{"id":4112870,"date":"2026-01-05T12:53:46","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T17:53:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.computerworld.com\/article\/4112870\/google-is-working-on-nano-banana-2-flash-to-generate-images-at-lightning-speed.html"},"modified":"2026-01-05T15:49:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T20:49:14","slug":"google-is-working-on-nano-banana-2-flash-to-generate-images-at-lightning-speed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.computerworld.com\/article\/4112870\/google-is-working-on-nano-banana-2-flash-to-generate-images-at-lightning-speed.html","title":{"rendered":"Google is working on Nano Banana 2 Flash to generate images at lightning speed"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"remove_no_follow\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid grid--cols-10@md grid--cols-8@lg article-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"col-12 col-10@md col-6@lg col-start-3@lg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-column__content\">\n<section class=\"wp-block-bigbite-multi-title\"><div class=\"container\"><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>In November, Google launched Nano Banana Pro, an upgraded version of its popular tool for creating AI-generated images.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now it is clear that Google is working on Nano Banana 2 Flash, a slightly less powerful model that can generate realistic images at lightning speed.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the Nano Banana Pro is based on the Gemini 3 Pro, the Nano Banana 2 Flash is based on the Gemini 3 Flash, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bleepingcomputer.com\/news\/google\/google-is-testing-a-new-image-ai-and-its-going-to-be-its-fastest-model\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.bleepingcomputer.com\/news\/google\/google-is-testing-a-new-image-ai-and-its-going-to-be-its-fastest-model\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bleeping Computer<\/a> reports.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Considering the fierce competition in the segment, the live version of Nano Banana 2 Flash is likely to be launched before the end of the quarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This article originally appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/computersweden.se\/article\/4112765\/google-filar-pa-nano-banana-2-flash-ska-generera-bilder-blixtsnabbt.html\">ComputerSweden<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Related reading:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.computerworld.com\/article\/4051728\/ai-and-the-end-of-proof.html\">AI and the end of proof<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.computerworld.com\/article\/4070482\/ai-cameras-race-for-a-real-time-edge.html\">AI cameras race for a real-time edge<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.computerworld.com\/article\/4070253\/gemini-enterprise-is-googles-new-front-door-for-agentic-ai-access-at-work.html\">Gemini Enterprise is Google&rsquo;s new &lsquo;front door&rsquo; for agentic AI access at work<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.computerworld.com\/video\/3984206\/how-ai-image-generators-are-changing-art-and-creativity.html\">How AI image generators are changing art and creativity<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In November, Google launched Nano Banana Pro, an upgraded version of its popular tool for creating AI-generated images. 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