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AI model rankingsImage editingNano Banana 2

Nano Banana 2

GoogleGemini 3.1 Flash Image Released February 2026

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#13 of 77 for image editing 16,658 votes Updated Oct 31, 2026, 06:59 PM UTC

At a glance

How Nano Banana 2 compares with the other 76 image editing models.

  • Strong choice. Ranked #13 of 77, 76 Elo points behind #1 and ahead of 84% of models.

  • Close race with 11 models. Its score range overlaps with MAI-Image-2.6-Flash, GPT Image 2, Seedream 5.0 Pro and 8 more, so you may not notice a difference.

  • Usually wins. Against a typical model it gets picked in about 61% of blind votes.

Model details

Made by
Google
Category
Image editing
Version
Gemini 3.1 Flash Image
Released
February 2026 · 9 months ago
Best Google model
Nano Banana 2.1
Win rate vs all
63%
Companies ranked
25

Rank

#13

of 77 models

Elo rating

1,123

76 behind #1

typical 1,043

± range

±12

how certain the score is

Votes

16,658

blind comparisons

Where it ranks

This model next to its closest competitors. Click another bar to open that model.

Head-to-head chances

How often people would pick this model over another in a blind vote, based on the Elo scores.

  • vs GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst · #1 overall39%
  • vs Krea 3 · The model just above (#12)50%
  • vs MAI-Image-2.5-Pro · The model just below (#14)50%
  • vs Seedream 4.5 · A typical model (the median)61%

Also ranked in

The same model in other categories.

  • Image generation#7 of 106

Nearby in the ranking

  • MAI-Image-2.5

    Microsoft AI

    1,127

    Elo

    #11

    rank

  • Krea 3

    KreaFast

    1,126

    Elo

    #12

    rank

  • Nano Banana 2

    GoogleGemini 3.1 Flash Image

    1,123

    Elo

    #13

    rank

  • MAI-Image-2.5-Pro

    Microsoft AI

    1,123

    Elo

    #14

    rank

  • FLUX 3 Image

    Black Forest Labs

    1,122

    Elo

    #15

    rank

More from Google

  • Nano Banana 2.1

    Google

    1,151

    Elo

    #6

    rank

  • Nano Banana Pro

    GoogleGemini 3 Pro Image

    1,108

    Elo

    #18

    rank

  • Nano Banana 2 Lite

    GoogleGemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image

    1,054

    Elo

    #35

    rank

  • Nano Banana

    GoogleGemini 2.5 Flash Image

    984

    Elo

    #55

    rank

Questions people ask

Is Nano Banana 2 the best image editing model?
Not quite: it's #13 of 77. The leader is GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst by OpenAI, 76 Elo points ahead. People would still pick Nano Banana 2 over it in about 39% of blind votes.
How is this ranking made?
People are shown two results for the same prompt without knowing which model made them, and vote for the one they like more. Nano Banana 2 has been in 16,658 of these votes. The votes are turned into an Elo score, the same system used to rank chess players.
Who makes Nano Banana 2?
Google (google.com). They have 5 models in this ranking.
What are alternatives to Nano Banana 2?
MAI-Image-2.5 (Microsoft AI), Krea 3 (Krea), MAI-Image-2.5-Pro (Microsoft AI), FLUX 3 Image (Black Forest Labs) are ranked closest to it. The best model from another company is GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst by OpenAI.

People see two results for the same prompt without knowing which model made them, and vote for the better one. Gaps under about 20 Elo points are hard to notice in practice.

Benchmark data from Artificial Analysis, an independent benchmarking company. Rankings refresh every few hours.