Google introduces a faster, cheaper image generator with Nano Banana 2 Lite
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Cheaper, faster image generation pushes AI art from creative experiment to default asset pipeline for marketing and product teams. If your business depends on stock imagery, basic design work, or UGC filters, assume margin compression and differentiate on brand, workflow, or rights — not raw generation.
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