Overview
- Canva unveiled the research preview on Thursday, granting early access to the first one million visitors and planning a broader rollout over the coming weeks.
- AI 2.0 turns Canva into a prompt‑driven assistant that plans tasks, calls the right tools, and produces layered, editable designs with object‑level edits and a persistent Living Memory that learns brand style over time.
- New workflow features include connectors to Gmail, Slack, Zoom, Notion, Google Drive and Calendar, web research that gathers sources into drafts, scheduled background tasks, and Canva Code 2.0 with HTML imports.
- The system runs on Canva’s proprietary design models—Proteus, Lucid Origin, and I2V—which the company claims deliver outputs up to seven times faster at much lower cost than comparable frontier models.
- Access remains included on the free tier with limits, while a new $100 per month AI Pass boosts usage for Pro and Business users, supported by a platform with about 265 million monthly users, roughly 31 million paid subscribers, and recent AI acquisitions including Leonardo AI, Simtheory, and Ortto.