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Nano Banana 2.1 — Model Card

Official documentation for an image-and-text model, including inputs, outputs, architecture dependencies and safety evaluation.

Google DeepMind
2026-10-06 · Google · Model card
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@misc{deepmind2026nano,
  title = {Nano Banana 2.1 — Model Card},
  author = {Google DeepMind},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://deepmind.google/models/model-cards/nano-banana-2-1/}
}

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