Google Widens AI Design Tool Google Pics to 4 Workspace Tiers, Challenging Canva

3 articles · Updated · Android Police · Sep 1

Google Pics became widely available Tuesday as both a standalone app at pics.new and a Google Workspace tool, expanding the AI design product first unveiled at I/O 2026 in May.
The service lets users generate graphics from prompts or edit uploaded images from Drive, Photos, or local devices, with object segmentation and in-design translation aimed at reducing what Google calls "prompt-and-pray."
Access starts with four Workspace plans—Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Standard and Enterprise Plus—along with Google AI Pro for Education and Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers, with rollout continuing over the next few weeks.
Google is positioning Pics against Canva by targeting no-training-needed design work, though the new tool still offers less manual design freedom than Canva's more flexible editor.
The launch also deepens Workspace integration: Pics starts in Drive and Slides and is slated to reach Google Docs later, extending Google's push into everyday business design tasks.