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Nano Banana API

Fast conversational image editing from Google.

Generate and edit images with Google's Nano Banana through one unified API. A single REST endpoint, async jobs, and webhooks, with no Google Cloud setup to manage.

Get API key Read the docs

5 credits
Flat per image: ~15s
Avg. generation: 5
Aspect ratios

Nano Banana four-panel sequence showing the same character waking up, commuting, working, and relaxing with a consistent look

Playground

Try Nano Banana right here.

model: nano-banana

Prompt

Aspect ratio

Media inputs

Reference image

Advanced settings

Output format Google search grounding Image search grounding

Estimated cost 5 credits · $0.05 Generate in Studio

Output Example

Nano Banana conversational edit changing a living room wall color to sage green while keeping everything else the same — Change the wall color in this living room photo to sage green, keeping everything else the same.

Capabilities

What's new in Nano Banana.

Generation and editing in one model

Built natively into Gemini 2.5 Flash, it both creates images from text and edits existing ones to a state-of-the-art standard.

Conversational, mask-free editing

You make targeted, region-aware changes with plain language and refine across multiple turns, without fussy manual masks.

Multi-image fusion

It blends several reference images into one seamless result, borrowing a subject from one, a texture from another, and a background from a third.

Character and style consistency

It keeps the same character, product, or style across a sequence of images without time-consuming fine-tuning.

Native multimodal world knowledge

Because it draws on Gemini's broader understanding, it grasps how light, objects, and context relate, and renders readable text more reliably than many models.

Fast, affordable, and responsible

As a Flash-tier model it offers low latency and cost-effective generation, with Google's invisible SynthID watermark on outputs.

Showcase

See what Nano Banana can create.

Real outputs generated with Nano Banana on Apiframe, each with the prompt behind it.

Try Nano Banana

Nano Banana multi-image fusion blending a product photo, a fabric texture, and a background into one seamless ad image — Blend this product photo, this fabric texture, and this background into one seamless ad image.

Nano Banana photorealistic product mockup of a cereal box reading 'OAT CRUNCH' on a kitchen counter — A photorealistic product mockup of a cereal box reading 'OAT CRUNCH' on a kitchen counter.

Nano Banana composite placing a person into a scenic mountain background while matching the lighting and perspective — Place me in this scenic mountain background, matching the lighting and perspective.

Nano Banana edit turning a daytime street photo into a rainy night scene with neon reflections — Turn this daytime street photo into a rainy night scene with neon reflections.

Pricing

Simple per-generation pricing.

5 credits per generation ≈ $0.05

You only pay for successful generations. Failed jobs are refunded automatically.
One credit balance across every model on Apiframe, no per-model plans.
Start with free credits. No subscription required.
Volume discounts on larger plans.

See plans and credit packs API pricing Nano Banana credit cost and rates

Specs

At a glance.

Provider Google

Model ID nano-banana

Aspect ratios 1:1, 3:4, 4:3, 9:16, 16:9

Image input Supported

Avg. time ~9s

Comparison

Nano Banana vs Nano Banana 2 vs GPT Image 2

The original Nano Banana against its successors. Pick a tier per job, same request shape.

Feature	Nano Banana	Nano Banana 2	GPT Image 2
Max resolution	Standard	4K	High
Avg. generation	~15s	~12s	~30s
Signature strength	Conversational editing and fusion	Pro quality at Flash speed	Reasoning + batch of 8 per prompt
Price per image	5 credits flat (≈$0.05)	8–19 credits (≈$0.08–$0.19)	2–17 credits (≈$0.02–$0.17)
Best for	Cheap, fast edit loops	The default for new builds	Instruction-heavy, text-accurate work

Specs reflect what each model supports on Apiframe today, from the live catalog.

Quickstart

How to call the Nano Banana API.

Send one POST /v2/images/generate request with your API key. The call returns a jobId you can poll, or pass a webhook_url and the result is pushed to you the moment it's ready.

Swap nano-banana for any other model and nothing else changes.

