AI Image Generation Advances: FLUX.1-dev, ChatGPT, and Nano Banana's 32,768 Token Capability
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Summary
The article discusses the rapid evolution of AI image generation models, highlighting how FLUX.1-dev has overshadowed Stable Diffusion and how major AI labs have released models like Seedream, Ideogram, and Qwen-Image. Google's Imagen 4 is mentioned, but the article notes that all these models are vastly overshadowed by ChatGPT's free image generation support launched in March 2025. The piece focuses on the viral success of the 'Make me into Studio Ghibli' prompt and explores the capabilities of Nano Banana, which allows for 32,768 input tokens for highly nuanced prompt engineering in AI image generation.
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all of those image models are vastly overshadowed by ChatGPT's free image generation support in March 2025
After going organically viral on social media with the Make me into Studio Ghibli prompt
Nano Banana allows 32,768 input tokens and I'm going to try to use them all dammit
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