Nano Banana Pro

What it does

Gemini 3 Pro Image is an image model from the Gemini provider, available on pipe2 for two jobs: generating a still image from a text prompt, and rewriting an image you upload. It takes text, an image, or both, and returns a still image. It produces no video or audio. In Image Generator and Image Editor you can pick 1:1, 16:9, 9:16, 4:3 or 3:4 framing. The catalog describes it as handling precise text, complex layouts and studio 4K output.

When to use it

• Image Generator. Generate from a text prompt or reference photos: product shots, character art, posters with readable text, photoreal portraits.
• Image Editor. Feed in an existing image and change its style, remove objects, modify individual elements, or transform the whole look.
• YouTube Cover. Turn a video title into a thumbnail with a bold composition, a focal point, and the headline rendered directly on the image.
• Reach for it when the image has to carry legible text or a deliberate multi-element layout, which is what its catalog entry calls out.
• Choose it in Image Generator when you want a specific delivery ratio: vertical 9:16 for shorts, 16:9 for banners.

What to know before you run it

This model bills through a single wholesale band covering 1K and 2K output, so there is one price bracket for the model on any of its pipelines, and no per-second or duration component, since the output is a still image rather than a clip. The catalog lists it as a premium-tier model; the live price table on this page shows the current figure for each pipeline. Image Editor needs an image to edit. In Image Generator, reference photos are optional. Text alone works. YouTube Cover does not expose an aspect-ratio choice; the pipeline sets the framing.

Also known as

This model is marketed as Nano Banana Pro, and also appears as "Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview" or the id gemini-3-pro-image-preview. All of those refer to the same model you select here.