Is Nano Banana 2 Really Good? Comparative Tests
Google's new visual model, Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image), is finally out! In this video, we're looking for the answer to the question, "Is Nano Banana 2 really that good?" We're conducting speed tests side-by-side with the Nano Banana Pro model, creating complex scenes with 5 characters, and testing Google's 4K promise.
[Sections / Timestamps]
00:00 Introduction
00:26 Nano Banana 2 Features
01:21 Nano Banana 2 Templates
02:19 Speed Test: Nano Banana 2 vs Nano Banana Pro
03:09 Text Test: Nano Banana 2 vs Nano Banana Pro
04:37 Translation Test: Nano Banana 2 vs Nano Banana Pro
05:24 Character Consistency Test
07:55 Object Consistency Test
11:32 Camera Angle Test
13:08 High Resolution Test (4K)
14:53 Evaluation
Key Features
Advanced World Knowledge: Web-based search capability.
Subject Consistency: Maintaining 5 different characters in the same frame.
Flawless Text: Error-free spelling and translation in images.
Ready-to-Use Formats: 4K targeted and high-quality outputs.
Prompts:
Scene: An apartment meeting. The scene will feature 5 characters:
1) A man aged 30-35, with black hair and wearing a suit.
2) A woman aged 30-35, with blonde hair, blue eyes, and wearing a green t-shirt.
3) An elderly man aged 60-65, with thinning white hair and wearing a brown sweater.
4) A young girl aged 15-18, with curly black hair and wearing a long red dress.
5) A boy aged 4-6, with black hair, wearing a black and white baby onesie and crawling on the floor.
Rules:
All specified characters must be in the image.
All specified characteristics must be present in the image.
Aspect ratio: 16:9
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1) The man in the suit should be drinking tea from a yellow cup.
2) The woman with blonde hair should be reading a women's magazine.
3) The elderly man should be holding a cane.
4) The young girl should have a state-of-the-art cell phone in her hand.
5) The little child should be playing with toy cars on the floor.
6) There should be a painting of Istanbul on the wall.
7) There should be a television in the house.
8) There should be a coffee table in the middle.
9) It should be nighttime and the lights in the house should be on.
10) The child's food should be on the coffee table.
11) Everyone should be wearing slippers.
12) The man in the suit should be wearing a watch.
13) The blonde woman should be wearing a necklace.
14) The young girl should be wearing a yellow hat.
Rules:
All characters must remain as in the first image.
All objects must be in the image.
Image aspect ratio: 16:9