diff --git a/mediapipe/tasks/web/audio/audio_classifier/audio_classifier.ts b/mediapipe/tasks/web/audio/audio_classifier/audio_classifier.ts
index 4e14ae437..907461d01 100644
--- a/mediapipe/tasks/web/audio/audio_classifier/audio_classifier.ts
+++ b/mediapipe/tasks/web/audio/audio_classifier/audio_classifier.ts
@@ -60,9 +60,8 @@ export class AudioClassifier extends AudioTaskRunner<AudioClassifierResult[]> {
   static createFromOptions(
       wasmFileset: WasmFileset, audioClassifierOptions: AudioClassifierOptions):
       Promise<AudioClassifier> {
-    return AudioTaskRunner.createInstance(
-        AudioClassifier, /* initializeCanvas= */ false, wasmFileset,
-        audioClassifierOptions);
+    return AudioTaskRunner.createAudioInstance(
+        AudioClassifier, wasmFileset, audioClassifierOptions);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -75,9 +74,8 @@ export class AudioClassifier extends AudioTaskRunner<AudioClassifierResult[]> {
   static createFromModelBuffer(
       wasmFileset: WasmFileset,
       modelAssetBuffer: Uint8Array): Promise<AudioClassifier> {
-    return AudioTaskRunner.createInstance(
-        AudioClassifier, /* initializeCanvas= */ false, wasmFileset,
-        {baseOptions: {modelAssetBuffer}});
+    return AudioTaskRunner.createAudioInstance(
+        AudioClassifier, wasmFileset, {baseOptions: {modelAssetBuffer}});
   }
 
   /**
@@ -91,7 +89,7 @@ export class AudioClassifier extends AudioTaskRunner<AudioClassifierResult[]> {
       wasmFileset: WasmFileset,
       modelAssetPath: string): Promise<AudioClassifier> {
     return AudioTaskRunner.createInstance(
-        AudioClassifier, /* initializeCanvas= */ false, wasmFileset,
+        AudioClassifier, /* canvas= */ null, wasmFileset,
         {baseOptions: {modelAssetPath}});
   }
 
diff --git a/mediapipe/tasks/web/audio/audio_embedder/audio_embedder.ts b/mediapipe/tasks/web/audio/audio_embedder/audio_embedder.ts
index e6d659b9b..35531382a 100644
--- a/mediapipe/tasks/web/audio/audio_embedder/audio_embedder.ts
+++ b/mediapipe/tasks/web/audio/audio_embedder/audio_embedder.ts
@@ -60,9 +60,8 @@ export class AudioEmbedder extends AudioTaskRunner<AudioEmbedderResult[]> {
   static createFromOptions(
       wasmFileset: WasmFileset,
       audioEmbedderOptions: AudioEmbedderOptions): Promise<AudioEmbedder> {
-    return AudioTaskRunner.createInstance(
-        AudioEmbedder, /* initializeCanvas= */ false, wasmFileset,
-        audioEmbedderOptions);
+    return AudioTaskRunner.createAudioInstance(
+        AudioEmbedder, wasmFileset, audioEmbedderOptions);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -75,9 +74,8 @@ export class AudioEmbedder extends AudioTaskRunner<AudioEmbedderResult[]> {
   static createFromModelBuffer(
       wasmFileset: WasmFileset,
       modelAssetBuffer: Uint8Array): Promise<AudioEmbedder> {
-    return AudioTaskRunner.createInstance(
-        AudioEmbedder, /* initializeCanvas= */ false, wasmFileset,
-        {baseOptions: {modelAssetBuffer}});
+    return AudioTaskRunner.createAudioInstance(
+        AudioEmbedder, wasmFileset, {baseOptions: {modelAssetBuffer}});
   }
 
