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Google rolls out Gemini 3-powered ‘Nano Banana Pro’ image editing tool

Subscribers of Google AI Pro and Ultra will have access to the product, built on the Gemini 3 Pro system, within the AI Mode of Google’s search features.

Google says Nano Banana Pro is capable of maintaining strong visual consistency, keeping faces and objects steady across multiple images, blending as many as fourteen sources, and preserving the appearance of up to five people. (Image: Google)Google says Nano Banana Pro is capable of maintaining strong visual consistency, keeping faces and objects steady across multiple images, blending as many as fourteen sources, and preserving the appearance of up to five people. (Image: Google)

Google on Thursday unveiled Nano Banana Pro, a new image-creation and editing engine that marks the company’s latest leap in AI tools. The rollout comes just days after Google introduced its upgraded Gemini artificial intelligence model, which helped drive a surge in the company’s stock earlier in the week. Built on the Gemini 3 Pro system, Nano Banana Pro is intended to deliver far more precise and flexible visual output.

The tool is already live within the Gemini app, where users can test it with a limited number of free image generations. It also integrates with Google’s writing assistant, NotebookLM, as well as the company’s developer, enterprise, and advertising platforms. Access to Google Search’s AI Mode is being reserved for subscribers of the AI Pro and Ultra plans, while Ultra users are expected to see the feature surface first within Flow, Google’s AI-powered video creation service.

In parallel with the launch, Google has added a detection feature inside the Gemini app that allows users to check whether Google’s AI systems generated an image. Pictures produced by free Nano Banana accounts automatically display a watermark. The mark will only disappear for those subscribed to the AI Ultra plan.

Nano Banana Pro aims to simplify the process of turning ideas into polished visuals. Users can describe an image, and the system constructs it, or they can upload an existing photo and request highly targeted adjustments. Google says the new model interprets instructions with greater clarity, drawing on the capabilities of Gemini 3 Pro and even tapping real-time information from Google Search when prompted, such as weather details or live sporting updates.

One of the tool’s standout abilities is its handling of in-image text. According to Google, Nano Banana Pro can produce clear, readable writing within visuals, from concise labels to extensive blocks of text, and it supports a wide range of languages. This capability is designed to help users create posters, project graphics, social media art, and other formats where integrated text is essential.

The company also highlights the creative control the system offers. Users can adjust angles, lighting conditions, focus, and background depth, and can isolate and edit only a single component of an image without altering the rest. The output can reach up to 4K quality, lifting the tool’s appeal for both casual and professional creators.

Google says Nano Banana Pro is capable of maintaining strong visual consistency, keeping faces and objects steady across multiple images, blending as many as fourteen sources, and preserving the appearance of up to five people. This is expected to benefit designers working on product visuals, style-matched collections, or refined concept art.

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The tool is available broadly through the Gemini app’s image creation feature. While free users receive a modest quota, those subscribed to Google AI Plus, Pro, or Ultra gain expanded access. It is also offered in AI Mode in Google Search for Pro and Ultra customers in the US and through NotebookLM for subscribers worldwide.

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