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

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Last editorial review: 2026-07-04

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Known issues we've tracked

NEW LITE VARIANT (2026-06-30): Google shipped **Nano Banana 2 Lite** (`gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image`) -- its 'fastest, most cost-efficient Gemini Image model,' delivering text-to-image in ~4 seconds at **$0.034 per 1K-resolution image** (roughly half the standard gemini-3.1-flash-image 1K rate of $0.067). Google says it 'retains reliable prompt adherence, strong character consistency and legible in-image text rendering' while prioritizing speed for high-volume workflows. Available in AI Studio, the Gemini API, and the Enterprise Agent Platform, and rolling out to consumer surfaces (AI Mode in Search, Gemini app, NotebookLM, Google Photos). For batch/high-volume production this is the new value pick; the full model still wins on peak fidelity.
2026-06-30•blog.google (blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/gemini-models/gemini-omni-flash-nano-banana-2-lite/)
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 NOTE (now in effect): the `-preview` model versions (`gemini-3.1-flash-image-preview`, `gemini-3-pro-image-preview`) **shut down 2026-06-25** -- pinned preview ids are now failing; use the GA ids
2026-05-28•Gemini API changelog (ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/changelog -- 2026-05-28 entry) + deprecations
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.

What to use if Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) is down

Top AIToolTier-ranked alternatives in the same category, ordered by our overall score.

A

Meta Muse (Image + Video)

8.4

Meta Superintelligence Labs' first media-generation models (launched 2026-07-07) -- Muse Image is GA across the Meta AI app, Instagram, and WhatsApp (Arena #2 for text-to-image); Muse Video is in preview (Arena #3 for text-to-video). Instruction-faithful editing, multi-reference composition, tool use, and Content Seal provenance watermarking

A

Leonardo AI

8.3

Versatile AI image generator with fine-tuned models and a generous free tier

A

Stable Diffusion

8.0

Open-source AI image generation with unlimited free local use and full customization

B

Midjourney

7.8

Industry-leading AI image generation with stunning artistic quality. V8.2 launched 2026-07-24 as the new default model -- an aesthetics and quality pass that Midjourney says makes output 'more creative, bold, sophisticated, edgy and fresh' while dramatically cutting low-quality results, plus better Personalization for accounts with long rating histories. No price change

B

Ideogram

7.8

AI image generator that nails text rendering -- Ideogram 4.0 (June 3 2026) goes OPEN-WEIGHT with commercial license: 9.3B DiT, 0.97 X-Omni OCR, layout control, 2K photoreal. Plus Custom Models for brand-trained generation on Pro+ plans

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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