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[^2]\n\nGoogle has launched Google Pics, an AI-powered design and image editing tool aimed at competing with Canva and Adobe Express. [^3]\n\nGoogle Pics functions as a prompting tool for AI creation rather than a manual design tool like Adobe Express. [^4]\n\nGoogle Pics will be built into Google Workspace, initially launching in Docs and Slides today, with plans to expand to Google Drive later. [^5]\n\nThe Google Pics product is powered by Google's Nano Banana image generation model. [^6]\n\nGoogle Pics is built on Google's prior Nano Banana offering and will be available as a standalone product and as part of Google Workspace, starting with Slides and Docs and eventually Drive. [^7]\n\nGoogle Pics is rolling out to Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers alongside most Workspace business customers. [^8]\n\nGoogle said that Google Pics includes object segmentation, which lets users isolate an object and transform it without altering other portions of the image, and that users can input text comments on specific areas to request targeted changes and execute multiple edits at once. [^9]\n\nGoogle Pics allows users to create visuals, posters, and social media graphics using simple text prompts instead of creating designs from the ground up. [^10]\n\nGoogle Pics is powered by a new model called Nano Banana from Google that generates images. [^11]\n\nGoogle Pics will be available to most Google Workspace users and all Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers. 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