🧠 New image editing & generation models: Nano Banana 2, Grok Imagine, Seedream 5 Lite
Let’s break down what’s changed and which model to choose 👇
🍌 Nano Banana vs Pro vs Nano Banana 2
Nano Banana (Google)
Released in August 2025, based on Gemini 2.5 Flash.
➖1K only.
➖Being phased out in favor of Nano Banana 2.
👉 Noticeably behind newer models in quality.
🆓 Free Access: https://aistudio.google.com/ | https://gemini.google.com/
Nano Banana Pro (Google)
Released in November 2025, based on Gemini 3 Pro.
🔴Up to 4K.
🔴Consistently ranks at the top.
🔴Built on a more advanced and resource-intensive model (Gemini 3 Pro) - sometimes outperforms Nano Banana 2.
👉 Best choice for maximum quality and cinematic results.
💎 Paid:
https://t.me/photofixerbot - from $0.09 per 4k image (> 60% off the official price).
Nano Banana 2 (Google)
Released in February 2026, based on Gemini 3.1 Flash.
🔴Up to 4K .
🔴Very fast in 1K.
🔴Built-in web search (can fetch information during generation).
🔴Comparable quality to Pro.
👉 Nano Banana 2: 1K — best default for speed + quality; 4K — strong alternative to Pro.
🆓 Free Access: https://gemini.google.com/ (1K resolution, watermark, daily limits)
💎 Paid:
https://t.me/photofixerbot - up to 4K, no watermark.
ℹ️ The image at the top of this post was generated with Nano Banana 2 via
https://t.me/photofixerbot.
ℹ️ Nano Banana 2 ≠ Nano Banana Pro
Nano Banana 2 is essentially an upgrade of the original Nano Banana - not the Pro version.
Grok Imagine, GPT-Image, Seedream
GPT-Image 1.5 (OpenAI)
🔴Highly ranked in benchmarks.
🔴Supports transparent PNG generation.
➖ Aspect ratios limited to 1:1, 2:3, 3:2; only 1K–1.5K resolution.
👉 A good alternative to Nano Banana 2 (1K)
🆓 Free Access: http://chatgpt.com/ (daily limits)
💎 Paid:
https://t.me/photofixerbot
Seedream (ByteDance)
🔴Best for face consistency (great for AI photoshoots).
🔴Less restrictive moderation.
🔴Seedream 4.5 - up to 4K resolution, 5 Lite - up to 3K.
🔴According to ByteDance benchmarks, 5 Lite outperforms 4.5 (especially in intelligence and portraits)
❗️However:
Independent rankings often place 5 Lite below 4.5 - and sometimes even below 4.0. Seedream 5 hasn’t been released yet (only Lite is available).
👉 Seedream 4.5 — best choice for affordable 4K and face consistency.
💎 Paid:
https://t.me/photofixerbot
Grok Imagine (xAI)
🔴Highly ranked in benchmarks.
🔴In PhotoFixerBot: 2K output + less strict censorship.
🔴Now supports up to 5 references.
👉 The fastest AI model with native 2K output.
✖️ Official website: https://grok.com/imagine (1K, strict content moderation)
💎 Paid:
https://t.me/photofixerbot (2K, much less strict moderation)
🎉 Basic image enhancement is FREE in
https://t.me/PhotoFixerBot!
For restoring low-quality images, premium models with prompts deliver the best results (Nano Banana Pro / 2, Grok Imagine 2K, Seedream).
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