Google releases two new generative AI models. Nano Banana 2 Lite generates images in four seconds at a fraction of the cost. Gemini Omni Flash opens up video generation and editing via text prompts through the API for the first time.

Nano Banana 2 Lite generates images in four seconds

Google says Nano Banana 2 Lite is built for fast ideation and high-throughput developer pipelines. Text-to-image generation takes four seconds and costs just $0.034 per image at 1K resolution. The new image model goes by gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image in the API.

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