# Nano Banana 265 Hacker News commenters recommended Nano Banana and 159 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 12 of 13 months; owners who said how long report a median of 0.5 years (5 owners). **Verdict:** Recommended for precise image edits that keep the rest of the scene intact and for legible in-image text, though it still slips on counts, complex scenes, and consistency. ## Why people recommend it - Precise edits preserve the scene (7 comments): "I'm deeply impressed, especially with the "replace window by mirror". It did not only do the window thing right, it also changed the illumination of the whole room while keeping all the other details unchanged." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47172476)) "for good edit models (such as Nano Banana Pro) you can annotate the image, and it'll only edit one part, keeping the rest almost entirely consistent" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46727628)) "Being able to try out multiple paint colors in seconds, or add real furniture or wall decor from Ikea, or move objects around instantly" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47169960)) - Accurate, legible text rendering (6 comments): "Solves major AI image generation problems: accurate in-image text rendering, character consistency across generations, and fast iteration" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47180765)) "I figured that if you write the text in Google docs and share the screenshot with banana it will not make any spelling mistake." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45918610)) "something about how nano banana pro handles text and tons of detail so coherently really sparks a childlike sense of delight" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46053736)) - Replaces designers for real work (4 comments): "Nano Banana has been the only model I’ve really loved. As a small businesses who makes products, it’s been a game changer on the marketing side." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45995031)) "I'm sitting here with Nano Banana Pro creating infographics, and it's doing as good of a job as my human designer" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46251519)) "These turned out great, and she decided to ditch the designer and use the designs created by nano banana." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47176926)) - Consistent characters across images (3 comments): "Solves major AI image generation problems: accurate in-image text rendering, character consistency across generations, and fast iteration" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47180765)) "Nano Banana makes it easy to create character and location consistent shots that adhere to film language and the rules of storytelling." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46015618)) "The new model is dramatically better - I'm asking for an image in comic book style, prompted with some images of him." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45995647)) ## What people warn about - Fails on counts and complex scenes (5 comments): "I was surprised to see NBP able to do that (however, it seems to only work with fewer pieces, after a certain amount it makes mistakes or even generates a completely wrong image)" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46301617)) "Much better than previous attempts. Still has an extra lane with the cars on the right cutting off the cars in the middle." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45994441)) "one of my goto bench marks is a "historical piano" - meaning the naturals are black and the sharps/flats are white" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45995565)) - Inconsistent quality and identity drift (4 comments): "No, that simply is not true. If you actually compare the before and after you can see it still regenerates all the details on the "unchanged" aspects." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45918597)) "Image quality seems to vary wildly; the first image I tried looked really good but then I tried to refresh a few times and it kept getting worse." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45994870)) "at least in terms of maintaining consistency between input and output for Asian faces, it has even regressed" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45996790)) - Overly polished, glowing style (2 comments): "Googles Nano Banana generation is particularly susceptible to generating that cozy glow kind of style than many gravitate to" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49384018)) "I can't seem to prompt NB to get similar results" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47175334)) - Confusing access and paywalls (2 comments): "When you select the "Create images" tool, it doesn't tell you it's using Nano Banana Pro until it actually starts generating the image." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45997189)) "I can generate a Banana 2 image in gemini interface but on aistudio it says I need to pay for an upgrade (which I can't)." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48741011)) ## Alternatives hackers recommend - [gpt-image-1](https://hackerapproved.com/p/gpt-image-1-5.md): 79 recommend - [FLUX.2](https://hackerapproved.com/p/flux-2.md): 66 recommend - [gpt-image-2](https://hackerapproved.com/p/gpt-image-2.md): 63 recommend - [Qwen-Image](https://hackerapproved.com/p/qwen-image-2-1.md): 47 recommend - [Midjourney](https://hackerapproved.com/p/midjourney.md): 37 recommend ## Where to get it - [Visit the official site](https://gemini.google.com/) ## Cite as Hacker Approved, "Nano Banana", https://hackerapproved.com/p/nano-banana-pro/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).