Format exploration
plan wide banners and tall compositions alongside standard images.
Image generation & editing
Compose with multiple references and unusually wide or tall formats.
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Your prompt, settings, and references stay together in a new Canvas.
01 / Meet the model
Nano Banana 2 offers text-to-image creation and reference editing with a broad set of aspect ratios. Use it when a project spans conventional social formats and more unusual banner or strip layouts. A reference can guide the subject while the prompt describes how to adapt the composition.
02 / Choose it for
plan wide banners and tall compositions alongside standard images.
combine a subject reference with selected style or setting cues.
choose a size based on how closely the final asset will be inspected.
03 / Before you create
Model settings. Availability, input mode, and references can narrow the choices offered in Canvas.
04 / A closer look
Design for that shape from the start. Specify the subject placement and surrounding space; do not expect a square composition to stretch cleanly into a very wide banner or tall strip.
Text prompt · optional reference images. The input controls above show the options available for your selected mode.
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Start with the format you intend to publish, then choose the available output settings. Changing inputs can change the choices. Review the current Gem estimate before Generate; availability and cost can vary.