Model news
Nano Banana 2.1: Google's update to Nano Banana 2
Google's update to Nano Banana 2, reported at about half the API price.
Google released Nano Banana 2.1 on October 6, 2026. It updates Nano Banana 2 and is reported at about half its API price.
On Artificial Analysis it ranks 3 to 6 for text to image and 6th for image editing. Nano Banana 2 sits at 7 to 8 on the same text-to-image board.
Nano Banana 2.1 is not on Staglight yet. Nano Banana 2 and Nano Banana Pro are, for product shots and for pictures with text in them.
Make it on Staglight today
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Nano Banana 2
Fast product photos with up to 14 references.
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Nano Banana Pro
Your product in a new scene
Sources
- Artificial Analysis, text to image
- Artificial Analysis, image editing
- Nano Banana 2.1 report (Let's Data Science)
Facts checked on Oct 28, 2026.
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GPT Image 2.5: the new top of the image rankings
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- GPT Image 2.5
- Image
- Sep 8, 2026
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Preset
Giant product video
The crowd walks up to your giant product while the camera tilts up to it. With sound.
- Add your giant product picture
- Generate on Seedance 2.0 Mini
- A short video