What does Lite give up?

Fine detail and complex instruction following. Simple single-subject shots hold up well; a prompt specifying two characters, a camera angle and a light source will lose some of it.

Is it the same generation as Nano Banana 2?

Yes — both are gemini-3.1-flash-image, Lite being the distilled variant.

GPT Image 2 is marginally cheaper per image. Lite is faster. For volume drafting either is a reasonable default.

Nano Banana 2 Lite

Nano Banana 2 Lite is Google's gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image: the fastest and least expensive member of the family. Its job in a reel workflow is the rough pass — block out ten shots, see which ones are working, then regenerate the keepers on a stronger model.

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Specifications

Model Specs

Max Resolution

Speed

~2s per image

Price / Credit

15 credits / image

Capabilities

Supported Features

AI Text to Image Generator

AI Image to Image

How It Works

Key Features

Draft Speed

Around two seconds per image. A twelve-shot board finishes faster than you can scroll it, which changes storyboarding from a commitment into a sketch.

Cheapest in the Catalog

Priced with GPT Image 2 at the bottom of the range. Use it for the passes you expect to throw away.

Upgrade Per Shot

Reelfo lets you regenerate a single shot on a different model. Draft the board on Lite, then re-render only the three shots that survive on Nano Banana Pro.

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