# Google Launches Image Generation and Conversational Editing Model Nano Banana 2.1

- Category: Flash (快讯)
- Published: 2026-10-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Source date: 2026-10-08
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Google DeepMind has released Nano Banana 2.1, an image model built on Gemini 3.6 Flash. The update focuses on improving design completeness, local editing, multi-subject consistency, and visual naturalness, with benchmark scores showing significant gains in infographic design and character consistency.

## At a glance

- Nano Banana 2.1 is built on Gemini 3.6 Flash, enhancing design completeness and local editing
- Benchmarks show multi-character consistency rising from 978 to 1106, with an infographic design score of 1048

## The update

Google DeepMind has officially launched Nano Banana 2.1, a new model for image generation and conversational editing. Built on the Gemini 3.6 Flash architecture, it carries the model ID gemini-nano-banana-2.1. This release strengthens four core capabilities: improving overall design completeness, enabling more precise mask-based local editing, enhancing consistency among multiple subjects within a single frame, and refining the natural realism of visuals. According to published benchmarks, Nano Banana 2.1 performs strongly on key metrics. Its infographic design score reached 1048, while the multi-character consistency score jumped significantly from 978 to 1106, demonstrating notable progress in handling complex scenes and multi-element compositions.

## Sources

- [机器之心](https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/Yjgf0G-JmhYo_0EsxsSyuA) (2026-10-08)

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