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Nano Banana prompts, tagged Pro or 2

Nano Banana prompts for posters, packaging, multi-reference scenes, grids and region edits, each marked Pro or 2 with the reason. Copy any prompt in one click.

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Run a Nano Banana prompt on Pro when the image carries words or is about to ship, and on Nano Banana 2 while you are still finding the picture. Below are 31 Nano Banana prompts in 7 groups, each tagged with the model we would run it on and why.

Our team wrote them from Google's published prompting guidance for the two Nano Banana models Playcut runs. There are no sample renders on this page. For other models and jobs, browse the Playcut prompt library.

Pro or 2: which Nano Banana to run a prompt on

Tag a prompt Nano Banana Pro for lettering, packaging, infographics, style references and region edits. It is Playcut's default image model, and its thinking step is always on, so it is the slower of the two.

Tag it Nano Banana 2 when you expect to rerun the brief: composition tests, colour grades, concepts and big grids. It is faster, costs about half as much, and has a 512 tier that Pro lacks.

In credits, Pro costs 67 per image at 1K or 2K and 84 at 4K. Nano Banana 2 costs 20 at 512, 34 at 1K or 2K and 43 at 4K. The Nano Banana Pro model page has the full credit table, and the Nano Banana 2 model page lists every tier it sells.

For a closer call, see the Nano Banana 2 and Pro decision, worked through in credits.

Nano Banana Pro prompts for posters, signs and type

Run on Nano Banana Pro

Anything with words in it goes to Pro, the model we run for lettering. Quote every word you want rendered, as Google's guide recommends.

  1. Jazz night poster

    2:3 poster
    Design a vertical jazz-night poster. Headline in tall condensed white capitals: "LATE SET". Beneath it, smaller: "FRIDAYS 9PM · THE CELLAR". A saxophone player in silhouette, amber backlight, deep navy background.

  2. Café chalkboard menu

    Photograph a café chalkboard menu, hand-lettered in white chalk. Title: "TODAY". Three lines below: "Flat white 4.50", "Oat latte 5.00", "Almond croissant 3.80". Soft window light from the left, 35mm lens.

  3. Neon sign in a wet alley

    Create a night photo of a pink neon sign reading "OPEN LATE" above a noodle bar doorway. Rain-wet cobblestones reflecting the glow, steam from a vent, 50mm lens at f/1.8, sign in sharp focus.

  4. Two-language market flyer

    1:1
    Design a square flyer for a night food market. Top line: "NIGHT MARKET". Directly below, in Spanish: "MERCADO NOCTURNO". Bottom line: "EVERY SATURDAY FROM 6PM". String lights over food stalls, bold rounded sans-serif type.

    Google notes that text in a second language can pick up grammar slips, so have a fluent speaker check it.

  5. Paperback cover with title and author

    Design a paperback cover for a mystery novel. Title in large cream serif capitals: "THE SALT HOUSE". Author line at the bottom in small spaced capitals: "MARA ELLIS". A lighthouse at dusk under a heavy sky, muted teal and rust palette.

Packaging and label prompts

Run on Nano Banana Pro

Label copy has to read, so these run on Pro too. With a real product, attach its photo first and say what must stay the same.

  1. Kraft coffee bag concept

    Design a matte kraft-paper coffee bag on a light oak shelf. Front label in black serif type: "NORTHLINE ROASTERS", and beneath it "ETHIOPIA · WASHED · 250 G". A small mountain line drawing above the name, soft daylight.

  2. New label on your own bottle

    1 reference
    Keep the bottle in the first image exactly as it is: shape, glass colour, cap and proportions. Replace only the front label with a cream label reading "WILD FENNEL" in green serif capitals, with "COLD-PRESSED OIL · 500 ML" beneath.

  3. Soap bar in a paper band

    Photograph a bar of handmade soap wrapped in a narrow paper band on a wet slate dish. The band reads "SEA SALT & SAGE" in small green capitals, with "120 g" beneath it. Soft daylight from the left, a few water droplets on the slate.

Prompts that use several reference images

Both Nano Banana models accept up to 14 reference images and read them by upload position. Name each one in the prompt as the first image, the second image and so on; tags like @Image1 mean nothing here.

  1. Mascot in a new scene

    Nano Banana 2 1 reference
    Keep the mascot in the first image exactly: its colours, proportions and outfit. Show it skateboarding down a sunny seaside boardwalk, mid-air over a small ramp, motion blur on the wheels, wide 24mm view.

  2. Product, table and mood

    Nano Banana Pro 3 references
    Place the product from the first image on the table from the second image. Match the palette and lighting mood of the third image. Keep the product's shape, label and colours unchanged. Morning light, 50mm lens.

