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title: "What Is Nano Banana? | ImageQuarry"
url: https://www.imagequarry.com/faq/what-is-nano-banana/
last_updated: 2026-10-20
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# What is Nano Banana?

Nano Banana is Google's name for the native image generation and editing capabilities of its Gemini models, used both to create images and to change them. The current models are Nano Banana 2.1 and Nano Banana Pro.

Google's Gemini documentation covers both current models for generating images from text and for editing images in conversation. Nano Banana Pro is also known as Gemini 3 Pro Image. Earlier models, including the original Nano Banana and Nano Banana 2, are listed as previous generations.

ImageQuarry offers Nano Banana 2.1, its default model, and Nano Banana Pro, both Google image models. You can choose a different model when you want a different result for the same request.

_Source: Google Gemini image generation documentation, checked October 20, 2026._

Next step: [Which AI models does ImageQuarry use?](https://www.imagequarry.com/faq/which-ai-models-does-imagequarry-use/)

## Related questions

- [Can I switch AI models in the middle of a project?](https://www.imagequarry.com/faq/can-i-switch-models-mid-project/): Yes, in tools with several models; results will differ.
- [What is GPT Image?](https://www.imagequarry.com/faq/what-is-gpt-image/): OpenAI's image models for generating and editing.
- [Which model does ImageQuarry use by default?](https://www.imagequarry.com/faq/which-model-does-imagequarry-use-by-default/): Nano Banana 2.1.
- [Does the model matter for image editing?](https://www.imagequarry.com/faq/does-the-model-matter-for-editing/): Yes, partly; a clear instruction matters on any model.

Last reviewed 2026-10-20 by ImageQuarry.

## Create with Nano Banana in ImageQuarry

ImageQuarry starts on Nano Banana 2.1 by default: describe an image, then edit it in plain words.