# Nano Banana: what AI models say (September 2026)

Source: Memetik Index, https://www.memetik.ai/vendors/nano-banana
Website: https://aistudio.google.com

Nano Banana was named in 18 of 50 AI answers across 1 category. Best position: AI image generation, 36% answer share, ranked #6, named first in 10%.

## What Nano Banana is

Nano Banana is an image-generation product in Google AI Studio for developers building with an API. It generates images from prompts and supports targeted changes through multi-turn conversations.

The product can use Google Search grounding in supported models. It supports image upscaling up to 4K and adds an invisible SynthID watermark to generated images.

(From Nano Banana's own website, read 2026-09-02.)

## By category

| Category | Rank | Answer share | Named first | Models |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI image generation (https://www.memetik.ai/index/ai-image-generation) | #6 of 15 | 36% | 10% | GPT-5.6 Sol, ChatGPT, GPT-5.6 Luna, Claude Opus 5, Claude, Claude Fable 5, Gemini, Gemini 3.5 Flash, Perplexity, Sonar Reasoning Pro |

## What the models said

> "Several production-focused tests name Nano Banana Pro/2 as “best overall quality” or “best overall model” in real-world scenarios."
> — Sonar Reasoning Pro, AI image generation

> "Choose Nano Banana / Gemini if you want fast, reliable, realistic outputs and work inside Google’s ecosystem."
> — Perplexity, AI image generation

> "Choose Gemini if you frequently modify photos of people, pets or products."
> — GPT-5.6 Sol, AI image generation

> "The newer Nano Banana 2, launched in February 2026, is Google's high-efficiency model, combining "Pro"-level reasoning with faster "Flash" architecture."
> — Claude Opus 5, AI image generation