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Nano Banana 2 and Nano Banana Pro are now in General Availability

Google Cloud has formally released Nano Banana 2 and Nano Banana Pro, making both models generally available after an earlier preview period. The move to general availability signals that the models are considered stable and ready for production use at scale, rather than being limited to early-access testing.

Both models support image output at 1K and 2K resolutions, giving developers and teams more flexibility when targeting different quality and file-size requirements. The higher resolution option is particularly relevant for use cases where output needs to hold up at larger display sizes or in print-adjacent workflows.

A notable addition is the preview support for video input. This capability - still in preview rather than full general availability - allows the models to accept video as a source when generating or transforming imagery, which broadens the range of creative and automated pipelines they can fit into. It is worth noting that video input support is not yet fully production-ready under the same terms as the image generation features.

The general availability launch on Google Cloud means the models are now backed by standard service-level expectations and can be integrated into commercial applications without the restrictions that typically accompany preview-stage access. Teams already working with earlier versions of Nano Banana or evaluating image generation on Google Cloud infrastructure now have a clearer path to building on these models in production.

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