A curated collection of official and community resources for Nano Banana – Google’s Gemini 2.5 Flash Image model (released Aug 2025).
Nano Banana is a state-of-the-art image generation and editing model known for realistic image creation, multi-image composition, character consistency, and conversational edits.
This “awesome list” aggregates announcements, docs, tutorials, example projects, demos, prompts, and discussions for anyone interested in building with Nano Banana.
- Official Resources
- Access and Documentation
- Tutorials and Guides
- Example Projects and Libraries
- Demos and Notebooks
- Prompt Guides & Examples
- Integrations
- Community & Social Media
- Related Lists & Collections
- Google Blog – Image editing in Gemini just got a major upgrade (Aug 26, 2025) – Official Google announcement introducing Nano Banana in the Gemini app.
- Google Developers Blog – Introducing Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (Aug 26, 2025) – Technical launch post detailing Nano Banana’s features, and access via Gemini API, AI Studio, and Vertex AI.
- Gemini API Documentation – Image Generation with Gemini – Official API guide for Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) including code samples and usage examples.
- DeepMind Models Page – Gemini 2.5 Flash Image – Overview of Nano Banana capabilities (character consistency, composition, editing).
- Model Card (Aug 2025) – Gemini 2.5 Flash Image Model Card – Detailed specs, training, and eval results for Nano Banana. Notes GA status and #1 benchmark performance.
- Vertex AI Docs (Google Cloud) – Gemini 2.5 Flash – Google Cloud documentation. Lists the Nano Banana model ID
gemini-2.5-flash-image-previewand usage limits.
- Gemini API (Image) – Use the Nano Banana model with
model="gemini-2.5-flash-image-preview". - Google AI Studio (Gemini) – AI Studio lets you experiment with Nano Banana. Select Gemini-2.5-flash-image from the model picker to generate images for free.
- Vertex AI (Google Cloud) – Enterprise access to Nano Banana via Vertex AI. Model ID: gemini-2.5-flash-image-preview.
- SynthID Watermark – All Nano Banana outputs include an invisible SynthID digital watermark (to mark AI-generated content).
- How to Build with Nano Banana – DEV.to tutorial (Google AI, Sep 2025). Comprehensive walkthrough of API usage, image generation, editing, prompts and best practices.
- DataCamp Tutorial – Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana): A Complete Guide (Aug 2025). Step-by-step tutorial with practical examples: setup, prompt engineering, editing workflows.
- Anangsha Blog – Nano Banana Tutorial: How to Use Google’s AI Image Editing Model. Beginner-friendly guide with examples in Gemini and Imogen apps.
- KDnuggets Article – Google’s Nano-Banana Just Unlocked a New Era of Image Generation. Explainer and tutorial highlighting realistic generations and editing workflows.
- Hugging Face (Video Tutorial) – Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) Full Tutorial — 27 Unique Cases vs Qwen Image Edit (MonsterMMORPG). Includes prompts and comparisons.
- YouTube Tutorials – e.g. Learn to Build with Gemini Nano-Banana (Google Devs), INSANE Product Photos with Nano Banana (Thomas AI).
- google-gemini/nano-banana-hackathon-kit – Official hackathon starter kit. Includes setup, API examples, prompt guides, cookbooks, and demo apps.
- minimaxir/gemimg – Lightweight Python library for Nano Banana (Gemini API).
- PhotoFusion – Demo project showcasing image merging with Nano Banana.
- Magic Banana – “Natural Language Photoshop” demo app for text-based edits.
- gemini-gradio-image-editor – Gradio app for editing images with Nano Banana.
- Hugging Face Spaces – Nano Banana Space. Interactive interface (requires HF PRO).
- HF Dataset – Nano-Banana Generated Images. 9,457 community-generated images.
- AI Studio Applets (Google) – Templates like GemBooth, Home Canvas, Past Forward, PixShop. Showcases of character consistency, style transfer, inpainting.
- Google AI Studio Quickstarts – Colab notebooks and recipes linked from the hackathon kit.
- Kaggle Nano Banana Challenge – Official hackathon with $400k prizes (Sept 2025). Provided free API access and tutorials.
- Community Colabs – GitHub and Gist notebooks using the Gemini API with Nano Banana.
- Official Prompt Guide – Gemini API Prompting Strategies. Covers descriptive prompts, specifying composition, style, and context.
- Community Prompt Examples – Blog posts, HF Spaces, and X threads share creative prompts.
- Sample Use Case – “Restore and colorize this image from 1932” – Google’s tutorial shows Nano Banana restoring a B&W image to realistic color.
- Hugging Face – Nano Banana model accessible via Spaces and API.
- OpenRouter.ai – Third-party API aggregator offering Nano Banana.
- Partner Platforms – Google partnerships (e.g. fal.ai) exposing Nano Banana.
- Diffusers – No official weights, but community wrappers exist for API usage.
- Reddit (r/Nanobanana_AI) – Discussions on Nano Banana features and prompt tips.
- YouTube & Twitter (X) – AI influencers showcase Nano Banana capabilities.
- Hugging Face Forum – Community tutorials, demos, and prompt sharing.
- Google AI Forum – Discuss AI Google for Q&A.
- AI-Collection/ai-collection – Generative AI landscape list (mentions Gemini family).
- steven2358/awesome-generative-ai – Broader generative AI resources.
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