Canva Paused AI Rollout After 75M Users, Cut Costs 90%

After launching Canva AI 2.0 in April, users reached 75 million, causing a sharp rise in costs and server load. Canva paused the rollout, reworked models, and cut task cost by nearly 90%, making them 5 times faster and 30 times cheaper.

• Canva AI 2.0 launched in April and attracted 75 million users
• Rollout paused due to rising costs and server load
• Task cost cut by nearly 90%, models 5 times faster
• Over 120 researchers work on AI models inside Canva