Image model in AI Studio
Nano Banana Lite AI Image Generator in Pictory
Make quick, low-cost images and edits with Nano Banana Lite in AI Studio, then add them to your video.
- Reference images keep things the same
- Best for quick, low-cost image generation and edits
- Add the image to any scene
- Free trial, online in your browser
300 credits with your free trial. No credit card required.
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What is Nano Banana Lite in Pictory?
Nano Banana Lite is a image model from Google that you use inside Pictory’s AI Studio. Open AI Studio from any scene, describe the image and pick Nano Banana Lite, and the result goes straight into your video. It suits quick, low-cost image generation and edits.
Try ideas before you spend more. Draft a few versions with Nano Banana Lite, then move to Nano Banana or Nano Banana Pro for the final shot.
For every way to make a picture for your video, see the AI image generator. To give the picture motion afterwards, use image to video AI.
Nano Banana LiteDraft 2
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Facts
Nano Banana Lite at a glance
The facts about Nano Banana Lite in Pictory, from the Pictory 3 plans. Credits come from your plan, and the free trial and every plan can use every model.
| Nano Banana Lite | |
|---|---|
| Type | Image model |
| Made by | |
| Credits | 4 credits per image |
| Reference images | Yes: keep a person, product, setting or style the same |
| Best for | Quick, low-cost image generation and edits |
| What the free trial makes | About 75 images |
How it works
How to generate with Nano Banana Lite in Pictory
To generate an image with Nano Banana Lite, open AI Studio from any scene in Pictory. Describe the image or get a prompt for the scene, pick Nano Banana Lite and a style, then generate. Add the image you like to the scene, or edit it with a prompt first.
Open AI Studio
Open any scene, click Visuals, then AI Studio.
Describe the image
Type what you want, or get a prompt for the scene.
Pick Nano Banana Lite and a style
Choose the model, a style and a shape.
Add it to your scene
Add the image to the scene or as a layer.
Use it for
What Nano Banana Lite is good for
Nano Banana Lite is for quick, low-cost image generation and edits: early drafts, background images and small changes to a picture you already have. It takes reference images, so a product or setting stays the same while you try ideas.
Background- Draft scene
- Product draft
- Mood shot
Compare
Nano Banana Lite or Nano Banana?
How Nano Banana Lite compares with the other image models in Pictory. Each name opens that model’s page.
| Nano Banana Lite | Nano Banana | Nano Banana Pro | Seedream | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Credits | 4 credits per image | 8 credits per image | 14 credits per image | 2 credits per image |
| Reference images | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Best for | Quick, low-cost image generation and edits | Detailed images | Polished, high-detail hero images | Images with text and numbers |
Free trial
What can you make with the free trial?
The free trial gives you 300 credits for 14 days, with no credit card required, and it works on every model. With Nano Banana Lite, 300 credits make about 75 images. Every paid plan comes with its own credits.
Why Pictory
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Case studies
Teams that scaled video with Pictory
“Pictory is the easiest, most efficient way to get from an idea in text to multimedia imagery on the screen. It’s the critical component to get us out of death by PowerPoint.”
Read the Whirlybird Labs case study“Pictory helps us consistently deliver the high-quality videos we’re known for, content we’re proud of and our clients are proud to use. They always get a five-star response.”
Read the VRC case study“82% of our 10,000+ partners keep coming back to our training videos even though they aren’t mandatory courses. That’s how we know the content’s working.”
Read the AppDirect case study“It increased subscriber growth by 78% and cut my video creation time from a couple of hours to a few minutes. It’s been a godsend.”
Read the NetRock case study“Through Pictory videos, leads up by 500%, video production costs are down 90%.”
Read the Online Super Tutors case study“We only launched our new app a few months ago and already have over 500 subscribers. People come back regularly to watch more videos made with Pictory.”
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4 credits per image. The credits come from your plan; the free trial includes 300.
Yes. The free trial gives you 300 credits for 14 days, with no credit card required, and it works on every model.
Pick Nano Banana Lite for quick, low-cost image generation and edits. Pick Nano Banana for detailed images. You can use both in one video, one scene at a time.
Yes. Add a reference image to keep a person, product, setting or style the same across the images you make.
Yes. Open Edit with AI on the image to change it with a prompt, or Animate image to turn it into a short clip. You can also generate up to four variants and keep the best one.
Pick one of six styles before you generate: Photorealistic, Artistic, Cartoon, Minimalist, Vintage or Futuristic. Generate the same prompt in another style to compare them side by side, then keep the one that suits the scene.
Open AI Studio from any scene, describe the image, pick Nano Banana Lite and generate. Then add the result to your scene.
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