Is Nano Banana Pro API laggy and slow? Interpretation of January 2026 Google Risk Control Incident and Seedream 4.5 Alternative
Author's Note: A deep dive into the massive Nano Banana Pro API performance failure on January 17, 2026, including Google's risk control bans, the 180-second timeout compensation plan, and a full comparison with Seedream 4.5 alternatives. On January 17, 2026, a wave of developers reported that the Nano Banana Pro API was responding extremely slowly,…
