Canva releases Canva Craft, its first image generation model
Original title: Canva releases its first image generation model
Canva Craft plans a layout first, then renders up to 2K in 30 aspect ratios, and is open to all users.
Canva released Canva Craft, its first image generation model, built by its research team to compete with image models from Google, OpenAI, ByteDance, and Meta. The model first plans spatial layout, scale, hierarchy, and text, then generates an image. Canva says it was trained on human-designed templates rather than photographs, so outputs can become layered designs through Canva Magic. It is available to all users in Dream Lab and via the Canva API, with chatbot access planned through Canva’s MCP.
Unconfirmed: The drop from a $42 billion to a $35 billion valuation is attributed to external analysts.
- Two cheaper variants, Craftfast and Craft-ultrafast, are planned for a later release.
- Leonardo.ai researchers contributed after Canva acquired that platform in 2024.
- Canva says the in-house model improves quality, speed, and API cost control.
- External analysts reportedly cut Canva’s valuation from $42 billion to $35 billion.
- Vendors
- Canva
- Products
- Canva Magic
- Organizations
- Leonardo.ai
- AI models
- Canva CraftCraftfastCraft-ultrafast
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Canva is making its new image model available to all users, promising better, more customizable performance at lower costs.
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