Canva Restricts AI Generations to One Per Month With Poor Support
A Canva user describes being limited to a single AI generation per month, finding the AI feature unresponsive to instructions, and receiving inadequate support when the AI output fails. The combination of a tight usage quota and unreliable assistance leaves users unable to accomplish basic AI-assisted design tasks.
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