Nano Banana Pro lets you visualize yourself across 150 years
What's the story
Google's latest image-generation model, Nano Banana Pro, is taking the internet by storm. The tool leverages the power of all-new Gemini 3 AI model to create stunningly realistic AI portraits and edits in different era styles. The official account of Nano Banana Pro on X recently shared a fun prompt asking users to generate a 4x4 grid of themselves from the 1880s to 2025.
Viral challenge
Nano Banana Pro's unique prompt sparks visual trend
The prompt, which came from a "humanoid banana," asked users to depict their character in era-appropriate clothing, hairstyles, accessories, colors, backgrounds and film styles for each decade. The humorous request quickly caught the attention of X users, garnering thousands of engagements. The post also showed how users could upload their own photos to Gemini 3 and use the Nano Banana Pro model for decade-based transformations from the late 19th century to today.
AI artistry
User creations showcase Nano Banana Pro's capabilities
Many users, even those unfamiliar with generative image tools, have tried the template and shared their creations online. The results were described as "astonishingly accurate," with each panel reflecting distinctive fashion and photographic styles tied to the decade it represented. You just have to describe what you want to see, and the system produces a matching picture. It can also modify specific sections of an existing image.
Enhanced features
Nano Banana Pro's advanced reasoning and text generation
The tool leverages the advanced reasoning capabilities of Gemini 3 Pro, allowing it to interpret prompts with greater accuracy. It can also pull in up-to-date information from Google Search. This means it can generate images based on current conditions, such as today's weather, or visuals inspired by real-time sports results. Google has also highlighted text generation as one of Nano Banana Pro's standout features.