Nano Banana is more of an image editing model, which probably has more broad use cases for non-generative applications: interior decorating, architecture, picking wardrobes, etc.

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vunderba 10 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Definitely, but don't sleep on its generative capacities either. You can give it a image and instruct it "Use the attached image purely as a stylistic reference" and then proceed to use it as a regular generative model.

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xnx 10 hours ago | parent [-]

Indeed. Is Nano Banana now Google flagship image gen model (over Imagen 4)?

	▲	vunderba 9 hours ago \| parent [-]
		In my tests it does outscore Imagen3 and Imagen4 even in the generative capacity, but my benchmark is more focused around prompt adherence. I'd wager that for certain photorealistic tests Imagen4 is probably better. https://genai-showdown.specr.net/?models=i3,i4,nb

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jasonjmcghee 10 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Yeah... For some reason none of these are use cases in my day to day life. That said, I also don't open Photoshop very often. And maybe that's what this is meant to replace.

	▲	xnx 10 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Not for everyone everyday, but a good tool to have in the toolbox. I recently was very easily able to mock up what a certain Christmas decoration would look like on the house. By next year, I'm sure that feature will be part of the product page.