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How good is Gemini at editing images, like changing the lighting or removing an object from a photo I upload?

Measured in 1 answer, last on Nov 7, 2026. Only the passages that name a brand are shown.

Brands in the answers

BrandNamed inRecommended inPositiveAvg. position
Gemini100%100%100%—
Adobe Photoshop100%0%0%—
Adobe Lightroom100%0%100%—
Nano Banana 2100%0%100%—
Nano Banana Pro100%0%100%—

Where each answer names a brand

Answer 1 · Nov 7, 2026 · 1 source cited
GeminiRecommendedpositive
“Gemini is actually very good at editing existing photos, particularly when you want to make natural-language changes rather than manually work with Photoshop.”
+ natural-language editing

“Gemini is actually very good at editing existing photos, particularly when you want to make natural-language changes rather than manually work with Photoshop.”

+ context understanding and composition preservation

“The particularly impressive part is that Gemini can often understand the context of the photo and make edits while preserving much of the original composition.”

+ brightness and exposure adjustment

“Adjusting brightness and exposure | Excellent”

+ changing lighting direction

“Changing lighting direction | Very good”

+ golden-hour or cinematic lighting

“Golden-hour or cinematic lighting | Excellent”

+ removing unwanted objects

“Removing unwanted objects | Very good”

+ removing people from backgrounds

“Removing people from backgrounds | Very good”

+ replacing backgrounds

“Replacing backgrounds | Excellent”

+ changing sky or weather

“Changing sky or weather | Excellent”

+ preserving facial appearance

“Preserving someone's facial appearance | Very good, but not perfect”

+ subtle precise retouches

“Making subtle, precise retouches | Good”

+ plain-English creative changes

“Gemini: Better for describing what you want in plain English and making creative changes.”

− unwanted changes

“Unwanted changes: It can subtly alter things you didn't ask it to change.”

− complex backgrounds

“Complex backgrounds: Removing an object can produce strange textures where the object used to be.”

− faces

“Faces: It can slightly change facial details, even when asked not to.”

− realistic lighting

“Realistic lighting: Dramatic lighting changes can sometimes look artificial.”

− fine details

“Fine details: Hair, reflections, transparent objects and intricate patterns can be difficult.”

− pixel preservation outside edit

“Preserving every original pixel outside the edit | Not guaranteed”

− precise professional retouching

“Photoshop: Better for precise, professional retouching and pixel-level control.”

“Gemini is actually very good at editing existing photos, particularly when you want to make natural-language changes rather than manually work with Photoshop.”
+ precise professional retouching

“Photoshop: Better for precise, professional retouching and pixel-level control.”

− natural-language editing

“Gemini is actually very good at editing existing photos, particularly when you want to make natural-language changes rather than manually work with Photoshop.”

“Lightroom: Better for conventional photographic adjustments, exposure, colour grading and natural-looking lighting corrections.”
+ conventional photographic adjustments

“Lightroom: Better for conventional photographic adjustments, exposure, colour grading and natural-looking lighting corrections.”

“Google's current image models, including Nano Banana 2 and Nano Banana Pro, offer increasingly sophisticated editing and control.”
+ sophisticated editing and control

“Google's current image models, including Nano Banana 2 and Nano Banana Pro, offer increasingly sophisticated editing and control.”

“Google's current image models, including Nano Banana 2 and Nano Banana Pro, offer increasingly sophisticated editing and control.”
+ sophisticated editing and control

“Google's current image models, including Nano Banana 2 and Nano Banana Pro, offer increasingly sophisticated editing and control.”

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