Get API key Read the docs

generate.js

const response = await fetch("https://api.apiframe.ai/v2/images/generate", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "X-API-Key": "afk_your_api_key_here",
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "prompt": "a sleek silver sports car on a coastal highway at sunset, hyper-realistic",
    "model": "nano-banana",
    "nanoBananaParams": {
      "image_input": "https://example.com/input.jpg",
      "output_format": "jpg",
      "google_search": false,
      "image_search": false
    }
  }),
});
const { jobId } = await response.json();
console.log(jobId);

import requests

response = requests.post(
    "https://api.apiframe.ai/v2/images/generate",
    headers={
        "X-API-Key": "afk_your_api_key_here",
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
    },
    json={
        "prompt": "a sleek silver sports car on a coastal highway at sunset, hyper-realistic",
        "model": "nano-banana",
        "nanoBananaParams": {
            "image_input": "https://example.com/input.jpg",
            "output_format": "jpg",
            "google_search": False,
            "image_search": False
        }
    },
)
print(response.json())  # { "jobId": "...", "status": "QUEUED" }

curl -X POST https://api.apiframe.ai/v2/images/generate \
  -H "X-API-Key: afk_your_api_key_here" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
        "prompt": "a sleek silver sports car on a coastal highway at sunset, hyper-realistic",
        "model": "nano-banana",
        "nanoBananaParams": {
            "image_input": "https://example.com/input.jpg",
            "output_format": "jpg",
            "google_search": false,
            "image_search": false
        }
    }'

let job;
do {
  await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 2000));
  job = await fetch("https://api.apiframe.ai/v2/jobs/JOB_ID", {
    headers: { "X-API-Key": "afk_your_api_key_here" },
  }).then((r) => r.json());
} while (job.status !== "COMPLETED" && job.status !== "FAILED");
console.log(job.result);

import requests, time

while True:
    job = requests.get(
        "https://api.apiframe.ai/v2/jobs/JOB_ID",
        headers={"X-API-Key": "afk_your_api_key_here"},
    ).json()
    if job["status"] in ("COMPLETED", "FAILED"):
        break
    time.sleep(2)
print(job["result"])

curl https://api.apiframe.ai/v2/jobs/JOB_ID \
  -H "X-API-Key: afk_your_api_key_here"

Input schema

Every field Nano Banana accepts, with types and defaults. The full reference lives in the docs.

Field	Type	Description
prompt required	string	Text description of what to generate.
model required	string	The model identifier for this endpoint. Default:"nano-banana" · "nano-banana"
nanoBananaParams.image_input	string (URL)	Compose with or edit a reference image.
nanoBananaParams.output_format	string	Output format Default:"jpg" · "jpg", "png", "webp"
nanoBananaParams.google_search	boolean	Google search grounding Default:false
nanoBananaParams.image_search	boolean	Image search grounding Default:false

Nano Banana versions

Every Nano Banana image model on Apiframe. Switch with one parameter.

Use cases

What teams build with Nano Banana.

Mask-free editing

Describe the change in plain language, "make it night, keep the subject", and Nano Banana edits the image without masks or layers.

Multi-image fusion

Feed several inputs and compose them into one coherent scene: a product into a lifestyle shot, a face onto a character, a style onto a photo.

Consistent characters

Identity holds across edits and regenerations, which makes it a favorite for avatar pipelines and episodic content.

High-volume workflows

A flat 5 credits (≈$0.05) per image with ~15-second turnarounds keeps per-asset costs trivial for apps that edit at scale.

Reviews

9,800+ developers. One API.

Real Apiframe reviews from Trustpilot and G2.

Speeds up our ad creative iteration

The API integrates directly into my existing pipeline, so I can generate and iterate on image variations for Meta ads without jumping between tools. We can go from concept to a testable ad in the same day instead of spreading it across a week.

Ethan M. July 2026 G2

Fast, reliable, easy to integrate

Image generation requests are processed quickly, and the results are consistently high quality. Customer support has also been responsive whenever I had questions. It has saved me a lot of development time.

Nana Arianto July 2026 Trustpilot

Seamless integrations, effortless setup

Generating ad creatives for Facebook and Google ads is more streamlined now since we use APIFRAME to manage the workflow, which used to require a lot of time with official APIs. The initial setup was very easy, just a matter of using curl.

Bean A. July 2026 G2