AI Art Generator | Canva vs AI Photo Editor | Canva
Side-by-side comparison · Updated September 2026
| Description | Canva’s AI art tools help turn an idea into visual concepts in different styles. Describe the subject, mood and medium, then refine the generated result before using it in a design. | Canva’s AI photo editor combines crop, color and lighting adjustments with prompt-based changes, object removal and image expansion. Continue from the edited photo into a social post, presentation or other Canva design. |
| Category | Generative Art | Image Editing |
| Rating | No reviews | No reviews |
| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium |
| Starting Price | N/A | Free |
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| Tags | AI image generatortext to imageAI art generatorreference image generationimage styles | AI photo editorphoto editingMagic Editobject removalimage expansion |
| Features | ||
| Generate new images from text prompts | ||
| Use a reference photo when generating an image | ||
| Choose art styles and aspect ratios | ||
| Refine prompts and regenerate image variations | ||
| Open generated images in Canva’s editor | ||
| Generate graphics, icons, stickers and illustrations from text | ||
| Use Magic Edit, Magic Eraser and Magic Expand in the same Canva workflow | ||
| Basic crop, color and lighting adjustments | ||
| Magic Edit for prompt-based changes to an existing image | ||
| Magic Eraser for removing unwanted objects | ||
| Magic Expand for extending the image frame | ||
| Background Remover with an advertised one-use free path | ||
| Continue editing with Canva text, templates and layouts | ||
| Review and download the finished image or design | ||
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