    The third image is a style reference, which is a Pro job: Google documents Nano Banana 2 for object and character references.

  3. Three characters, one campfire

    Nano Banana Pro 3 references
    Seat the characters from the first, second and third images around a campfire at dusk, each keeping their own face, hair and clothing. Warm firelight, blue twilight sky, eye-level 35mm shot with all three in focus.

  4. Awning from a logo and swatches

    Nano Banana Pro 2 references
    Use the logo from the first image and the colour swatches from the second. Design a bakery storefront with the logo centred on the awning and stripes in the swatch colours. Overcast soft light.

  5. Restyle a room from two mood photos

    Nano Banana Pro 3 references
    Redesign the room in the first image using the materials, palette and lighting of the second and third images. Keep the windows, walls and floor plan where they are. Add a low bouclé sofa, a travertine side table and warm lamp light.

Grid and storyboard prompts, billed as one image

Playcut can render one prompt as a 2, 2x2, 3x3 or 4x4 grid inside a single image, billed as one image. Choose Variation for different takes or Story for beats in order. Panels share one image, so detail drops as the grid grows.

  1. Nine logo directions

    Nano Banana 2 3x3 Variation
    Explore logo marks for a cycling café called "SPOKE & STEAM". Flat vector marks on white, each combining a bicycle wheel and a coffee cup in a different way, one or two colours per mark, the name set beneath.

    Rerun the winning direction as a single image on Pro for the final lettering.

  2. Four-beat morning story

    Nano Banana 2 2x2 Story
    Tell a four-beat story of a runner's morning: an alarm glowing in a dark bedroom, lacing shoes by the door, running across an empty bridge at sunrise, stretching on the waterfront with a coffee. Same runner in a red windbreaker throughout.

  3. One café table, four times of day

    Nano Banana Pro 2x2 Variation
    Show the same corner café table at four times of day: early morning, noon, golden hour and night under a street lamp. Identical camera angle, chairs and cups in every panel, so only the light changes.

  4. Four-panel cat comic

    Nano Banana Pro 2x2 Story
    Draw a four-panel comic in clean ink lines and flat pastel colours. A cat eyes a houseplant, knocks it off the shelf, stares at the mess, then naps in the empty pot. One speech bubble in the last panel: "WORTH IT".

  5. Sixteen cover compositions

    Nano Banana 2 4x4 Variation
    Sketch rough compositions for a travel magazine cover about Iceland: a lone figure on black sand, a red cabin under the aurora, a waterfall from above. Vary the subject and horizon in every panel, with space at the top for a masthead.

Nano Banana 2 prompts for cheap drafts

Run on Nano Banana 2

Nano Banana 2 is the only model we run with a 512 tier, and at 20 credits it is the cheapest Nano Banana render on Playcut. Settle composition and colour here, then rerun the keeper at 2K or on Pro.

  1. Album cover composition test

    512 draft
    Test a square album cover composition: a lone swimmer in a vast turquoise pool seen from directly above, small in the lower-left corner, the rest of the frame calm, empty water with soft ripples.

  2. Expired-film colour grade

    512 draft
    Photograph a quiet harbour at blue hour with small fishing boats and lamp posts reflected in still water. Grade it like expired 1990s colour film: lifted blacks, warm highlights, a slight green cast in the shadows, visible grain.

  3. Picture-book robot

    512 draft
    Design a friendly robot shopkeeper for a children's picture book: rounded tin body, one big round eye, a striped apron, holding a paper bag of oranges. Warm gouache illustration, soft paper texture, full body on a plain cream background.

  4. Autumn mood-board flat lay

    512 draft
    Create a flat lay for an autumn fashion mood board: a folded camel wool coat, brown leather gloves, dried oak leaves and a paper coffee cup on raw linen. Overhead soft daylight, earthy muted palette.

Edit one region, leave the rest

Run on Nano Banana Pro

Multi-region edit runs on Nano Banana Pro in the Playcut web studio. You paint up to 8 regions on an existing image and write one instruction per region, for a flat 25 credits a run. Paste each numbered line into the matching region's box.

  1. Golden-hour sky

    1 region
    Replace the sky with a clear golden-hour sky, a few thin pink clouds near the horizon, and light that matches the warm tones already on the buildings.

  2. Jacket in a new colour

    1 region
    Make the jacket deep forest-green wool. Keep its cut, buttons, folds and the way light falls across it.

  3. Tidy a tabletop shot

    2 regions
    Region 1: Fill this area with more of the same tabletop, continuing the wood grain. Region 2: Replace the mug with a small glass vase holding three white tulips, lit from the same window.

  4. New words on an existing sign

    1 region
    Change the sign to read "SPRING SALE" in the same font, colour, size and perspective as the current lettering.

