Nano Banana 2 Lite API

google/gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image
Nano Banana 2 Lite is Google's fastest and most cost-efficient multimodal model, combining text intelligence and native image generation at an ultra-low price point.
Output
$39 / 1M tokens

How to use Nano Banana 2 Lite API

Install any OpenAI-compatible SDK, point it at api.aimlapi.com/v1, and set the model to google/gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image.
import requests

r = requests.post(
    "https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/images/generations",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer " + AIMLAPI_KEY},
    json={
      "model": "google/gemini-3-1-flash-lite-image",
      "prompt": "A cat holding a sign that says hello"
    },
)
print(r.json())
const r = await fetch("https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/images/generations", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.AIMLAPI_KEY}`,
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "model": "google/gemini-3-1-flash-lite-image",
    "prompt": "A cat holding a sign that says hello"
  }),
});
console.log(await r.json());
curl -X POST https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/images/generations \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AIMLAPI_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model":"google/gemini-3-1-flash-lite-image","prompt":"A cat holding a sign that says hello"}'

OpenAI-compatible — swap the base URL and it works with your existing SDK.

Nano Banana 2 Lite API Pricing

TypePrice
Input
$0.325 / 1M tokens
Output
$39 / 1M tokens

Text input $0.325/1M · reasoning $1.95/1M · image output $39/1M.

Nano Banana 2 Lite vs other models

ModelInputOutputContextBest for
$0.325 / 1M tokens
$39 / 1M tokens
Image generation at scale
$0.325 / 1M tokens
$78 / 1M tokens
128K tokens
Image generation at scale
$6.5 / 1M tokens
$39 / 1M tokens
Image generation at scale
Image generation at scale
$0.0195 / MP (variable)
Image generation at scale

Frequently asked questions

Nano Banana 2 Lite takes image, text as input and returns image.

Nano Banana 2 Lite is priced at input $0.325 / 1M tokens, output $39 / 1M tokens.

Nano Banana 2 Lite is billed per token, charged separately for input and output.

Yes, Nano Banana 2 Lite accepts image input as well as a text prompt.

Nano Banana 2 Lite was built by Google.

Send a request to https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/images/generations with google/gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image as the model id.

Yes. Nano Banana 2 Lite is served through AI/ML API, so the same key and endpoint format used for other models applies.

Yes, it is a lighter and cheaper variant of Nano Banana 2, built for high-volume image generation.

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