[DigitalToday reporter Chi-gyu Hwang (황치규)] Google has unveiled its image generation model 'Nano Banana 2 Lite'.

TechCrunch reported on June 30 that Nano Banana Lite is designed to be faster and lower-cost than the previous version.

'Nano Banana 2 Lite' generates an image in 4 seconds. The cost is $0.034 per 1,000 images.

Google said it is suitable for producing large volumes of images in a short time or repeatedly revising drafts.

Google distinguishes 'Nano Banana 2' as a general-purpose model and 'Nano Banana 2 Lite' as a model tailored for fast, high-volume work. The original 'Nano Banana', first released last summer, launched based on Gemini 3.1 Flash, and 'Nano Banana 2', unveiled in February, added more realistic image generation features.

Google also offers a higher-end model, 'Nano Banana Pro', separately.

'Nano Banana 2 Lite' can be used in Google AI Studio, the Gemini API and the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform. Google classified the existing 'Nano Banana' as a 'legacy model' and said 'Nano Banana 2 Lite' replaces it.

Google also expanded its generative media lineup on the day. It launched 'Gemini Omni Flash', first introduced at this year's Google I/O, more broadly and set video output pricing at $0.10 per second. It also unveiled a demo app, 'Omni Product Studio', that turns still images into 'cinematic e-commerce videos'.