Gemini 2.5 Flash Image Preview (nano-banana)
GoogleProprietary
Gemini 2.5 Flash Image Preview (nano-banana) is an AI image model from Google. On LMArena’s Text-to-image leaderboard it ranks 34 of 82 with 1150±2 from 890,539 votes. On LMArena’s Image editing leaderboard it ranks 32 of 60 with 1291±2 from 11,430,191 votes. License: Proprietary.
Key figures
- Developer
- License
- Proprietary
Not yet available: Released (per AA), AA Elo
Who it is for (from the data)
- Solid quality with room to choose: #34 of 82 on Text-to-image, in the top half.
- Generating and editing images: it is ranked on both boards.
- Use via Google's service or API: LMArena lists it as proprietary.
- Existing Google users: this vendor has 10 models on Text-to-image.
Neighbours on Text-to-image
| # | Model | Score | Votes | AA Elo | License | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 |  Reve V1.5 Reve | 1155 | 39,700 | – | Proprietary | +5 |
| 32 |  FLUX 2 Pro Black Forest Labs | 1153 | 212,359 | – | Proprietary | +3 |
| 33 |  Cosmos3-Super-Text2Image NVIDIA | 1152 | 18,485 | – | OpenMDW-1.1 | +2 |
| 34 | Gemini 2.5 Flash Image Preview (Nano Banana) Google | 1150 | 890,539 | – | Proprietary | |
| 35 |  Hunyuan Image 3.0 Tencent | 1150 | 180,518 | 989 | tencent-hunyuan-community | +0 |
| 36 |  Seedream 4.5 ByteDance | 1149 | 300,107 | 1026 | Proprietary | -1 |
| 37 | Imagen Ultra 4.0 Generate 001 Google | 1148 | 388,736 | – | Proprietary | -2 |
Alternatives · More from Google
| # | Model | Score | Votes | AA Elo | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Gemini Nano Banana 2.1 Google | 1328 | 5,310 | 1176 | Proprietary |
| 11 | Gemini 3.1 Flash Image (Nano Banana 2) [Web Search] Google | 1262 | 60,515 | – | Proprietary |
| 15 | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image (Nano Banana 2 Lite) Google | 1250 | 17,804 | – | Proprietary |
| 16 | Gemini 3 Pro Image 2K (Nano Banana Pro) Google | 1248 | 175,734 | – | Proprietary |
| 18 | Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview (Nano Banana Pro) Google | 1234 | 86,464 | – | Proprietary |
Alternatives · Top open-weight models
| # | Model | Score | Votes | AA Elo | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 |  Qwen Image 2.1 Alibaba | 1223 | 11,441 | 1042 | qwen-research |
| 20 |  Ideogram 4.0 Quality Ideogram | 1205 | 60,591 | – | Ideogram Open Model |
| 27 | Cosmos3-Super-Text2Image (Agentic) NVIDIA | 1165 | 10,805 | – | OpenMDW-1.1 |
| 33 | Cosmos3-Super-Text2Image NVIDIA | 1152 | 18,485 | – | OpenMDW-1.1 |
| 35 | Hunyuan Image 3.0 Tencent | 1150 | 180,518 | 989 | tencent-hunyuan-community |
How to read the scores
- LMArena score: people blind-pick the better of two anonymous images for the same prompt, and the votes are fitted into an Elo-style rating; "±" is the 95% confidence interval.
- Text-to-image and image edit are separate boards, so scores are not comparable across them; AA Elo comes from Artificial Analysis on a different scale.
- If the gap between two models is smaller than their combined intervals, the order is not statistically reliable; treat them as the same tier. More votes mean narrower intervals.
FAQ
Where does Gemini 2.5 Flash Image Preview (nano-banana) rank among AI image models?
Text-to-image rank 34 (1150); Image editing rank 32 (1291) (LMArena, data as of Oct 26, 2026).
Is Gemini 2.5 Flash Image Preview (nano-banana) open-weight?
No. LMArena lists it as Proprietary; it is available only through Google’s products or API.
Can Gemini 2.5 Flash Image Preview (nano-banana) edit images?
Yes. Gemini 2.5 Flash Image Preview (nano-banana) is #32 of 60 on the LMArena image-edit board (1291, 11,430,191 votes).
Who makes Gemini 2.5 Flash Image Preview (nano-banana)?
According to LMArena, Gemini 2.5 Flash Image Preview (nano-banana) is made by Google.
How reliable is Gemini 2.5 Flash Image Preview (nano-banana)'s score?
The scores are based on 890,539 votes on Text-to-image (95% CI ±2); 11,430,191 votes on Image editing (95% CI ±2). More votes and narrower intervals mean a more stable rank.
How far is Gemini 2.5 Flash Image Preview (nano-banana) from #1 on Text-to-image?
#1 on Text-to-image is GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst (1425); Gemini 2.5 Flash Image Preview (nano-banana) scores 1150, 275 points behind.
Sources
LMArena Text-to-image data published on Oct 7, 2026.
LMArena Image editing data published on Oct 20, 2026.
17NAS syncs the upstream leaderboards daily; this page's data was synced on Oct 26, 2026.
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