# Canva’s new image model plans layouts before generating pictures

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/canvas-first-ai-image-model-plans-designs-before-generating-them/
- Published: 2026-10-22T21:51:25+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-22T22:15:05+00:00
- Original publisher: The Verge
- Original article: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1017151/canva-craft-in-house-ai-model
- Topics: AI, Technology

## Key points

- Canva Craft plans designs before generating images.
- It supports up to 2K resolution and over 30 aspect ratios.
- The model is available globally through Canva’s Dream Lab.

## Summary

Canva has launched Canva Craft, its first in-house image generation model, which plans a design before producing an image. The company says this two-stage approach improves precision, consistency and control, particularly for images that need readable text or carefully placed objects.

Craft can generate images at up to 2K resolution in more than 30 aspect ratios, for uses including marketing, social media, realistic scenes and digital art. Canva says it trained the model on millions of human-made templates; it ranks fourth on Design Arena’s image-generation leaderboard and is available globally through Dream Lab. The company also plans support for AI agents through the Model Context Protocol and faster versions of the model.

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