Nano Banana 2 Lite AI Image Editor
Nano Banana 2 Lite is the lightweight tier of Google's Nano Banana image model, and the one Veida AI runs as its free engine. Write a prompt or upload a photo to edit, and pay the same flat credit cost whichever resolution you pick.
The one free-tier model on Veida AI that accepts an image as input, so you can edit rather than only generate.
1K, 2K and 4K all cost the same 8 credits. Nothing to weigh up before you press generate.
An anonymous wallet covers your first edits, so you can judge the output before signing up.
Nano Banana 2 Lite AI Image Editor
The kind of range this tier works in
AI-generated reference frames chosen to show the spread a light image tier is asked to cover — a face held steady across many expressions, a minimal studio composition, and a soft illustrated portrait. They are examples of the territory, not outputs captured from this specific model, and the same prompt never returns the same frame twice anyway.
One subject, many takes
What is Nano Banana 2 Lite?
Nano Banana 2 Lite is the lightweight tier of Nano Banana, Google's Gemini image model. It does the two jobs most people actually come for — write a description and get a picture, or hand it a photo and describe the change you want — and it does them at a lower cost and a shorter wait than the full model.
On Veida AI it has a second job as well: it is the engine behind the free tier, which makes it the only free model on the site that accepts an image as input. That single property is what separates editing from generating. A model that only takes text can make you a new picture; it cannot take the photo you already have and change one thing about it.
Lite runs here, the credit estimate shows before you commit, and a generation that fails is refunded automatically unless it broke the content policy.
Creative engine
From input to output
Pick text or photo input, set the aspect ratio, and the credit estimate appears before you generate.
Text to image
Describe a subject, a style and a mood, and Lite renders it without needing any source material.
Image to image
Upload a photo and describe the change. This is the input mode the rest of the free tier does not have.
Flat pricing
Every resolution costs the same, so picking 4K is a quality decision rather than a budget one.
When Lite is the right pick
Reach for Lite when the job is a change to a picture rather than a showpiece: swapping a background, tidying an object out of frame, trying a look before you commit, or turning out something quick for a post. It is also the tier to start on if you have not spent anything yet, because you can judge real output before deciding whether the full model is worth it. When you need the harder things — several reference photos combined into one composition, or type that has to stay legible — that is the point to move up to Nano Banana 2 or Nano Banana Pro.
Editing, not just generating
The free tier's only image-input model, which is what makes photo editing possible at all without paying first.
Resolution costs nothing extra
The same 8 credits at 1K and at 4K, so there is no reason to draft small and re-run later.
A cheap way to find your prompt
Iterate here until the wording is right, then re-run the final on a heavier model if the job needs it.
Feature overview
A short feature list on purpose — Lite is the tier that does the common jobs cheaply, not the one that does everything.
Text to image
Generate a picture from a written description, with no source image needed.
Single-photo editing
Upload one photo and describe the change you want made to it.
Aspect ratio choice
Set the output shape — square, landscape, portrait and the wider social ratios.
Refund on failure
A generation that fails returns its credits automatically, unless it broke the content policy.
Nano Banana 2 Lite specs
The generation parameters for this tier, from the provider's published spec.
- Model
- Nano Banana 2 Lite (lightweight tier of Nano Banana 2)
- Input modes
- Text to image / image to image
- Reference photos
- One source image per edit
- Resolution
- 1K / 2K / 4K
- Aspect ratio
- Required on every request; 1:1, 16:9, 9:16, 4:3, 3:4 and more
- Output format
- PNG / JPEG
- Credit billing
- Flat 8 credits per image at every resolution
From photo to edit
Four steps, and the first one is the only decision that matters.
Pick text or photo input
Text to image starts from nothing; image to image starts from a picture you upload.
Describe the change
Name what should change and what should stay. Edits drift when the prompt only says what to add.
Set the aspect ratio
Required on every request here, so choose the shape the final image needs.
Generate and download
Confirm the 8-credit estimate, run it, and save the result.
What people use the free tier for
The jobs that come up most on a light image tier, and why each one fits here rather than on a heavier model.
