Google’s Gemini 2.5 Flash engine is finally out in the wild, after weeks of social feeds being dominated by the viral Nano Banana trend from quirky 3D figurines to ultra-sharp 4K portraits. CEO Sundar Pichai took to X to hype the launch, calling it “the best image editing + generation model” now generally available. He even dropped three banana emojis, nudging developers to quite literally “go bananas” with it.

What’s New with Nano Banana?

Gemini 2.5 Flash isn’t just about generating images it now supports blending multiple visuals to maintain consistency. Google has also expanded Nano Banana’s creative canvas with fresh aspect ratios:

Landscape: 21:9, 16:9, 4:3, 3:2
Square: 1:1
Portrait: 9:16, 3:4, 2:3
Flexible: 5:4, 4:5

That means more room for experimentation from cinematic landscapes to Instagram portraits. Other updates include GIF generation (turn any image into a looping clip) and an infinite zoom feature that lets you dive endlessly into AI-enhanced details.

Where You Can Try It

Developers can get hands-on with Gemini 2.5 Flash via Google AI Studio, the Gemini API, or Vertex AI for enterprise workflows. AI Studio even has a new build mode that lets you spin up apps from a single prompt and push the project straight to GitHub.

The Buzz Factor

India, unsurprisingly, is leading the global charge on Nano Banana usage thanks to its social media virality. Beyond that, Nano Banana is also finding new homes from WhatsApp (via the Perplexity chatbot) to Adobe Photoshop, where it now powers generative fill.