   /**
@@ -90,9 +88,8 @@ export class AudioEmbedder extends AudioTaskRunner<AudioEmbedderResult[]> {
   static createFromModelPath(
       wasmFileset: WasmFileset,
       modelAssetPath: string): Promise<AudioEmbedder> {
-    return AudioTaskRunner.createInstance(
-        AudioEmbedder, /* initializeCanvas= */ false, wasmFileset,
-        {baseOptions: {modelAssetPath}});
+    return AudioTaskRunner.createAudioInstance(
+        AudioEmbedder, wasmFileset, {baseOptions: {modelAssetPath}});
   }
 
   /** @hideconstructor */
diff --git a/mediapipe/tasks/web/audio/core/BUILD b/mediapipe/tasks/web/audio/core/BUILD
index cea689838..9b4219313 100644
--- a/mediapipe/tasks/web/audio/core/BUILD
+++ b/mediapipe/tasks/web/audio/core/BUILD
@@ -7,5 +7,9 @@ package(default_visibility = ["//mediapipe/tasks:internal"])
 mediapipe_ts_library(
     name = "audio_task_runner",
     srcs = ["audio_task_runner.ts"],
-    deps = ["//mediapipe/tasks/web/core:task_runner"],
+    deps = [
+        "//mediapipe/tasks/web/core",
+        "//mediapipe/tasks/web/core:task_runner",
+        "//mediapipe/web/graph_runner:graph_runner_ts",
+    ],
 )
diff --git a/mediapipe/tasks/web/audio/core/audio_task_runner.ts b/mediapipe/tasks/web/audio/core/audio_task_runner.ts
index 2c327f1ab..7462a31fa 100644
--- a/mediapipe/tasks/web/audio/core/audio_task_runner.ts
+++ b/mediapipe/tasks/web/audio/core/audio_task_runner.ts
@@ -15,11 +15,22 @@
  */
 
 import {TaskRunner} from '../../../../tasks/web/core/task_runner';
+import {TaskRunnerOptions} from '../../../../tasks/web/core/task_runner_options';
+import {WasmFileset} from '../../../../tasks/web/core/wasm_fileset';
+import {WasmMediaPipeConstructor} from '../../../../web/graph_runner/graph_runner';
+
 
 /** Base class for all MediaPipe Audio Tasks. */
 export abstract class AudioTaskRunner<T> extends TaskRunner {
   private defaultSampleRate = 48000;
 
+  protected static async createAudioInstance<T, I extends AudioTaskRunner<T>>(
+      type: WasmMediaPipeConstructor<I>, fileset: WasmFileset,
+      options: TaskRunnerOptions): Promise<I> {
+    return TaskRunner.createInstance(
+        type, /* canvas= */ null, fileset, options);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Sets the sample rate for API calls that omit an explicit sample rate.
    * `48000` is used as a default if this method is not called.
diff --git a/mediapipe/tasks/web/core/task_runner.ts b/mediapipe/tasks/web/core/task_runner.ts
index 68208c970..8f69423fb 100644
--- a/mediapipe/tasks/web/core/task_runner.ts
+++ b/mediapipe/tasks/web/core/task_runner.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ const NO_ASSETS = undefined;
 
 // tslint:disable-next-line:enforce-name-casing
 const CachedGraphRunnerType = SupportModelResourcesGraphService(GraphRunner);
+
 /**
  * An implementation of the GraphRunner that exposes the resource graph
  * service.
@@ -42,7 +43,8 @@ export class CachedGraphRunner extends CachedGraphRunnerType {}
  * @return A fully instantiated instance of `T`.
  */
 export async function createTaskRunner<T extends TaskRunner>(
-    type: WasmMediaPipeConstructor<T>, initializeCanvas: boolean,
+    type: WasmMediaPipeConstructor<T>,
+    canvas: HTMLCanvasElement|OffscreenCanvas|null|undefined,
     fileset: WasmFileset, options: TaskRunnerOptions): Promise<T> {
   const fileLocator: FileLocator = {
     locateFile() {
@@ -51,12 +53,6 @@ export async function createTaskRunner<T extends TaskRunner>(
     }
   };
 
