2K and 4K quality Image Generation Failure in Google AI Studio

Issue Summary

Nano Banana Pro / Nano Banana 2 generates the correct preview image inside the Thoughts section, but the final rendered image is blank or corrupted.

The issue occurs in both Google AI Studio and the Gemini API.

It started on June 19 2026. The same prompts worked correctly the previous day without any changes to my settings or prompts.

Observed Behavior

  • Default resolution sometimes works.
  • 2K resolution consistently fails.
  • 4K resolution consistently fails.
  • The Thoughts section displays a correctly generated preview image, indicating that the model successfully understands and generates the requested image.
  • However, the final output is either completely blank, a solid-colored image, or a severely corrupted/blob-like image.

Since the preview image is generated correctly while the final output is corrupted, this appears to be a failure in the post-processing, upscaling, encoding, or image delivery pipeline rather than a prompt or safety-filter issue.

I have attached screenshots showing:

  1. The correct preview image inside the Thoughts section.

  2. The blank/corrupted final output.

  3. Additional examples demonstrating the issue.

Share the file via google drive. Open image in gogole drive. Download from there. Works for me.

i can confirm. 2k and 4k not working. Only 1k works for the nanobanana api

Experiencing the same issue just right now. Even tried two different accounts with Gemini Pro on website and upscaling is making the same issue.

Generating the image, on phone app or website, makes the image look clear. Then, when you download it in full resolution first on website, upscaling makes this problem.

If you do the same process, but you download it first from app, image will not upscale to 2k or 4k and will appear right, but in low definition.

Same here

Exactly the same issue whether generating in 2k using API in-app call or using AI studio.

I have the same problem since this morning, and support claims that there are no messages or errors, they demanded data from my PC, saying that the problem is mine and not theirs.

yes, exactly

same here, its been like this since morning

Same here since early today. Is this world-wide or region-related? Here is center europe.

Same here in the UK.

I have the same problem too!! (Italy) I hope it gets resolved soon.

The same problem in Ukraine.

The same issue in Georgia

Same issue in Germany

Having the exact same issue trough AI STUDIO API.

Same problem here (France) through an Google Studio AI API key

Hi folks, the team have identified the issue and the models should now be working as expected