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.