In his LinkedIn post, Srinivas shared a short video demonstrating a user asking the chatbot to turn him bald in one of his images. The Perplexity bot produced an accurate output in mere seconds.

How to use Nano Banano in the WhatsApp Perplexity bot?

Open WhatsApp, and search +1 (833) 436-3285 – the WhatsApp number of Perplexity AI. Once located, upload the image of your choice and ask it to transform. Below are some sample prompts:

📌Transform the image into a 1970s vintage look with warm film grain, slightly faded colours, and subtle vignetting.
📌Turn the person into a Pixar-style cartoon character while keeping their original pose and outfit.
📌Make the subject look tiny, standing on a giant coffee cup with exaggerated depth of field.
📌Place the person inside a glowing astronaut helmet, floating among colourful nebula clouds.
📌Convert the photo into a bold Andy Warhol–style pop-art print with bright contrasting colours.

Now that you have started using Perplexity bot on WhatsApp, along with image editing, it can be used for a wide range of tasks. From top headlines to composing mails, the bot can help you get a lot done.

Gemini 2.5 Flash Image

Nano Banana is Google’s state-of-the-art image model that was launched on August 26. Ever since its launch, the image generation and editing model has been used widely by users to amplify their creativity. The model is currently available through the Gemini API and Google AI Studio for developers and Vertex AI for enterprise.

When it comes to specifications, the Gemini 2.5 Flash image stands out with its ability to maintain character consistency, offering prompt-based image editing, multi-image fusion, native world knowledge, etc. The Nano Banana model has led to a flurry of trends on social media, such as saree, vintage, and figurine edits of photographs.