# Gemini Nano Banana 2.1 generally available (GA)

By Steven Van · 2026-10-06

The update improves text rendering and character consistency, while the previous model shuts down on October 29, 2026.

Image generation and conversational editing in [Google Gemini](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/tools/gemini>) get an updated model, gemini-nano-banana-2.1. It succeeds Nano Banana 2 while maintaining Flash-level speed and cost efficiency, according to the [release announcement](<https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/changelog>).

## Image quality and editing

Google reports significant improvements in visual quality, prompt adherence and text rendering. The update also improves character consistency across multiple turns of conversational editing.

## Wide and panoramic images

Nano Banana 2.1 supports wide and panoramic aspect ratios of 1:4, 4:1, 1:8 and 8:1 across 1K, 2K and 4K resolutions.

## Migration deadline

The previous Nano Banana 2 model, gemini-3.1-flash-image, is deprecated and will shut down on **October 29, 2026**. Google directs users to migrate to gemini-nano-banana-2.1.

![Google Gemini](<https://www.gstatic.com/lamda/images/gemini_sparkle_aurora_33f86dc0c0257da337c63.svg>)

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[Original source](<https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/changelog>)

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