"Nano Banana": Google's New AI Image Editor Takes the Internet by Storm

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A new AI-powered image editor from Google, codenamed "Nano Banana," has rapidly gained viral attention for its advanced and user-friendly capabilities. Officially known as Gemini 2.5 Flash Image, this tool allows users to perform complex image manipulations using simple text-based commands, making sophisticated photo editing accessible to a broad audience.

How to use Nano Banana?

Go to google Gemini. You can upload an image and use a prompt like dress them up in a banana outfit and from there you can get creative. Check out my screenshots for sample prompts.

At its core, Nano Banana is a powerful AI model integrated into Google's Gemini application.It enables users to edit, generate, and blend images with a high degree of control and realism. Unlike traditional photo editing software that often requires technical expertise, Nano Banana leverages natural language processing. This means users can simply type what they want to change in an image, such as "remove the person in the background" or "change the color of the car to blue," and the AI will execute the command.

One of the key features driving its popularity is its ability to maintain consistency, particularly with human subjects.Users can alter a person's clothing, background, or even their pose while preserving their likeness, a significant challenge for many AI image generators.⁶ The tool also excels at image blending, allowing for the seamless combination of elements from different photos.

image consistency from the pickleball court to the golf court

The buzz around Nano Banana began to build as it anonymously topped the leaderboards on platforms like LMArena, where AI models are benchmarked against each other.Its impressive performance, coupled with its integration into the free and widely accessible Gemini app, has fueled its rapid spread across social media and tech news outlets. Users and tech enthusiasts have been sharing their creations and expressing amazement at the model's capabilities, further amplifying its trend. The combination of cutting-edge technology, ease of use, and free access has positioned "Nano Banana" as a significant new player in the world of AI-powered creative tools.