n8n 2.42.6 released
A patch release that prevents workflows with deprecated nodes from being created or updated, and adds new image models to Google Gemini.
What changed in 2.42.6
- Workflows containing deprecated nodes can no longer be created or saved
- Google Gemini Node now includes Nano Banana 2.1 and 2 Lite options for image generation
Summarised by AgentGid from n8n's official release notes on GitHub, as reported there; read the original before relying on it. Price, status and release dates come from our daily data.
n8n at a glance
| What it is | A workflow automation platform with a visual editor, several hundred integrations and native AI agent nodes. It can be self-hosted or used as a cloud service. |
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| Latest version | 1.123.86, Oct 22, 2026. This page is about an earlier release. |
| Release pace | 25 stable releases in the last 30 days; 2.42.6 came 1 day after the previous one |
| Price | Free. n8n offers a free self-hosted community edition. Cloud plans: Starter (€20/mo, 2.5K executions), Pro (€50/mo, 10K executions), and Business (€667/mo, 40K executions, self-hosted o… Official pricing ↗ (checked Oct 22, 2026) |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 84.8K up 17.3% |
| Gid Score | 79 #3 in Agent builders and workflow automation |
