Canvas

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What is an AI Interactive Workspace?

An interactive workspace (called "Artifacts" or "Canvas" depending on the tool) is a side panel next to your chat where the AI can create and display documents, code, charts, and other content that you can directly edit, iterate on, and export. Instead of getting a long response buried in the chat thread, you get a live, editable document that you and the AI can refine together in real time.

Common use cases
  • Writing and editing long documents, articles, or emails collaboratively with the AI
  • Generating and iterating on code with a live preview
  • Creating presentations, diagrams, or data visualizations that you can export and share

Gemini Canvas

Content types

Docs, code, web pages, infographics, quizzes, flashcards, audio

Code preview

Live HTML/React preview

Audio content

Audio Overviews (podcast style)

Quiz generation

Yes, with scoring and hints

Export

Google Docs, Google Colab

Section editing

Highlight to edit

Free access

Yes

ChatGPT Canvas

Content types

Documents and code

Code preview

Python execution, code review

Audio content

No

Quiz generation

No

Export

Copy

Section editing

Highlight to edit

Free access

Yes

Claude Artifacts

Content types

Docs, code, React apps, diagrams

Code preview

Live React, HTML, SVG rendering

Audio content

No

Quiz generation

No

Export

Copy

Section editing

No

Free access

Yes