-  // Initialize a canvas if requested. If OffscreenCanvas is available, we
-  // let the graph runner initialize it by passing `undefined`.
-  const canvas = initializeCanvas ? (typeof OffscreenCanvas === 'undefined' ?
-                                         document.createElement('canvas') :
-                                         undefined) :
-                                    null;
   const instance = await createMediaPipeLib(
       type, fileset.wasmLoaderPath, NO_ASSETS, canvas, fileLocator);
   await instance.setOptions(options);
@@ -75,9 +71,10 @@ export abstract class TaskRunner {
    * @return A fully instantiated instance of `T`.
    */
   protected static async createInstance<T extends TaskRunner>(
-      type: WasmMediaPipeConstructor<T>, initializeCanvas: boolean,
+      type: WasmMediaPipeConstructor<T>,
+      canvas: HTMLCanvasElement|OffscreenCanvas|null|undefined,
       fileset: WasmFileset, options: TaskRunnerOptions): Promise<T> {
-    return createTaskRunner(type, initializeCanvas, fileset, options);
+    return createTaskRunner(type, canvas, fileset, options);
   }
 
   /** @hideconstructor protected */
diff --git a/mediapipe/tasks/web/text/text_classifier/text_classifier.ts b/mediapipe/tasks/web/text/text_classifier/text_classifier.ts
index 2495bf5a9..e9a2940d0 100644
--- a/mediapipe/tasks/web/text/text_classifier/text_classifier.ts
+++ b/mediapipe/tasks/web/text/text_classifier/text_classifier.ts
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export class TextClassifier extends TaskRunner {
       wasmFileset: WasmFileset,
       textClassifierOptions: TextClassifierOptions): Promise<TextClassifier> {
     return TaskRunner.createInstance(
-        TextClassifier, /* initializeCanvas= */ false, wasmFileset,
+        TextClassifier, /* canvas= */ null, wasmFileset,
         textClassifierOptions);
   }
 
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ export class TextClassifier extends TaskRunner {
       wasmFileset: WasmFileset,
       modelAssetBuffer: Uint8Array): Promise<TextClassifier> {
     return TaskRunner.createInstance(
-        TextClassifier, /* initializeCanvas= */ false, wasmFileset,
+        TextClassifier, /* canvas= */ null, wasmFileset,
         {baseOptions: {modelAssetBuffer}});
   }
 
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ export class TextClassifier extends TaskRunner {
       wasmFileset: WasmFileset,
       modelAssetPath: string): Promise<TextClassifier> {
     return TaskRunner.createInstance(
-        TextClassifier, /* initializeCanvas= */ false, wasmFileset,
+        TextClassifier, /* canvas= */ null, wasmFileset,
         {baseOptions: {modelAssetPath}});
   }
 
diff --git a/mediapipe/tasks/web/text/text_embedder/text_embedder.ts b/mediapipe/tasks/web/text/text_embedder/text_embedder.ts
index 3b7f4f7e4..66aca4a67 100644
--- a/mediapipe/tasks/web/text/text_embedder/text_embedder.ts
+++ b/mediapipe/tasks/web/text/text_embedder/text_embedder.ts
@@ -62,8 +62,7 @@ export class TextEmbedder extends TaskRunner {
       wasmFileset: WasmFileset,
       textEmbedderOptions: TextEmbedderOptions): Promise<TextEmbedder> {
     return TaskRunner.createInstance(
-        TextEmbedder, /* initializeCanvas= */ false, wasmFileset,
-        textEmbedderOptions);
+        TextEmbedder, /* canvas= */ null, wasmFileset, textEmbedderOptions);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -77,7 +76,7 @@ export class TextEmbedder extends TaskRunner {
       wasmFileset: WasmFileset,
       modelAssetBuffer: Uint8Array): Promise<TextEmbedder> {
     return TaskRunner.createInstance(
-        TextEmbedder, /* initializeCanvas= */ false, wasmFileset,
+        TextEmbedder, /* canvas= */ null, wasmFileset,
         {baseOptions: {modelAssetBuffer}});
   }
 
