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‘Serious competitor:’ Does Canva’s new AI model match global giants?

The Australian Financial Review (AFR) •
October 23, 2026 • 05:05 AM
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Canva launched its new AI image model on Friday, claiming it betters Google and almost matches OpenAI, we put it to the test with three tasks to see how they compare.

‘Serious competitor:’ Does Canva’s new AI model match global giants?

Big claims are commonplace in artificial intelligence, so when Australia’s biggest tech company, Canva, claimed to have trumped the efforts of global giants such as Google and Microsoft with its image generation model, we decided to put it to the test.

Canva released its first in-house model , called Craft on Friday. It says its research arm is “the world’s second most advanced AI lab for image generation,” and it has been ranked only behind three models from ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, by independent website Design Arena.

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