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Canva Launches Two-Stage AI Image Generator Canva Craft

By Drooid · Oct 23, 2026, 2:19 AM UTC · How we work

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Canva launched Canva Craft, a two-stage AI image generator, on October 22, 2026.
Craft creates images up to 2K resolution and supports more than 30 aspect ratios.
The model plans composition before rendering, boosting text legibility and object placement.
In internal tests, Craft ranked fourth overall on DesignArena and topped People & Portraits and Landscapes.
Craft is now available to all Canva users via Dream Lab and to developers through a public API.

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Story summary

Canva launched Canva Craft, a two-stage AI image generator, on October 22, 2026.
Craft creates images up to 2K resolution and supports more than 30 aspect ratios.
The model plans composition before rendering, boosting text legibility and object placement.
In internal tests, Craft ranked fourth overall on DesignArena and topped People & Portraits and Landscapes.
Craft is now available to all Canva users via Dream Lab and to developers through a public API.