Canva doubles down with OpenAI just days after launching its 2nd in-house AI model

The design scaleup has been working to cut the costs of running AI across the platform, and has now turned to one of the suppliers whose models it’s relied upon heavily to help turn a problem into a solution. The deal gives Canva broader access to OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra and GPT-5.6 models. The two companies will work on making them more economical to run, although no savings or costs were disclosed. OpenAI already powers features including Canva Code, which lets users build interactive designs, websites and apps by describing what they want. The rising cost of AI forced Canva to rethink and reshape how it’s deployed in the software business.