{
  "id": 12495922,
  "title": "Google releases Nano Banana 2.1, based on Gemini 3.6 Flash, saying it improves on previous versions \"across the board\"; pricing is ~50% lower vs. Nano Banana 2 (Matthias Bastian/The Decoder)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/google-releases-nano-banana-2-1-based-on-gemini-3-6-flash-saying-it",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-06T23:20:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Techmeme",
    "slug": "techmeme",
    "url": "https://the-decoder.com/googles-new-image-model-nano-banana-2-1-generates-better-images-for-less-money/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Google has released Nano Banana 2.1, a new model for image generation and editing.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Dev.to",
        "title": "Nano Banana 2.1 Released: Half the Price of Nano Banana 2 and Text Finally Works",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/nano-banana-2-1-lancado-metade-do-preco-do-nano-banana-2-e-o-texto",
        "published": "2026-10-06T17:24:50.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}