Local models fall short of nano banana 2 for multi-reference face scene generation

classified18 · reddit · 2026-10-14

A Reddit user asks how to replicate nano banana 2's multi-reference face scene generation locally, after trying krea 2, flux 2 dev, flux 2 klein 9b, and qwen image edit 2.1 without coming close to the paid service's quality.

They need at least two face references to compose scenes; piping results into MiniMax H3 for video works perfectly, but they want a local starting-frame workflow to cut costs.

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