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Nano Banana 2 LiteAI image generator

The light Nano Banana 2: quick 1K images and edits of up to 6 references, at about half the price. On Leap, it sits beside 169 other models in one studio.

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  • Image edit
  • 10 aspect ratios
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  • Pay per run, priced before it starts

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Nano Banana 2 Lite at a glance

Nano Banana 2 Lite is an image model from Google. It makes images from words or up to 6 photos.

Made by
Google
Makes
Images
Starts from
Words or up to 6 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 4,000 characters
Price per run
$0.0429
On Leap since
October 4, 2026
Updated
October 4, 2026
  1. 01Describe it, or start from a photo
  2. 02See the exact price, then press go
  3. 03Keep it in your library, or take it further

Pick the right one

Nano Banana 2 Lite and its siblings

ModelBest forResolutionPrice per run
Nano Banana 2 Lite (this page)The light Nano Banana 2: quick 1K images and edits of up to 6 references, at about half the price.–$0.0429
Nano Banana ProGemini 3 Pro Image: Google's best for legible text, infographics and edits of up to 6 references.Up to 4K$0.19074 to $0.3069
Nano Banana 2Gemini 3.1 Flash Image: fast, from 512 px to 4K, with edits of up to 6 references.Up to 4K$0.0572 to $0.1738
Nano BananaGemini 2.5 Flash Image: the original Nano Banana, for quick edits of up to 3 references.–$0.0484

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Why Leap

Why creators make it on Leap

  1. 01

    Every top model, side by side

    170 models from Black Forest Labs, ByteDance, Google, Kuaishou, Alibaba and more, side by side in one studio.

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  2. 02

    One click, or full control

    Character Studio, effects and recipes write the prompt for you. Or write your own for any model.

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  3. 03

    Your work stays yours

    Everything you make stays in your library while your account is active, and you own what you make here.

    See what people make
  4. 04

    One balance for everything

    The studio, the API and your agents spend the same balance, and every run shows its price before it starts.

    How pricing works

Questions

Nano Banana 2 Lite, answered

What is Nano Banana 2 Lite?
Nano Banana 2 Lite is an image model from Google. The light Nano Banana 2: quick 1K images and edits of up to 6 references, at about half the price. It is new on Leap and in preview: it works, and it may still change. On Leap it runs in one studio beside every other top model, with one account.
Can Nano Banana 2 Lite start from a photo?
Yes. Nano Banana 2 Lite starts from words or up to 6 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 Pro, Nano Banana 2 and Nano Banana?
Nano Banana 2 Lite: The light Nano Banana 2: quick 1K images and edits of up to 6 references, at about half the price. Nano Banana Pro: Gemini 3 Pro Image: Google's best for legible text, infographics and edits of up to 6 references. Nano Banana 2: Gemini 3.1 Flash Image: fast, from 512 px to 4K, with edits of up to 6 references. Nano Banana: Gemini 2.5 Flash Image: the original Nano Banana, for quick edits of up to 3 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 $0.0429. You see the exact price before you press go, and a run that fails costs nothing.
Is Nano Banana 2 Lite free to try?
Yes. Sign up with a Gmail, Outlook or work address and you start with $2 of free credit, no card needed. The cheapest run is $0.0429 (an image), so the credit covers 46 of those. After that 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-2-lite, 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 2 Lite and every other model, in the studio, through the API and from your agents.

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API docs
Model ID
google/nano-banana-2-lite
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 4,000 characters, required
Reference imagesimages
Up to 6 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: $LEAP_API_KEY" \  -H "content-type: application/json" \  -H "prefer: wait=60" \  -d '{    "model": "google/nano-banana-2-lite",    "input": {      "prompt": "A paper boat drifting down a rainy street at dusk"    }  }' # Video often outlasts the wait and answers "queued" or "running".# Put its "id" in GENERATION_ID and read it again until it is done:# curl https://api.tryleap.ai/v1/generations/$GENERATION_ID -H "x-api-key: $LEAP_API_KEY"