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Nano Banana 2.1 for Architectural Rendering
Google's Nano Banana 2.1 Gemini image model. RenderChat runs it as a native conversation, keeping your model view, references and follow-ups in one thread.
- Maker
- Output
- 1K · 2K · 4K
- Aspect ratios
- Auto + 14 fixed ratios
- References
- Up to 14 images
- Follow-ups
- Continues the conversation
- Plan
- Free and Pro
Workflows
What you can render with Nano Banana 2.1
Each guide covers how to prepare the input, a step-by-step workflow, example briefs and what to check in the result.
From your 3D software
Export a view from the tool you already model in.
Nano Banana 2.1 SketchUp AI Render
Export a SketchUp scene, describe materials and light, and refine a photoreal render in chat.
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Nano Banana 2.1 Revit AI Render
Export a Revit 3D view in Consistent Colors or Shaded and turn it into a presentation render through chat.
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Nano Banana 2.1 Rhino AI Render
Capture an Arctic or Shaded Rhino viewport and turn curved, parametric geometry into a photoreal render.
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Nano Banana 2.1 Archicad AI Render
Save the Archicad 3D window as an image and develop it into a photoreal render through chat.
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Nano Banana 2.1 Blender AI Render
Render a quick Workbench or viewport image in Blender and turn it into a photoreal render in chat.
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Nano Banana 2.1 3ds Max AI Render
Grab a 3ds Max viewport or quick clay pass and develop the look of the final image through chat.
Read the guideFrom any starting point
Sketches, plans, massing studies and site photos.
Nano Banana 2.1 Sketch to Render
Photograph or scan a hand sketch and turn it into a photoreal architectural render through chat.
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Nano Banana 2.1 Floor Plan to 3D Render
Upload a 2D floor plan and turn it into a furnished, rendered 3D floor plan through chat.
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Nano Banana 2.1 Massing Model to Render
Turn an early white massing or clay model into a context render for design reviews and competitions.
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Nano Banana 2.1 Renovation Render
Upload a photo of an existing building and visualize a renovation or facade update through chat.
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Exteriors, interiors, aerials, night scenes and variations.
Nano Banana 2.1 Exterior AI Render
Turn an exterior model view into a photoreal architectural render with the light, season and setting you describe.
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Nano Banana 2.1 Interior AI Render
Turn an interior model view into a photoreal interior render with the finishes, furniture and light you describe.
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Nano Banana 2.1 Aerial AI Render
Turn a bird's-eye site or masterplan model into an aerial render with landscape, streets and context.
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Nano Banana 2.1 Day to Night Render
Turn a daytime render or model view into a blue-hour or night render with interior lighting.
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Nano Banana 2.1 Landscape AI Render
Turn a garden, courtyard or public-space model into a planted landscape render through chat.
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Nano Banana 2.1 Material Variation Render
Keep the scene and swap materials, colors and finishes to compare design options side by side.
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Nano Banana 2.1 Render Enhancement
Upload a real-time or quick render and enhance material detail, light and vegetation while keeping the composition.
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Getting good results from Nano Banana 2.1
- Attach material and mood references in the same message as your model view.
- Draft at 1K while you settle the direction, then re-run the chosen version at 2K or 4K.
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Nano Banana 2.1 questions
Is Nano Banana 2.1 available on the free plan?
Yes. Nano Banana 2.1 is available on the Free plan as well as Pro.
What resolution does Nano Banana 2.1 render at?
Nano Banana 2.1 renders at 1K · 2K · 4K in RenderChat, with auto + 14 fixed ratios.
Can I keep refining a Nano Banana 2.1 result in chat?
Yes. Nano Banana 2.1 runs as a native conversation in RenderChat, so each follow-up continues from the previous turn. Short edit instructions work well.
How do I select Nano Banana 2.1 in RenderChat?
Use the start button on this page — it opens a new chat with Nano Banana 2.1 selected — or choose it from the model menu in the chat composer.
Render with Nano Banana 2.1 in RenderChat.
Upload a model view, sketch or render, describe the result you want and refine it in chat.