Meet Nano Banana 2.1, our latest image generation and editing model 🍌 This upgraded version outperforms our previous models across the board, with notable leaps in visual design, mask-based editing, and subject consistency to help you create more natural-looking images.
Nano Banana 2.1 AI Image Generator
Create product photos, UGC-style ads, and campaign visuals with Nano Banana 2.1 on UGC Maker. Start with a written brief or upload images to guide an edit, and use optional web and image search to support your creative direction.
Introduction to Nano Banana 2.1 AI Image Model
Explore Nano Banana 2.1 for turning written ideas and image references into new visuals.
Core Features of Nano Banana 2.1 AI Image Model
Explore image creation, reference-led editing, and poster composition. Describe the result you want, then refine your visual direction with focused instructions and the details you want to preserve.
Personalized Product Prompt & Reference Input

Authentic UGC product unboxing photograph, clean aesthetic wooden desk, hands unboxing a minimalist premium skincare glass dropper bottle, natural afternoon sunlight, cozy modern lifestyle feel, 8k commercial photography.

Create a whimsical miniature 3D paper-cut diorama postcard of New York City on a warm off-white textured paper background, centered with lots of negative space. The city sits on a floating island base with layered cut-paper edges and a blue wavy waterfront in the foreground. Include a dense Manhattan skyline featuring the iconic Empire State Building as the central tower, surrounded by classic Art Deco high-rises and sleek modern glass skyscrapers; include a miniature Statue of Liberty on a tiny pedestal in the harbor and the sculptural white-ribbed Oculus building nestled downtown. Add exactly one classic yellow taxicab along a street at the front left, exactly one historic Brooklyn Bridge with dual gothic stone arches and suspension cables extending to the right over the water, exactly one small white sailboat in the water, exactly one tiny airplane in the upper right, and exactly one dotted looping flight path curving behind the skyline. Add exactly three small fluffy white clouds around the skyline and exactly two flying birds on the left. Use delicate handcrafted paper model details, soft shadows, pastel colors with warm accents, realistic miniature depth of field, clean composition, and a travel-souvenir illustration mood. At the bottom center, place the elegant typography text "NEW YORK" with a thin horizontal line on each side and a small red heart underneath, keeping the typography minimal and refined. No extra text, no watermark, no people in close-up.

Create a vertical poster illustration in a monochromatic cobalt blue, Prussian blue, and crisp white palette, using stippled pointillism and copperplate engraving. The scene depicts morning coffee culture in Lisbon. Layout & Text: Top Left: Small text "METROPOLITAN MORNING POSTER" above a large serif title "LISBON". Below: date "2026-10-08", weather "OCEAN BREEZE / 18 - 24°C", subtitle "LISBON · DAWN OVER THE TAGUS", and small caption "A CITY OF LIGHT ALWAYS OFFERS ANOTHER WARM ESPRESSO". Top Right: Stylized vertical text reading "GOOD MORNING LISBON". Beside it, smaller vertical typography: "ROASTED AROMAS ARE DAWN'S GENTLEST ANSWER". Bottom Footer: Horizontal band with three divider-separated sections: "YELLOW TRAM / COBBLESTONES / TAGUS RIVER", "STEAMING ESPRESSO / STREETSIDE CHATS / MORNING TILES", and "TODAY'S FORECAST / GENTLE DRIFT / CRISP & SUNNY". On the far right is a script signature "Dawn breaks over Alfama". Visual Elements: Foreground/Left: A lively morning terrace along a steep cobblestone alley in Alfama. Buildings display ornate Azulejo tile motifs and wrought-iron balconies. Bistro tables are filled with patrons reading newspapers and sipping espresso. A vintage tram ascends the hill. A barista in an apron carries a tray. A man with his back turned wears a jacket reading "COFFEE FIRST". Background/Right: The 25 de Abril suspension bridge spans the Tagus River against stippled clouds and circling seagulls. A classic sailboat glides along the water. Details: In the bottom right corner, a vignette of two warm Pastéis de Nata custard tarts dusted with cinnamon, a porcelain espresso cup with blue rim motifs, and an olive branch.
Product Image Editing & Lifestyle Scenes

A clean authentic UGC product flat-lay on a rustic light-wood tabletop, showing a premium packaged artisan coffee bag alongside a ceramic mug with latte art and scattered roasted coffee beans, soft natural morning window light, 16:9 wide.

Based on the provided image, perform an image edit: enhance the flat-lay into a high-converting social media promotional ad layout, adding clean minimalist sticker labels, five golden review rating stars, and elegant typography callout '100% ARABICA BEANS', preserving the exact coffee bag, ceramic mug, scattered beans, and tabletop.
Precise Ad Layout, Headline & Product Guidance

A telephoto shot looking down a steep Hong Kong street toward Victoria Harbour. A vintage double-decker tram drives down the center of the road. Dense weathered apartment buildings with air conditioners and retro hanging shop signs flank both sides. Yellow taxis, mini buses, and zebra crossings on the asphalt street. In the background, bright turquoise sea with a ferry cruising across, cargo port cranes, and a large suspension bridge in the haze. Documentary street photography, afternoon sunlight, rich colors, ultra-detailed.

