Nano Banana
2026-04-14, the latest Crazyrouter production retest for nano-banana showed:
nano-bananacurrently maps togemini-2.5-flash-imagePOST /v1/images/generationsis no longer recommended fornano-bananagemini-2.5-flash-image:generateContentcan currently return image output- but billing consistency on that native path is still under review, so it should be documented only as a controlled-test path, not as a stable production integration
Current Status
| Item | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Alias mapping | confirmed | nano-banana -> gemini-2.5-flash-image |
Native Gemini generateContent | returns output | controlled testing only |
| Native-path billing | risky | the 2026-04-14 production retest showed a mismatch between request success and the observed used_quota delta |
OpenAI Images POST /v1/images/generations | not recommended | failed in both production and local 4000 retests |
Current Risks
1. /v1/images/generations is no longer recommended
On 2026-04-14, both production and local 4000 retests of nano-banana through the public Images-compatible route hit the same failure class:
Unknown name "imageOutputOptions" at 'generation_config.image_config'- an abnormal billing sample on a failed request
nano-banana.
2. The native path still has billing-consistency risk
In the current production retest:POST /v1beta/models/gemini-2.5-flash-image:generateContentreturned an image successfully- but the consumption log
quotaand the token-sideused_quotadelta did not line up
Current Recommendation
- If you need a usable image-generation or image-editing route right now, start with Nano Banana 2
- If you must evaluate
nano-banana, use only the native GeminigenerateContentroute - Do not put
nano-bananainto formal production traffic until billing consistency is cleared - Do not use
POST /v1/images/generationswithmodel: "nano-banana"
Controlled-Test Template
The request below is for same-day controlled testing only. It does not imply stable production readiness:Legacy Route
The following legacy pattern is no longer recommended:If you need the currently healthier Gemini image path on Crazyrouter, see Gemini Image Generation. If you need the more usable Nano Banana-family route right now, start with Nano Banana 2.