Nano Banana
Gemini-based image generation and editing with strong character consistency.
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Nano Banana vs Adobe Firefly
Nano Banana (Google DeepMind) and Adobe Firefly (Adobe) both sit in Image. Nano Banana is the cheaper entry point at Free tier is available via Google AI Studio. Paid API pricing details not published in the source text for Nano Banana models.. Nano Banana shipped more tracked changes in the last 30 days (5 vs 4). Every value below comes from the latest crawl of the vendors' own pages.
| Attribute | Nano Banana Google DeepMind | Adobe Firefly Adobe |
|---|---|---|
| Segment | Image | Image |
| Version | Nano Banana 2.1 | Firefly |
| Entry cost | Free tier is available via Google AI Studio. Paid API pricing details not published in the source text for Nano Banana models. | from $4.99/mo |
| Pricing tiers | Free Tier (Google AI Studio) free | Free free · Adobe Firefly Premium $4.99 |
| Model stack | Gemini 3 Pro Image · gemini-2.5-flash-image · gemini-3.1-flash-image · gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image · gemini-nano-banana-2.1 · Nano Banana (gemini-2.5-flash-image) · Nano Banana 2 (gemini-3.1-flash-image) · Nano Banana 2 Lite (gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image) · Nano Banana Pro (gemini-3-pro-image) | Adobe Firefly · Adobe Firefly Image Model · Firefly · Firefly Design Image 1 · Firefly Image 3 · Firefly Image 5 · Firefly Image Model · Firefly Vector 2 · Partner models |
| Context window | n/a | n/a |
| Public API | ||
| Routes models | ||
| Changes / 30d | 5 | 4 |
| Origin | Global | Global |
| Capabilities | Conversational editing, Character consistency, Text rendering, Multi-image blending, 4K output, text-to-image, image editing, multi-turn image editing | Commercially safe training data, Generative Fill, Video and audio generation, Partner model routing, Content Credentials, Text to Image, Generative Expand, Text Effects |
Adobe Firefly
Firefly trains on licensed Adobe Stock content, ships generative credits across Photoshop, Illustrator and Express, and now routes to partner models too.
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