@@ -92,7 +91,7 @@ export class TextEmbedder extends TaskRunner {
       wasmFileset: WasmFileset,
       modelAssetPath: string): Promise<TextEmbedder> {
     return TaskRunner.createInstance(
-        TextEmbedder, /* initializeCanvas= */ false, wasmFileset,
+        TextEmbedder, /* canvas= */ null, wasmFileset,
         {baseOptions: {modelAssetPath}});
   }
 
diff --git a/mediapipe/tasks/web/vision/core/vision_task_options.d.ts b/mediapipe/tasks/web/vision/core/vision_task_options.d.ts
index 44b1660ff..72bc2efb1 100644
--- a/mediapipe/tasks/web/vision/core/vision_task_options.d.ts
+++ b/mediapipe/tasks/web/vision/core/vision_task_options.d.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,14 @@ export type RunningMode = 'IMAGE'|'VIDEO';
 
 /** The options for configuring a MediaPipe vision task. */
 export declare interface VisionTaskOptions extends TaskRunnerOptions {
+  /**
+   * The canvas element to bind textures to. This has to be set for GPU
+   * processing. The task will initialize a WebGL context and throw an eror if
+   * this fails (e.g. if you have already initialized a different type of
+   * context).
+   */
+  canvas?: HTMLCanvasElement|OffscreenCanvas;
+
   /**
    * The running mode of the task. Default to the image mode.
    * Vision tasks have two running modes:
diff --git a/mediapipe/tasks/web/vision/core/vision_task_runner.test.ts b/mediapipe/tasks/web/vision/core/vision_task_runner.test.ts
index 4eb51afdb..59e932972 100644
--- a/mediapipe/tasks/web/vision/core/vision_task_runner.test.ts
+++ b/mediapipe/tasks/web/vision/core/vision_task_runner.test.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ const IMAGE = {} as unknown as HTMLImageElement;
 const TIMESTAMP = 42;
 
 class VisionTaskRunnerFake extends VisionTaskRunner {
+  override graphRunner!: VisionGraphRunner;
+
   baseOptions = new BaseOptionsProto();
   fakeGraphRunner: jasmine.SpyObj<VisionGraphRunner>;
   expectedImageSource?: ImageSource;
@@ -46,7 +48,7 @@ class VisionTaskRunnerFake extends VisionTaskRunner {
         jasmine.createSpyObj<VisionGraphRunner>([
           'addProtoToStream', 'addGpuBufferAsImageToStream',
           'setAutoRenderToScreen', 'registerModelResourcesGraphService',
-          'finishProcessing'
+          'finishProcessing', 'wasmModule'
         ]),
         IMAGE_STREAM, NORM_RECT_STREAM, roiAllowed);
 
@@ -72,7 +74,7 @@ class VisionTaskRunnerFake extends VisionTaskRunner {
           expect(imageSource).toBe(this.expectedImageSource!);
         });
 
-    // SetOptions with a modelAssetBuffer runs synchonously
+    // SetOptions with a modelAssetBuffer runs synchronously
     void this.setOptions({baseOptions: {modelAssetBuffer: new Uint8Array([])}});
   }
 
@@ -165,6 +167,24 @@ describe('VisionTaskRunner', () => {
     }).toThrowError(/Task is not initialized with video mode./);
   });
 