Create a vertical Hong Kong travel scrapbook poster based on the reference images. The composition should have a large realistic travel photograph on the top half and a hand-drawn illustrated travel journal on the bottom half. Top: A vibrant Hong Kong street sloping downhill toward the turquoise Victoria Harbour. Dense old high-rise buildings and storefronts line both sides, with Chinese signs, a vintage double-decker tram, green minibuses, red taxis, cars, pedestrians and traffic lights. In the distance, show the busy harbor with cargo ships, colorful container cranes, and a large cable-stayed bridge against hazy green mountains and a bright blue sky. Warm sunny daylight, realistic photography, rich colors, cinematic depth, authentic busy Hong Kong atmosphere. Bottom: On warm textured cream paper, create a clean 6-panel hand-drawn travel diary collage featuring illustrated versions of the key elements: double-decker bus, green minibus, red taxi, harbor with cargo ship and cranes, cable-stayed bridge, colorful old apartment buildings, Hong Kong neon sign, blue street sign, and a traveler crossing the street. Use loose watercolor and colored-pencil strokes, hand-inked outlines, slightly imperfect handmade details, blue/green/red/yellow accents, tiny stars, hearts and decorative marks. Add small handwritten labels such as "bus," "mini bus," "taxi," "harbour," "bridge," "old flats," "neon sign," "street sign," "crossing." Add a handwritten title "Hong Kong Days" centered above the illustrations, with subtle underline decoration. Keep the layout spacious, charming and cohesive. Aesthetic: premium travel journal, nostalgic scrapbook, watercolor + colored pencil, handmade paper texture, vibrant Asian city atmosphere, editorial travel poster, realistic photo-to-illustration transformation, clean composition, vertical 16:9 ratio, highly detailed, no watermark.
Advantages of Nano Banana 2.1 AI Image Generator
Develop an idea through manageable revisions, with clearer creative direction and less need to rebuild a promising composition.
Create from a Written Brief
Describe your subject, setting, lighting, and layout to build a visual starting point. Explore portraits, illustrations, or campaign concepts around a clear creative direction.
Guide Edits with Image References
Combine up to 14 reference images with your instructions. Explain the role of each reference and specify which features to preserve as you revise a scene.
Add Context with Optional Search
Enable web search for current information or image search for visual references found online. Use either option independently when it helps your brief.
Choose the Format for Your Project
Create square, portrait, or landscape images and select an output resolution that fits your work. Keep the intended placement in mind as you develop a composition.
Application Scenarios of Nano Banana 2.1 AI Image Generator
Develop product photos, UGC-style ads, and campaign visuals around a consistent creative direction. Start with your audience, intended placement, and the details you want to preserve.
Social Media & UGC-Style Visual Production
Create casual product-in-hand concepts, everyday lifestyle scenes, and creator-style promotional stills. Direct an informal photographic look for the social channels and audience you have in mind.
Advertising, Product & Ecommerce Creative
Turn a product reference into a kitchen scene, a travel setup, or a clean studio concept. Use AI product photography to explore merchandising ideas and supporting images for a store or campaign.
Design Drafting & Visual Prototyping
Draft launch posters, packaging concepts, presentation graphics, and campaign mood boards. Align on the message and visual treatment before moving a selected direction into final design.
Brand Stories & Editorial Images
Illustrate a product story, a seasonal theme, or a brand article with original image concepts. Build supporting visuals around the same color palette and photographic direction as the wider campaign.
How to Use Nano Banana 2.1 AI Image Generator
Start with an idea or a source photo. Create a first version, review it, and refine the details that matter to your project.
Enter Prompt & Define Goal
Describe the subject, setting, lighting, and composition. For image editing, add a reference photo and state both the change you want and the details you want to keep.
Set Direction & Generate
Choose an aspect ratio and resolution, and enable web or image search if needed. Check the displayed credit cost before generating; search options and uploaded references affect the total.
Refine, Regenerate & Export
Review the result and revise one detail at a time. Use your preferred image as a reference for further edits, then download the selected version.

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Explore creative approaches to image generation and reference-led editing with Nano Banana 2.1.
Nano Banana 2.1 is here! This upgraded version outperforms our previous models across the board, with notable leaps in: - visual design - mask-based editing - subject consistency - more natural-looking imagery Try it now in @GeminiApp, @GoogleAIStudio, and more.
ChatGPT Image 2.5 vs Nano Banana 2.1 (the difference is clear)
it got worse? Nano Banana 2.1 is here so had to put it up against NB2 for the good old continuity stress test. the strange thing is 2.0 kept my likeness a lot more all the way through. I'm still very different from the original, but you can kinda recognise me? On 2.1 it just
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