Google DeepMind claims top-rated 'banana' mystery model - here's what it can do

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ZDNET's key takeaways

• A mystery 'nano banana' image editing model recently climbed up the LMArena charts. 
  
• Google DeepMind was secretly behind the model, which is now publicly available. 
• Users can get started for free today in the Gemini app. 

Every now and then, the LMArena will have a mystery model with a fun name shoot up to the top of the leaderboard. Shall I remind you of OpenAI's Project Strawberry? More recently, a mystery 'nano banana' model climbed to the top of the LMArena's photo-editing models on early previews, earning the title of 'top-rated image editing model in the world,' and you can now access it today. 

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On Tuesday, Google DeepMind revealed that it was responsible for the high-performing photo ...