By PCMAG
Publication Date: 2025-12-21 12:00:00
Google’s Nano Banana image generation model won the PCMag Technical Excellence Award for its ability to create and manipulate images more effectively than any other AI tool. Now Nano Banana Pro is here and promises significant performance improvements across the board. But does it make sense to be more powerful than the original and worth paying for to get priority access? Here you will find everything you need to know.
Nano Banana vs. Nano Banana Pro: What’s the difference?
Nano Banana is an umbrella term that refers to Gemini’s image editing and generation functions. Neither Nano Banana Pro nor Nano Banana are technical names, but rather Google’s respective nicknames for the current generation (Gemini 3) and previous generation (Gemini 2.5) of AI image models.
Both the original Nano Banana and Nano Banana Pro can edit and create all types of images. The former received recognition for its ability to stitch images together and edit photos consistently, while the latter…