Trying a change before committing
See whether a background swap or a style shift is even the right idea, at a cost that makes a wrong guess cheap.
Everyday social images
Post and thumbnail visuals in the ratio the platform wants, generated in one pass.
Tidying up a photo
Remove something from frame or change one element while the rest of the picture stays put.
Working out the prompt
Find the wording that gets you the composition you want, then take that prompt to a heavier tier for the final.
One credit balance for every image model
Every model on this page draws from the same balance, and the credit cost appears before you press generate. Failed jobs are never charged.
Free
What's included
- Generate before you sign up — the free engine runs in your browser
- 200 credits the moment you create an account
- 40 more every day you check in — about 1,400 a month, roughly 70 images
- Photo editing on Nano Banana 2 Lite
- Every model on this page stays visible — upgrade to unlock
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Plus
What's included
- Access to GPT Image 2, Nano Banana 2, Seedream and Qwen
- Up to 4K output
- Watermark-free downloads
- Commercial use rights
- Credits refresh every billing cycle
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Pro
What's included
- Everything in Plus
- Higher image concurrency — run several prompts at once
- No throttle on the generator queue
- Priority support
- Early access to new models as they land
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Max
What's included
- Everything in Pro
- The highest concurrency tier on the site
- Skip soft-rate limits entirely
- Private generation history
- Direct line to support for production work
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Credit packs
One-time top-ups — buy extra credits any time you run low.
8k Credit Pack
What's included
- Credits never expire
- Stacks on top of any plan
- Spent only after your plan credits run out
- Works on every model on this page
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18k Credit Pack
What's included
- Credits never expire
- Stacks on top of any plan
- Spent only after your plan credits run out
- Works on every model on this page
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50k Credit Pack
What's included
- Credits never expire
- Stacks on top of any plan
- Spent only after your plan credits run out
- Works on every model on this page
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110k Credit Pack
What's included
- Credits never expire
- Stacks on top of any plan
- Spent only after your plan credits run out
- Works on every model on this page
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One credit balance for every image model
Use one balance across every model listed below, and check the credit cost before each request. Nothing is charged for a job that fails.
Model credit guide
What each model costs in credits
You're only charged for successful generations. The exact estimate in the generator varies by model, length, resolution, audio, and number of images.
| Type | Model | Credit cost |
|---|---|---|
| GPT Image 2 | Text to image and description-based edits. 1K ≈ 20 credits, 2K ≈ 90, 4K ≈ 160. | |
| Nano Banana 2 | Generate or edit from up to 14 reference photos. Same 20 / 40 / 80 ladder by resolution. | |
| Nano Banana 2 Lite | The free tier's editor. Lightest cost per edit on the site. | |
| Seedream 5 Lite | Fast drafts. Priced at the 1K tier for iteration passes. | |
| Qwen Image 3 | Legible text and page layout rather than photoreal. Priced by resolution. |
Nano Banana 2 Lite FAQ
Common questions about the free Nano Banana 2 Lite image editor.
It is the engine behind Veida AI's free tier, and you can start without an account — an anonymous wallet covers your first edits. After that it costs 8 credits per image, the same at every resolution.
Lite is the lightweight tier: it takes one source image and costs a flat 8 credits at any resolution. The full Nano Banana 2 accepts up to 14 reference photos for composites and style transfer, and its cost rises with resolution. Both generate from text.
Yes, and on the free tier it is the only model that can. Upload one photo, describe the change, and set an aspect ratio — that last one is required on every request here.
No. Every resolution is the same flat 8 credits on this tier, so there is no reason to draft at 1K and re-run at 4K.
A light tier will re-imagine parts of a photo when the prompt only says what to add. Name what must stay the same — the face, the pose, the background — in the same sentence as the change you want.
Credits are returned automatically, unless the request broke the content policy.
Lite is the everyday editing price — a flat 8 credits at any resolution, and the engine behind the free tier. It handles clean, simple edits; when a result needs more detail or complex changes, the same prompt moves to Nano Banana 2 unchanged.
Edit a photo with Nano Banana 2 Lite
Open the generator, upload a photo or write a prompt, and generate. No account needed to start.