  5. Winter storefront refresh

    3 regions
    Region 1: Dress the window with warm fairy lights and paper snowflakes. Region 2: Add a thin layer of fresh snow along the window ledge. Region 3: Replace the potted fern by the door with a small decorated fir tree.

Nano Banana Halloween prompts

Seasonal prompts for October: lettering on Pro, scenes and characters on Nano Banana 2.

  1. Monster party invitation

    Nano Banana Pro Seasonal
    Design a Halloween party invitation: a black cat on a crescent moon above a crooked house. Title in dripping orange hand-lettering: "MONSTER MASH". Below, in small white capitals: "OCTOBER 31 · 8PM · COSTUMES REQUIRED". Deep purple night sky, gold foil stars.

  2. Jack-o'-lanterns on stone steps

    Nano Banana 2 Seasonal
    Photograph five carved jack-o'-lanterns on old stone steps at night, each face different, from grinning to startled. Candle glow inside, fallen maple leaves, cold blue moonlight behind, shallow depth of field.

  3. Bookshop window display

    Nano Banana Pro Seasonal
    Photograph a bookshop window dressed for Halloween: stacks of old leather books, a brass candelabra, cobwebs in the corners and a hand-painted sign on the glass reading "READ IF YOU DARE". Warm glow against a dark rainy street.

  4. Friendly ghost mascot

    Nano Banana 2 2x2 Variation
    Design a small friendly ghost mascot for a candy brand: a round sheet-like body, rosy cheeks, tiny arms, holding a lollipop. Soft vinyl-toy look, pastel orange and lilac light, plain background, a different pose in each panel.

How to write Nano Banana prompts

Google's advice for these models is in The ultimate Nano Banana prompting guide by Khulan Davaajav and Hussain Chinoy on the Google Cloud blog. The prompts above follow its main rules; the last point below is how Playcut passes references.

  • Start with a verb that names the job: design, photograph, replace, keep.
  • Describe what you want to see: "calm, empty water", not "no clutter".
  • Quote every word you want rendered and describe the type style.
  • Name the light, lens and materials: window light from the left, 85mm, kraft paper.
  • Call references by upload order. The tag syntax some video models use does not apply here.

Pick the aspect ratio first, because "right third" or "space at the top" depend on the frame. The aspect ratio calculator gives the pixel size for a ratio, and the image prompt builder orders subject, setting, lens, light and style. That builder is written for Imagen, which Playcut doesn't run, but its slots carry over.

In her Nano Banana Pro tips, Bea Alessio of Google DeepMind notes that small text, fine detail and exact spelling may not render perfectly, and that character consistency across edits can vary. Check lettering at full size before it ships.

Restyling a photo of yourself is a different job; those prompts are on the Gemini photo prompts page.

Running a Nano Banana prompt in Playcut

Copy a prompt, open the image studio and paste it in; nothing arrives pre-filled. Pick Nano Banana Pro or Nano Banana 2 in the model picker, which shows the credit cost before you run.

  • Resolution: 512 is on Nano Banana 2 only. On Pro, 1K costs the same as 2K.
  • Grids: set the grid size and Variation or Story before you run. The grid is one charge.
  • References: attach them in the order the prompt names them. If every reference fails to load, the image renders from the text alone and is still billed.

Over MCP and the REST API, the image tools take both models, the grid and the 512 setting. The Playcut AI image generator page covers the rest of the studio, and Playcut pricing lists each plan's credits, from $9/mo.

FAQ

How do you prompt Nano Banana?

Open with a verb that names the job, describe the subject, light, lens and materials, and put any words you want rendered in quotes. Describe what you want to see, not what to leave out. Refer to reference images by upload order.

What are banana prompts?

Banana prompts usually means prompts written for Google's Nano Banana image models, Nano Banana Pro and Nano Banana 2. A few prompt-gallery sites also use the name.

Can Nano Banana edit images?

Yes. Both models can change or combine up to 14 reference images from a text instruction. Nano Banana Pro also powers Playcut's multi-region edit, where you paint up to 8 areas and give each its own instruction.

Can Nano Banana make videos?

No. Nano Banana Pro and Nano Banana 2 are image models. To animate a still, take it to Playcut's video studio: each of the seven video models we run can start a clip from an image.

Is Nano Banana free?

The prompts on this page cost nothing to copy. Running them in Playcut needs a paid plan, from $9/mo, and every plan bills from the first day. For what Google charges in its own apps, check Google's terms.

Where do these prompts come from?

The Playcut team wrote them for the two Nano Banana models we run, following Google's published prompting guidance. They are a short set grouped by job, not a scraped gallery.