Xmas arrives early with Nano Banana Pro
Google have just released a phenomenal update to their already impressive image model Nano Banana, we put it to the test.
In August we were blown away by the new capabilities of Google’s ‘Nano Banana’ image model, for the first time we could edit images without ruining the fidelity of the original. This opened up a world of use cases, but it had its limitations, in particular the low resolution output.
Now, we have the Pro version, which was released alongside Gemini 3 Pro and a host of other new products from Google. It really is quite incredible some of the new capabilities, in particular:
Character consistency with multiple people in a scene
High resolution output (up to 4K = 20Mb files)
Incredible ability to render text correctly, even with styled typography
Infographics that will blow your mind
We wanted to put these to the test in some real-life scenarios that clients of Time Under Tension have been asking for in the past few years. Until last week these were impossible, now it’s the work of an afternoon.
Note: all of the below are screenshots from Weavy, an image workflow app that we love. This quickly shows you the input image, the prompt, and the result.
Here we go…
Ad creation
With the typography handling in Pro, we can now generate ads from scratch or from an inspiration image.
Weavy workflow - ad generation
Output AI generated image - 4K - 20Mb file size
Display ad resizing
This is on every marketers’ Xmas wish-list, take a banner ad and automatically create variations with different aspect ratios. Guess what, Nano Banana Pro can make your dreams come true!
We uploaded an original ad with 7:5 ratio (wide) and converted it to a tall image 9:16. The first pass introduced a small typo, which we fixed with an additional step. Otherwise, it’s pretty much perfect, and high resolution too.
Weavy workflow - banner resizing
Output AI generated image (9:16 ratio)
People photos
The new Pro edition can handle multiple people, reimagined in new scenes or styles, and keep the likenesses intact (unlike the previous version of Nano Banana).
Weavy workflow - character (people) consistency
Output AI edited image
Adding several objects into one scene
Another fun trick is design your space with some festive flair, by adding several products into one scene. In this test we added 5x real product photos, and asked Pro to combine them and add a sprinkle of Christmas.
Weavy workflow - furniture
Output AI generated image
Infographics and diagrams
Because Nano Banana Pro is so good at handling text and typography, you can now create full infographics or diagrams. Your post-xmas QBR just got a lot easier!
Weavy workflow - diagram
Output AI generated image
Now that your xmas stocking is full of Nano Banana, how will you use it?