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No longer available
The publisher shut this model down on November 10, 2025. It can no longer be used from its own API. Recommended replacement: gemini-nano-banana-2.1. Publisher notice
- Pricing
- Not published
- Released
- 1y ago
Cost
Google's Imagen 3 text-to-image model, brought to the Gemini API in February 2025. Shut down in the Gemini API and replaced by Nano Banana 2.1.
How it compares
Level
FlagshipThe lab's most capable generally available line, priced for hard tasks.
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Sign inText provenance
Gemini app/webGoogle SynthID text watermarking
Google DeepMind says text generated in the Gemini app and web experience is watermarked with SynthID by adjusting token probabilities.
Official explanationFrequently asked questions
Quality and benchmarks
The closest alternatives are MiniMax image-01 by MiniMax, Ideogram 2a by Ideogram, and Ideogram 3.0 by Ideogram. They were matched on model kind and release date, with no comparable price.
MiniMax image-01Imagen 3 vs MiniMax image-01Ideogram 2aImagen 3 vs Ideogram 2aIdeogram 3.0Imagen 3 vs Ideogram 3.0
Qwen-Image-2.1. It is the highest-ranked open-weight model on Arena Text to Image at rank 21, while Imagen 3 is closed.
Versions and lineage
Yes, Imagen 3 is retired as of November 10, 2025. The publisher's recommended replacement is Nano Banana 2.1.
Licensing and access
No. Imagen 3 is closed with a proprietary license.
Basics
Imagen 3 was made by Google DeepMind and released on February 6, 2025.
Media
No, image editing (image input) is not listed for Imagen 3.
Imagen 3 ranks 68 on Arena Text to Image (Arena's own rank) with a score of 1057.
Generated from Vertical Tabs data, updated November 9, 2026.
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