Is Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) Down?

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Last editorial review: 2026-06-10

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Known issues we've tracked

GA + VIDEO-TO-IMAGE (2026-05-28, vendor changelog): **gemini-3.1-flash-image (Nano Banana 2) and gemini-3-pro-image (Nano Banana Pro) hit GA** on the Gemini API. New capability: **video-to-image generation** -- pass a video file (upload or public YouTube URL) as context and generate thumbnails, posters, or infographics from it; works ONLY with gemini-3.1-flash-image, not the Pro model. MIGRATION DEADLINE: the `-preview` model versions are deprecated and **shut down 2026-06-25** -- pinned preview ids start failing then
2026-05-28•Gemini API changelog (ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/changelog -- 2026-05-28 entry)
Multi-reference mode occasionally blends source images inconsistently when the references are stylistically divergent
2026-03•Reddit r/GeminiAI
Text rendering in non-Latin scripts (Arabic, Chinese, Korean) lags Latin-script quality noticeably, with character shape errors that Latin text rarely shows
2026-02•Google Japan developer forums

Issues here are sourced from our editorial sweeps, not real-time telemetry. Newer issues may exist.

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About Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)

Tier A (8.9/10). Google's Gemini 3.1 Flash Image model -- the best-in-class text-in-image renderer, now the default across the Gemini app

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