Craft generates images up to 2K resolution in more than 30 aspect ratios and ranks fourth on Design Arena.

Canva launched Canva Craft, its first AI image generation model, on Thursday. Craft uses a two-stage architecture that plans a design before rendering an image, and the model produces images at up to 2K resolution across more than 30 aspect ratios. Canva says the system improves precision, consistency, and control for complex images that need legible text and precise object placement.

Craft builds on Canva’s broader AI push, which added prompt-based editing in April and layers for AI-generated images. Canva trained the model on millions of human-made templates from its content library, including social media posts, presentations, infographics, and menus. Craft ranks fourth on Design Arena’s crowdsourced leaderboard, behind OpenAI’s GPT-Image-2.5 Sunburst, GPT-Image-2.5 Flare, and GPT-Image-2.

Craft gives operators a design-native image model inside Canva, which reduces the need to move assets between separate generation and layout tools. Canva also plans to let AI agents connect to Craft through the open Model Context Protocol, giving builders a path to automate design tasks. The company pairs the model with moderation, privacy, and safety controls, and reporting tools.

Canva Craft is available now to all users globally, and users can find the model through Dream Lab in Canva’s left-hand menu. Canva plans to roll out more efficient Craft-fast and Craft-ultrafast models in the future. Design Arena’s public ranking will show whether Craft holds its fourth-place position against OpenAI’s image models.

What matters

• Canva Craft uses a two-stage architecture to plan layouts before it renders images at up to 2K resolution.
• Builders can target exact text placement and aspect ratios without leaving the Canva design workflow.
• Canva plans Model Context Protocol access and faster Craft-fast and Craft-ultrafast models.

Why it matters

Canva plans Model Context Protocol access and faster Craft-fast and Craft-ultrafast models.

This GenAI News article was prepared in original wording using reporting and materials published by The Verge. Source reference: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1017151/canva-craft-in-house-ai-model.

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