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Google launches Nano Banana 2 Lite image model at half the cost of predecessor.

Google releases Nano Banana 2 Lite, a Flash-Lite-tier multimodal image model generating images in under 4 seconds at $0.034 per 1K images, roughly half the cost of Nano Banana 2 and a quarter the cost of Nano Banana Pro.

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  1. Google DeepMind2D AGO
    deepmind.google/blog/start-building-with-nano-banana-2-lite-and-gemini-omni-flash
  2. Vercel Blog3D AGO
    vercel.com/changelog/nano-banana-2-lite-gemini-3-1-flash-lite-image-ai-gateway
  3. Ars Technica AI2D AGO
    arstechnica.com/ai/2026/06/googles-new-nano-banana-2-lite-image-model-is-its-fastest-and-cheapest-yet
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