Nano Banana 2 Text to Image

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Nano Banana 2 is Google's new state-of-the-art fast image generation and editing model

Base price
$0.06$0.07USD / run
Execution
async
Model type
image
Input fields
6
Production route

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Playground

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Input
The text prompt to generate an image from.
The aspect ratio of the generated image. Allowed values: 21:9, 16:9, 3:2, 4:3, 5:4, 1:1, 4:5, 3:4, 2:3, 9:16, 4:1, 1:4, 8:1, 1:8.
The format of the generated image. Allowed values: jpeg, png.
The resolution of the image to generate. Allowed values: 0.5K, 1K, 2K, 4K.
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Examples

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Model card

Specifications

Pricing

Base price
$0.06 / run

Context & modalities

Input
Schema-defined
Output
image

Capabilities

Chat
Not supported
Vision
Not supported
Reasoning
Not supported
Structured output
Not supported
Function calling
Not supported
Audio input
Not supported

Access

Provider
Google
Model ID
google/nano-banana-2
Execution
async
Base URL
https://api.sandbase.ai
API
Unified Run API
Endpoint
/v1/run

Human preference

Arena

Elo ratings from blind side-by-side votes, compared with other image and video models.

Rankings sourced from Artificial Analysis Arena

Leaderboard
Text to Image
Rank
#7 of 106
Elo
1140 ±10
Gap to #1
−82

Text-to-image arena: people pick the better of two images generated from the same prompt, without seeing the model names.

  1. #2GPT Image 2.5 Flare (max)OpenAIOn SandBase1207±10
  2. #3GPT Image 2 (high)OpenAIOn SandBase1186±11
  3. #4Nano Banana 2.1Google1176±12
  4. #5Grok Imagine Image 2.0SpaceXAIOn SandBase1166±12
  5. #6MAI-Image-2.6Microsoft AI1166±12
  6. #7Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)GoogleThis model1140±10
  7. #8Muse ImageMeta1127±11
  8. #9GPT Image 1.5 (high)OpenAIOn SandBase1123±11
  9. #10MAI-Image-2.6-FlashMicrosoft AI1119±12
  10. #11Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)GoogleOn SandBase1118±10

API README

Nano Banana 2 Text to Image

Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) is Google's fast image model with near-Pro quality, extreme aspect ratios up to 8:1, and optional web and image search grounding for current or factual subjects.

Fields

FieldTypeDefaultNotes
promptstring, required—Up to 50,000 characters.
aspect_ratio21:9 / 16:9 / 3:2 / 4:3 / 5:4 / 1:1 / 4:5 / 3:4 / 2:3 / 9:16 / 4:1 / 1:4 / 8:1 / 1:81:1Output frame shape.
output_formatjpeg / pngpngOutput file format.
resolution0.5K / 1K / 2K / 4K1KSets the per-image rate.
enable_web_searchbooleanfalseGround the image in Google Search results.
enable_image_searchbooleanfalseUse image search results as visual references.

Billing

$0.045 at 0.5K, $0.067 at 1K, $0.101 at 2K, and $0.151 at 4K per image, Google's list price. Turning on enable_web_search or enable_image_search adds $0.014 per request (charged once even if both are on).

Request0.5K1K2K4K
One image$0.045$0.067$0.101$0.151

Failed runs are not charged.

Prompting

  • Turn on enable_web_search for real places, products, or events.
  • Quote all text that must appear.

Limits

  • One image per request.

Also on SandBase

Other Nano Banana endpoints: google/nano-banana-pro, google/nano-banana-pro/edit, google/nano-banana-2/edit, google/nano-banana-2-lite, google/nano-banana-2-lite/edit.

Start building

Send your first request

OpenAI-compatible endpoint with unified authentication and usage tracking.

Production API
Unified Run API endpoint
https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/run
Model ID
google/nano-banana-2
# The quoted heredoc keeps Unicode and shell metacharacters unchanged.
result=$(curl --fail-with-body --silent \
  -X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/run" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data-binary @- <<'SANDBASE_JSON'
{
  "model": "google/nano-banana-2",
  "prompt": "A photo of a close-up portrait of an elderly Japanese ceramicist with deep, sun-etched wrinkles and a warm, knowing smile. He is carefully inspecting a freshly glazed tea bowl. The setting is his rustic, sun-drenched workshop. The scene is illuminated by soft, golden hour light streaming through a window, highlighting the fine texture of the clay. Captured with an 85mm portrait lens, resulting in a soft, blurred background (bokeh). The overall mood is serene and masterful. Vertical portrait orientation.",
  "resolution": "1K",
  "aspect_ratio": "1:1",
  "output_format": "png",
  "enable_web_search": false,
  "enable_image_search": false
}
SANDBASE_JSON
)
run_id=$(printf '%s' "$result" | jq -r .id)
for attempt in $(seq 1 120); do
  status=$(printf '%s' "$result" | jq -r .status)
  case "$status" in completed|failed|timeout) break ;; esac
  sleep 2
  result=$(curl --fail-with-body --silent \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
    "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/run/$run_id")
done
status=$(printf '%s' "$result" | jq -r .status)
[ "$status" = completed ] || { echo "Generation ended: $status" >&2; exit 1; }
printf '%s\n' "$result"

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Questions

FAQ

How do I call Google Nano Banana 2 Text to Image through SandBase?

Create a SandBase API key, then send requests with the model ID "google/nano-banana-2" to Unified Run API (/v1/run) at https://api.sandbase.ai. The request examples on this page show the exact payload.

Do I need a separate Google account?

No. One SandBase API key and balance gives you access to Google Nano Banana 2 Text to Image and the other models in the catalog; you do not need to sign up with Google separately.