Google Nano Banana 2 Lite hits Replicate

By pricing image generation at a fraction of a cent and optimizing for latency, Google is steering AI image generation away from boutique art creation and toward raw utility infrastructure.

• –High-velocity generation (under 4 seconds) allows real-time integration into user-facing web applications.
• –Unbeatably low pricing ($0.034 per 1,000 images) removes cost barriers for mass programmatic asset production.
• –Acts as a drop-in replacement for older Nano Banana pipelines, easing adoption for existing developers.
• –It is limited to a 1k resolution canvas and lacks advanced editing features like multi-turn instructions or multi-reference inputs.