Canva launches Canva Craft, an AI image model that plans designs before generating

Canva has launched Canva Craft, an AI image generation model that plans a design before producing an image, today, according to The Verge. The two-stage approach is intended to deliver greater precision, consistency, and control at a moment when developers are racing to make generators more reliable. The move puts Canva in direct competition with image systems from OpenAI, Microsoft, and Google, The Verge reports.

Per The Verge, Canva Craft first lays out a structured blueprint of elements and composition, then renders the final image from that plan to better follow prompts. The launch signals Canva’s deeper push into AI-native design features across its platform, though rollout specifics were not immediately disclosed. Watch for availability timing, integration inside Canva’s apps, and comparative quality tests against models from OpenAI, Microsoft, and Google. [Developing. This article will be updated.]