# I put Nano Banana 2.1 up against ChatGPT, and the results were shockingly close

> Google has given its Nano Banana AI image generator another upgrade, and the latest version, Nano Banana 2. 1, is arriving inside Google Gemini in an increasingly crowded field of tools that can turn a few sentences…

- **Source:** [TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/ai-platforms-assistants/i-tested-google-geminis-new-nano-banana-2-1-image-generator-against-chatgpt-and-i-was-surprised-how-close-they-are?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6acdf8203d98ead861bd9931)
- **Published:** 2026-10-13
- **Category:** AI & Bots
- **Tags:** #google #chatgpt #openai #gemini #ai
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