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Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview (Nano Banana 2)

Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview (Nano Banana 2) Preview (Nano Banana 2) improves visual output quality at flash-tier speed, adding Google Image Search grounding, configurable thinking levels, and new resolution and aspect ratio options including 512p and ultra-wide formats.

Image GenWeb SearchReasoningVision (Image)
index.ts
import { generateText } from 'ai'
const result = await generateText({
model: 'google/gemini-3.1-flash-image-preview',
prompt: 'Render a picture of a red balloon.',
});

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