AI Is Going Bananas, Nano Banana To Be Precise — Beyond Tomorrow

Just recently there was news on India leading the world in ChatGPT usage. But things can change quickly in the AI era we live and work in. And a strangely named AI tool that can edit and generate images is causing waves that may change India’s AI app of choice. Nano Banana has been creating waves among consumers, fuelling a surge of AI-created photos on social media. All users have to do is upload an original image to Gemini and prompt it to make changes and generate a new image. Or blend two separate images. Where Nano Banana scores is that it keeps things quite close to the real image—retaining the original characteristics, pose and lighting which many of the other AI tools change. And helpfully, prompts are widely available as users share them. Thanks to Nano Banana, Google's Gemini app is at the top of the charts on the Play Store and App store with millions of new users flocking to Google’s AI hub.

Just recently there was news on India leading the world in ChatGPT usage. But things can change quickly in the AI era we live and work in. And a strangely named AI tool that can edit and generate images is causing waves that may change India’s AI app of choice. Nano Banana has been creating waves among consumers, fuelling a surge of AI-created photos on social media. All users have to do is upload an original image to Gemini and prompt it to make changes and generate a new image. Or blend two separate images. Where Nano Banana scores is that it keeps things quite close to the real image—retaining the original characteristics, pose and lighting which many of the other AI tools change. And helpfully, prompts are widely available as users share them. Thanks to Nano Banana, Google's Gemini app is at the top of the charts on the Play Store and App store with millions of new users flocking to Google’s AI hub.

We have featured many stories this past week on how users can use Nano Banana for various forms of photographic creativity. Perhaps you've tried it too, but just in case you're wondering why Google decided to call it Nano Banana, that is not the tool’s official name. It was a codename thought up by someone at Google, but its viral popularity means the official name for the tool—Gemini 2.5 Flash Image—won't be used by most users. But Google won't complain.

Nano Banana's popularity, which has sent Gemini downloads skyrocketing, is certainly not-so-great news for OpenAI’s ChatGPT, arguably the default AI chatbot for many. ChatGPT still leads the GenAI chatbot space but as consumers use Gemini for its Nano Banana feature to generate new images, they might also use Gemini's other features. Google is a past master at using one product to push another. Which is how Gmail has become the world's default mailbox and Maps the most used GPS application. And given Google is already strongly integrated into our smartphones and computers—again, from search to Gmail, Maps, Drive and more, Gemini's surge will worry all competitors, not just OpenAI. Google has decades of experience in developing software that can enhance digital images—which has also translated into an USP for its Pixel smartphones—and that focus has finally paid off in the AI stakes too. At least for now. If Nano Banana continues to be a social phenomenon, expect big benefits to accrue to Gemini and Google’s overall AI strategy. This isn’t a new front in the AI wars but suddenly this front has become particularly important.

OpenAI and the others will be working very hard  on ensuring their image generation and editing capabilities retain the original  characteristics of photos. TikTok parent ByteDance has unveiled Seedream 4.0 and claims it "surpasses Gemini 2.5 Flash across multiple performance metrics in internal assessments. The competition is hot on Nano Banana's heels.

Here are all the pieces we did on Nano Banana in the past few days. It’s a virtual DIY kit when it comes to using the tool to create images you’d love to post on social media.

• Google Gemini AI Photo Trend: Retro Saree Looks To 3D Figurines, Check Out All The Viral Trends

• Google Gemini AI Photo Editing Prompts: 5 Trending Pre-Wedding Photoshoot Prompts For Beautiful Pics

• Google Gemini AI Photo Prompts For Durga Puja 2025: 5 Viral Prompts For Women To Create Stunning Photos

• Gemini AI Photo: Ratan Tata Aide Shantanu Naidu Has A Funny Take On Viral AI Saree Trend

• Google Gemini AI Photo Editing Prompts: Here Are Some Easy Tips To Create Images The Way You Want
  Gemini AI Saree Trend Turns 'Creepy': Woman Spots Hidden Detail In Edited Image By Nano Banana

• Google Gemini AI Photo Editing Prompts For Men: Use These 10 Trending Prompts To Create Stunning Pictures

• Google Gemini 'Hug My Younger Self' AI Trend Goes Viral: Steps And Prompt To Create Images Using Nano Banana

• Google Gemini AI Photo Editing Prompts: 5 Viral Prompts You Can Try Using Nano Banana App

• Gemini AI Retro Saree Trend Takes Over Social Media — Pre-Wedding Shoots To Bollywood-Inspired Memes

• Vintage AI Photos: New Gemini Retro Saree Trend Just Came In And Here's How You Can Hop On To It

• What Is ByteDance Seedream 4.0, Google Nano Banana’s New AI Rival, And What Can It Do?

• What Is The 'Nano Banana Trend'? Create 3D Figurines Using This Prompt As Viral Trend Takes Over India

• 3D Figure Trend Prompt: How To Generate Cool 3D Figurines For Yourself Via Google Nano Banana AI Tool