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Google’s Nano Banana Pro Puts Photoreal AI Imaging in Public Hands

Limited free access through the Gemini app is fueling rapid uptake across creative tools.

Overview

  • Google introduced Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image), a new image generation and editing model built on Gemini 3 Pro with an emphasis on visual reasoning.
  • A viral comparison by @immasiddx between the original and Pro versions drew about 56 million views on X, amplifying concerns that AI images could be mistaken for real photographs.
  • Users can generate a small number of images for free in the Gemini app before payment is required, according to current access details reported by Newsweek.
  • Times Now reports that Google published six suggested prompts highlighting use cases such as retro stylization, cinematic relighting, and portrait transformations.
  • Dev.to coverage says Textideo integrated the model into its platform, linking it to a video‑generation workflow and claiming physics‑aware rendering, accurate in‑image text, native 4K, and improved character consistency.