Google says the Gemini app now offers Nano Banana image generation to eligible US users for free; it was previously only available to Plus, Pro, and Ultra users (Lauren Forristal/TechCrunch)

<a href="https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/29/geminis-personalized-ai-image-generation-is-now-free-for-u-s-users/"><img align="RIGHT" border="0" hspace="4" src="http://www.techmeme.com/260629/i41.jpg" vspace="4" /></a> <p><a href="https://www.techmeme.com/260629/p41#a260629p41" title="Techmeme permalink"><img height="12" src="http://www.techmeme.com/img/pml.png" style="border: none; padding: 0; margin: 0;" width="11" /></a> Lauren Forristal / <a href="http://techcrunch.com/">TechCrunch</a>:<br /> <span style="font-size: 1.3em;"><b><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/29/geminis-personalized-ai-image-generation-is-now-free-for-u-s-users/">Google says the Gemini app now offers Nano Banana image generation to eligible US users for free; it was previously only available to Plus, Pro, and Ultra users</a></b></span>&nbsp; &mdash;&nbsp; Google announced on Monday that the Gemini app is now offering its personalized Nano Banana-powered image generation feature to a broader audience.</p>