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Did Google just downgraded Nano Banana? I've been getting lower resolution generations for days now and the markup function is no longer there. Instead we got mediocre functions like Erase and Resize which most non-AI apps can already do.

It also doesn't adhere to prompts as it used to. This is a potentially disruptive change in the way I use it for my work. If this is the new norm then I will be ending my subscription. Unfortunately, it is no longer useful. I sure hope they're not downgrading it so that the next release will look l…

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  1. 2026-09-30 17:15 · r/GeminiAI
    Did Google just downgraded Nano Banana? I've been getting lower resolution generations for days now and the markup function is no longer there. Instead we got mediocre functions like Erase and Resize which most non-AI apps can already do.

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