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$0.016 an image, 52% below Google's own price, for generation and edits alike.
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Operational· checked every few minutesNano Banana 2 Lite API
The Nano Banana 2 Lite API: Google's fastest, lowest-cost Nano Banana for 1K images and quick edits, at $0.016 an image.
Price per image52%off
- 1K
- $0.016
$0.0336
Model ID
nano-banana-2-litegenerate.py
from openai import OpenAIclient = OpenAI( base_url="https://api.zurelay.com/v1", api_key="YOUR_ZURELAY_KEY",)image = client.images.generate( model="nano-banana-2-lite", prompt="A red fox sitting in fresh snow at dawn, photo", size="1K", extra_body={"aspect_ratio": "16:9"},)print(image.data[0].url)Base URL https://api.zurelay.com/v1. Works with any OpenAI SDK. Nano Banana guide
- Resolutions
- 1K
- Aspect ratios
- 1:1 to 21:9
- Input
- Text, Image
- Output
- Image
- Released
- Jun 30, 2026
- Status
- Operational
Pricing
Nano Banana 2 Lite API pricing. A fraction of the list price.
Pay as you go from prepaid credit, with no subscription. Top up from $10. Requests that fail are never billed.
| Rate | Zurelay | Google list | You save |
|---|---|---|---|
1K image per image | $0.016 | 52%off |
Every image is checked against the resolution and aspect ratio you asked for before it's delivered.
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Images per month1,000
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$16.00
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$33.60
You save every month$17.60
$211.20 a year
Overview
What is Nano Banana 2 Lite?
Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image) is Google's efficiency model in the Nano Banana family, built for low latency and low cost at 1K. The Zurelay Nano Banana 2 Lite API makes and edits 1K images from a prompt and up to 14 reference images for $0.016 an image, 52% below Google's $0.0336, and checks every image against Google's official size.
Google released Nano Banana 2 Lite, API name gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image, on June 30, 2026, as the low-latency, low-cost member of the Nano Banana family. It makes images at 1K only, which suits drafts, thumbnails, stickers, chat and quick edits such as recoloring a product or swapping a background. On Zurelay it uses the model ID nano-banana-2-lite and also accepts Google's name.
Google prices it at $30 per million image output tokens, $0.0336 for a 1K image, half of Nano Banana 2. Zurelay charges $0.016 an image, generation or edit, and failed attempts are not billed.
Send a prompt to POST /v1/images/generations with an optional aspect_ratio: 1:1, 2:3, 3:2, 3:4, 4:3, 4:5, 5:4, 9:16, 16:9 or 21:9. It's the same request as the other Nano Banana models, so switching is a one-word change. To edit or combine pictures, add up to 14 reference images in images, or send them as files to /v1/images/edits. Zurelay checks every image's pixel dimensions against Google's official size for the shape you asked for, and one that doesn't match counts as a failed attempt.
There's no 2K or 4K: for large prints and detailed hero images, use Nano Banana 2 or Nano Banana Pro. Every image carries Google's invisible SynthID watermark.
Strengths
Where Nano Banana 2 Lite shines. And what teams build with it.
Quick, targeted edits
Recolor a product, simplify a background or change one detail, and compare versions fast.
Up to 14 reference images
Combine people, products and places from several images into one scene.
The real model, checked
Every image is measured against Google's official pixel size for your shape, so a different model can't stand in for it.
Use cases
Drafts and thumbnails
Try many ideas cheaply at 1K, then render the keeper with Nano Banana 2 or Pro at 2K or 4K.
Product color and background variants
Feed a product photo and ask for each colorway or setting, one cheap call each.
Stickers, icons and chat images
Small images where speed and price matter more than resolution.
Image tools inside apps
Low cost per call makes it practical to put image editing in front of every user.
Get started
Call Nano Banana 2 Lite in three steps.
No waitlist and no new SDK. If your code already talks to OpenAI, it already talks to Zurelay.
- 1
Create a key
Sign up, add credit and create an API key. Set a monthly budget or a rate limit per key if you like.
- 2
Point your SDK at Zurelay
Change the base URL. Everything else in your code stays the same.
https://api.zurelay.com/v1 - 3
Use nano-banana-2-lite
Send a prompt to /v1/images/generations with a size and aspect ratio, and get back a link to your image.
nano-banana-2-lite
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$0.016 per image, generation or edit. Google's price is $0.0336 for a 1K image, so Zurelay is 52% lower. You pay per image generated, and failed attempts are not billed.
What resolution does Nano Banana 2 Lite make?
1K only, in ten aspect ratios: 1:1, 2:3, 3:2, 3:4, 4:3, 4:5, 5:4, 9:16, 16:9 and 21:9, such as 1024 × 1024 square or 1376 × 768 for 16:9. A request for 2K or 4K is refused with a clear error; use Nano Banana 2 or Pro for those.
Can I edit images with Nano Banana 2 Lite?
Yes. Send up to 14 images in images on /v1/images/generations, as https URLs or base64 data URLs, or as files to /v1/images/edits with the OpenAI SDK's images.edit, and describe the change. An edit costs the same as a new image.
Can I call the Nano Banana 2 Lite API with the OpenAI SDK?
Yes. Point the OpenAI SDK at https://api.zurelay.com/v1 and call images.generate with model nano-banana-2-lite. aspect_ratio is not an OpenAI field, so pass it through extra_body in the Python SDK or as an extra body property in Node.
Should I use Nano Banana 2 Lite or Nano Banana 2?
Nano Banana 2 Lite for the lowest price and speed at 1K; Nano Banana 2 when you need 2K or 4K or a little more detail. Both take the same request on Zurelay, so you can switch by changing the model name.
Are Nano Banana 2 Lite images on Zurelay the same as from Google's API?
Yes, they come from the same model, and Zurelay rejects any image that doesn't match Google's official size for your request. Every image carries Google's SynthID watermark. Zurelay is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Google.
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