The release comes alongside expanded availability of Google’s Gemini Omni Flash.

July 1, 2026

Google is building out its generative AI portfolio, with the launch of Nano Banana 2 Lite and expanded availability of Gemini Omni Flash.

Revealed in a blog post on June 30, the models are available now in Google AI Studio, the Gemini API and the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform, and are designed for developers building applications that combine image generation, editing and video creation.

Nano Banana 2 Lite (technically named Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image) is Google's updated entry-level image generation model, optimized for speed and infrastructure efficiency.