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title: "Nano Banana 2.1 is here"
description: "Google's new Flash image model is now the default: sharper images, cleaner text and steadier characters, at 10 credits per image instead of 16."
date: "2026-10-07"
url: "https://batchbanana.com/releases/2026-10-07-nano-banana-2-1"
markdown_url: "https://batchbanana.com/releases/2026-10-07-nano-banana-2-1.md"
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# Nano Banana 2.1 is here

Google's new Flash image model is now the default: sharper images, cleaner text and steadier characters, at 10 credits per image instead of 16.

![The numerals 2.1 as clear iridescent glass, catching pastel rainbow highlights, floating over a soft gradient of yellow, apricot, rose and lilac](https://batchbanana.com/changelog/2026-10-07-nano-banana-2-1/hero.webp)

## Nano Banana 2.1

Nano Banana 2.1 is now available in Batch Banana and replaces Nano Banana 2 as the default model. It is Google's newest Flash image model: sharper images, closer prompt adherence, cleaner text and steadier characters across edits.

It costs less too. A 1K image is 10 credits, down from 16. 2K is 15 and 4K is 23, down from 24 and 40. Generate from a prompt alone or with up to 14 reference images, at 1K, 2K or 4K, in any of 10 aspect ratios.

Anything set to Nano Banana 2 now runs on Nano Banana 2.1: your saved model choice, Agent chats, batches and API calls. Images you already made keep their Nano Banana 2 label.

In Batch Banana, Nano Banana 2.1 is selected when you create an image. Ask Agent to use it in a chat, or connect Claude or another AI assistant to the Batch Banana MCP server and generate from there.

## Also new

- **New models are easier to find.** Models released in the last three weeks show a New badge and sit at the top of the model list until you try them.
- **A shorter model list.** Flux 2, Flux 2 Pro, Flux 2 Max, Flux 2 Flex, Nano Banana, Qwen Image and Seedream 4.5 are retired. Anything set to one of them now runs on its successor: Flux 3 Image, Nano Banana 2.1 or Seedream 5 Lite. Images you made with them keep their original label.

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Published 2026-10-07. Web version: https://batchbanana.com/releases/2026-10-07-nano-banana-2-1