Google's new image model Nano Banana 2.1 generates better images for less money

Image generators like Nano Banana learn from huge sets of pictures to turn prompts into visuals; this update improves text rendering, keeps characters consistent across prompts, and can use 14 reference images at once. Google roughly halved the price: a 1K image now costs about 3.4 cents. It is rolling out in the Gemini app, Search's AI Mode and other Google products.

Summary written with AI by HowTechMoves, based on reporting by The Decoder.