# Google releases Nano Banana 2.1, based on Gemini 3.6 Flash, saying it improves on previous versions "across the board"; pricing is ~50% lower vs. Nano Banana 2 (Matthias Bastian/The Decoder) — retained record

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Techmeme permalink: https://www.techmeme.com/261006/p45#a261006p45

<a href="https://the-decoder.com/googles-new-image-model-nano-banana-2-1-generates-better-images-for-less-money/"><img align="RIGHT" border="0" hspace="4" src="http://www.techmeme.com/261006/i45.jpg" vspace="4" /></a>
<p><a href="https://www.techmeme.com/261006/p45#a261006p45" title="Techmeme permalink"><img height="12" src="http://www.techmeme.com/img/pml.png" style="border: none; padding: 0; margin: 0;" width="11" /></a> Matthias Bastian / <a href="https://the-decoder.com/">The Decoder</a>:<br />
<span style="font-size: 1.3em;"><b><a href="https://the-decoder.com/googles-new-image-model-nano-banana-2-1-generates-better-images-for-less-money/">Google releases Nano Banana 2.1, based on Gemini 3.6 Flash, saying it improves on previous versions &ldquo;across the board&rdquo;; pricing is ~50% lower vs. Nano Banana 2</a></b></span>&nbsp; &mdash;&nbsp; Google has released Nano Banana 2.1, a new model for image generation and editing.</p>
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