Google releases Gemini Nano 2 for on-device Figma plugins

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Gemini Nano 2 is the latest addition to Google's family of compact models, specifically engineered for low-latency inference on modern laptops and M-series chips. Google showcased an early Figma plugin SDK that connects Nano 2 with design canvases, allowing features like offline copywriting, token mapping, and image recoloring without sending assets to the cloud.

The on-device model focuses on common design tasks rather than open-ended generation, trading raw creative breadth for determinism and privacy guarantees. Google emphasized hardware acceleration hooks and binary-size optimizations to keep plugin payloads small and responsive.

Developers at the reveal demoed prototype plugins that offer local accessibility audits, instant grammar corrections for microcopy, and brand-token enforcement. Google plans to open the SDK to plugin developers in July, with enterprise controls for administrators to certify approved model behaviors.