Google Gemini is not directly available in mainland China and normally requires a Google Cloud / AI Studio project. API Models proxies Gemini — including the popular image models (gemini-3-pro-image, gemini-2.5-flash-image, "Nano Banana") — through a China-reachable, OpenAI-compatible endpoint.
No Google account, no project setup, no VPN. One key, pay-as-you-go, $0.5 free on signup.
cURL
curl https://apimodels.app/api/v1/images/generations-sync \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $APIMODELS_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{ "model": "gemini-3-pro-image", "prompt": "a corgi astronaut, studio light", "size": "1024x1024" }'Python
import requests, os
r = requests.post("https://apimodels.app/api/v1/images/generations-sync",
headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['APIMODELS_API_KEY']}"},
json={"model": "gemini-3-pro-image", "prompt": "a corgi astronaut", "size": "1024x1024"})
print(r.json()["data"]["resultUrls"][0])No. You only need an API Models key; we handle the upstream Gemini access.
Yes — the Gemini image models (gemini-3-pro-image / gemini-2.5-flash-image) are the "Nano Banana" series.