano Banana and its siblings
| Model | Best for | Resolution | Price per run |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nano Banana (this page) | Gemini 2.5 Flash Image: the original Nano Banana, for quick edits of up to 3 references. | – | $0.054 |
| Nano Banana 2 | Gemini 3.1 Flash Image: fast, from 512 px to 4K, with edits of up to 6 references. | Up to 4K | $0.071 to $0.22 |
| Nano Banana Pro | Gemini 3 Pro Image: Google's best for legible text, infographics and edits of up to 6 references. | Up to 4K | $0.21 to $0.41 |
| Nano Banana 2.1 | Gemini Nano Banana 2.1: Google's newest image model, from 1K to 4K, with edits of up to 14 references. | Up to 4K | $0.105 to $0.21 |
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Questions
Nano Banana, answered
- What is Nano Banana?
- Nano Banana is an image model from Google. Gemini 2.5 Flash Image: the original Nano Banana, for quick edits of up to 3 references. On Leap it runs in one studio beside every other top model, with one account.
- Can Nano Banana start from a photo?
- Yes. Nano Banana starts from words or up to 3 photos.
- What resolution and sizes does it make?
- 1:1, 16:9, 9:16, 4:3, 3:4, 3:2, 2:3, 5:4, 4:5 or 21:9.
- How is it different from Nano Banana 2, Nano Banana Pro and Nano Banana 2.1?
- Nano Banana: Gemini 2.5 Flash Image: the original Nano Banana, for quick edits of up to 3 references. Nano Banana 2: Gemini 3.1 Flash Image: fast, from 512 px to 4K, with edits of up to 6 references. Nano Banana Pro: Gemini 3 Pro Image: Google's best for legible text, infographics and edits of up to 6 references. Nano Banana 2.1: Gemini Nano Banana 2.1: Google's newest image model, from 1K to 4K, with edits of up to 14 references. They all run in the same studio, so you can try one prompt on each.
- How much does a run cost?
- An image costs $0.054. You see the exact price before you press go, and a run that fails costs nothing.
- Is Nano Banana free to try?
- No. There is no free credit: you add credit from $5, and your first top-up has no card fee. The cheapest run is $0.054 (an image), so $5 covers 92 of those. You pay per run, in dollars, with no subscription.
- Can I use what I make commercially?
- Yes. You own what you make on Leap, so you can use it commercially, and we never train AI on it. The people and brands shown in a result can still have rights in it; the Terms say more.
- Is there an API?
- Yes. Leap's REST API runs it as google/nano-banana, at the same price per run as the studio, and agents can call it through Leap's MCP server. The request is at the bottom of this page.
- Do I need a Google account?
- No. Leap sends your request to Google's model and gives you what it makes. One Leap account runs Nano Banana and every other model, in the studio, through the API and from your agents.
Your idea, Nano Banana.
Every run shows its price before it starts, and one that fails costs nothing.
Make it with Nano BananaFor developers
Run Nano Banana from code
- Model ID
- google/nano-banana
- Makes
- Image
- Pricing
- Per run, quoted first: POST /v1/quotes
Inputs
What the model takes. Leave out anything with a default.
Promptprompt
Text, up to 32,000 characters, required
Reference imagesimages
Up to 3 imagesUploaded files to edit or combine, by ID.
Aspect ratioaspect_ratio
1:1, 16:9, 9:16, 4:3, 3:4, 3:2, 2:3, 5:4, 4:5, 21:9. Default: 1:1
Imagesn
1 to 4. Default: 1
The request
The same envelope for every model; only the model and its input change. With prefer: wait=60 the answer holds the result when the run finishes within a minute; a longer one is read again by its ID. Agents can call it through the MCP server at app.tryleap.ai/api/mcp.
curl https://api.tryleap.ai/v1/generations \ -H "x-api-key: $LEAP_API_KEY" \ -H "content-type: application/json" \ -H "prefer: wait=60" \ -d '{ "model": "google/nano-banana", "input": { "prompt": "A paper boat drifting down a rainy street at dusk" } }' # Video often outlasts the wait and answers "queued" or "running".# Put its "id" in GENERATION_ID and read it again until it is done:# curl https://api.tryleap.ai/v1/generations/$GENERATION_ID -H "x-api-key: $LEAP_API_KEY"