tech
January 16, 2026
Why is it called ‘Nano Banana’?
The codename for Gemini 2.5 Flash Image is actually named after a person — Google product manager Naina Raisinghani, specifically, who gave a variation of her nickname to the AI model.
TL;DR
- The codename for Gemini 2.5 Flash Image is named after Google product manager Naina Raisinghani.
- The name is a combination of her nicknames: 'Naina Banana' and 'Nano'.
- She chose the name because it fit the 'Flash' model.