Nano Banana Pro images: how to use AI Studio to generate, edit, and watermark visuals with the new model

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Nano Banana Pro images

The new Nano Banana Pro image model is rolling out broadly this week, bringing studio-grade generation and precise editing to everyday creators and enterprise teams. If you’ve been searching for “nano banana,” “images,” or “AI Studio,” here’s a concise guide to what’s new, how to try it, and the guardrails you should know about.

What is Nano Banana vs. Nano Banana Pro?

Nano Banana (also surfaced as Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) focuses on fast, affordable generation and quick edits.
Nano Banana Pro (built on the latest Gemini image stack) prioritizes higher fidelity, sharper text rendering, cleaner logos/diagrams, and more controllable edits. It’s designed for pro workflows that need brand-safe, layout-aware results.

Both models support conversational prompting, image-to-image edits, and multi-image composition, but Pro adds deeper control and more consistent typography.

Where to try it: AI Studio, Gemini, and enterprise options

AI Studio: Start a new image session, choose Nano Banana for speed or Nano Banana Pro for maximum quality, then prompt with text and optional reference images.
Gemini app/web: Create and refine Nano Banana Pro images directly in chat with on-image editing tools.
Enterprise: Pro access is expanding across productivity suites and ML platforms for team-level controls, rate limits, and audit features.

Availability may vary by account tier and region; if you don’t see Pro yet, check back in the coming days as access widens.

Key upgrades in Nano Banana Pro

Text and layout: Generates legible signage, posters, UI mockups, and infographics with far fewer typos.
Targeted edits: Brush-free, selection-aware changes (e.g., “brighten only the product label,” “swap the background to a night cityscape”).
Compositional control: Better adherence to camera terms (focal length, depth of field, lens type) and lighting cues.
Consistency: Stronger character and object continuity across a series (useful for brand mascots, product angles, or storyboards).
Resolution: Higher native output and cleaner upscales for print and deck-ready assets.

Quick start: generating Nano Banana Pro images in AI Studio

Create a new image chat and select Nano Banana Pro as the model.
Write a precise brief: subject, setting, style, lens/lighting, mood, aspect ratio.
Add references (optional): upload product shots, palettes, or logo marks.
Ask for multiple candidates (e.g., “give me 4 options”) and lock a direction.
Edit iteratively: “shorten the headline,” “make the wood warmer,” “move the logo to bottom-right,” “add 12-column grid.”
Export: choose PNG/JPEG/WebP; for decks and print, export higher resolution or upscale in-flow.

Pro prompt recipe (copy/paste and adapt)

Base: “Lifestyle product photo of a cordless vacuum on walnut flooring, soft window light, 50mm, shallow depth of field, 3:2.”
Text: “Headline at top-left: ‘Weekend Blitz Clean’ in geometric sans, weight 700.”
Branding: “Place logo bottom-right, white on dark; keep 10% safe margins.”
Variations: “Provide 4 distinct lighting setups; keep product geometry identical.”

Editing existing photos with Nano Banana Pro

Relight: “Golden hour rim light; maintain current shadows on floor.”
Retouch: “Remove glare on stainless steel, keep natural texture.”
Background swap: “Replace background with minimal concrete wall, 15% vignette, keep product reflections accurate.”
Layout fixes: “Shift headline down 40px; set line-height to 1.1; align to 12-column grid.”

Pro tip: For multi-asset campaigns, store a short style bible (palette, type, lighting notes) and prepend it to each prompt for consistency.

Watermarks, safety, and policy notes

Invisible watermarking: Images created or edited with Nano Banana/Nano Banana Pro include an embedded SynthID-style marker to help identify AI-generated media across platforms.
Sensitive content protections: The system can block generation of official-looking IDs or documents and may refuse certain requests that risk harm or deception. If a prompt is declined, revise toward descriptive, fictional, or clearly educational use.

When to choose Nano Banana vs. Pro

Pick Nano Banana for speed, exploratory moodboards, social thumbnails, and storyboard drafts.
Pick Nano Banana Pro for final marketing images, posters, infographics, packaging comps, logos/wordmarks cleanup, and print-leaning assets.

Troubleshooting better results

Typos in text: Specify exact wording and a font genre (“humanist sans,” “condensed grotesk”). If text still warps, regenerate once, then use targeted “fix just the headline” edits.
Over-stylization: Add “minimal, product-first,” set a neutral lens, and specify “no film grain, no halation.”
Pose/geometry drift: Provide a reference image and say “match perspective and proportions; only change background.”
Brand colors off: Include hex codes and require ΔE < 3 color tolerance where supported.

Sample creative prompts to try today

“Isometric app dashboard mockup with clean typography; three cards showing metrics; accent color #7C3AED; export 4K.”
“Photo-real coffee product hero on marble slab; softbox 45°; light steam; headline ‘Brew. Sip. Repeat.’ in bold slab serif.”
“Line-art icon set, 16 glyphs, 2px stroke, rounded caps, monochrome, export on transparent background.”
“Explainer infographic: four steps to set up a mesh router; include numbered callouts and simple illustrations.”

Whether you’re prototyping social posts or finishing a print campaign, Nano Banana Pro inside AI Studio gives you the text clarity, layout control, and editing precision that creators have been asking for—now with watermarking and safeguards built in.