+  it('validates that the canvas cannot be changed', async () => {
+    if (typeof OffscreenCanvas === 'undefined') {
+      console.log('Test is not supported under Node.');
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const visionTaskRunner = new VisionTaskRunnerFake();
+    const canvas = new OffscreenCanvas(1, 1);
+    visionTaskRunner.graphRunner.wasmModule.canvas = canvas;
+    expect(() => {
+      visionTaskRunner.setOptions({canvas});
+    }).not.toThrow();
+
+    expect(() => {
+      visionTaskRunner.setOptions({canvas: new OffscreenCanvas(2, 2)});
+    }).toThrowError(/You must create a new task to reset the canvas./);
+  });
+
   it('sends packets to graph', async () => {
     const visionTaskRunner = new VisionTaskRunnerFake();
     await visionTaskRunner.setOptions({runningMode: 'VIDEO'});
diff --git a/mediapipe/tasks/web/vision/core/vision_task_runner.ts b/mediapipe/tasks/web/vision/core/vision_task_runner.ts
index f19b9f2df..9abbf0978 100644
--- a/mediapipe/tasks/web/vision/core/vision_task_runner.ts
+++ b/mediapipe/tasks/web/vision/core/vision_task_runner.ts
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@
 
 import {NormalizedRect} from '../../../../framework/formats/rect_pb';
 import {TaskRunner} from '../../../../tasks/web/core/task_runner';
+import {WasmFileset} from '../../../../tasks/web/core/wasm_fileset';
 import {ImageProcessingOptions} from '../../../../tasks/web/vision/core/image_processing_options';
-import {GraphRunner, ImageSource} from '../../../../web/graph_runner/graph_runner';
+import {GraphRunner, ImageSource, WasmMediaPipeConstructor} from '../../../../web/graph_runner/graph_runner';
 import {SupportImage, WasmImage} from '../../../../web/graph_runner/graph_runner_image_lib';
 import {SupportModelResourcesGraphService} from '../../../../web/graph_runner/register_model_resources_graph_service';
 
@@ -32,8 +33,33 @@ export class VisionGraphRunner extends GraphRunnerVisionType {}
 // The OSS JS API does not support the builder pattern.
 // tslint:disable:jspb-use-builder-pattern
 
+
+/**
+ * Creates a canvas for a MediaPipe vision task. Returns `undefined` if the
+ * GraphRunner should create its own canvas.
+ */
+function createCanvas(): HTMLCanvasElement|OffscreenCanvas|undefined {
+  // Returns an HTML canvas or `undefined` if OffscreenCanvas is available
+  // (since the graph runner can initialize its own OffscreenCanvas).
+  return typeof OffscreenCanvas === 'undefined' ?
+      document.createElement('canvas') :
+      undefined;
+}
+
 /** Base class for all MediaPipe Vision Tasks. */
 export abstract class VisionTaskRunner extends TaskRunner {
+  protected static async createVisionInstance<T extends VisionTaskRunner>(
+      type: WasmMediaPipeConstructor<T>, fileset: WasmFileset,
+      options: VisionTaskOptions): Promise<T> {
+    if (options.baseOptions?.delegate === 'GPU') {
+      if (!options.canvas) {
+        throw new Error('You must specify a canvas for GPU processing.');
+      }
+    }
+    const canvas = options.canvas ?? createCanvas();
+    return TaskRunner.createInstance(type, canvas, fileset, options);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Constructor to initialize a `VisionTaskRunner`.
    *
@@ -62,6 +88,13 @@ export abstract class VisionTaskRunner extends TaskRunner {
           !!options.runningMode && options.runningMode !== 'IMAGE';
       this.baseOptions.setUseStreamMode(useStreamMode);
     }
+
+    if ('canvas' in options) {
+      if (this.graphRunner.wasmModule.canvas !== options.canvas) {
+        throw new Error('You must create a new task to reset the canvas.');
+      }
+    }
+
     return super.applyOptions(options);
   }
 
diff --git a/mediapipe/tasks/web/vision/face_stylizer/face_stylizer.ts b/mediapipe/tasks/web/vision/face_stylizer/face_stylizer.ts
index 47a4ffdfd..262b20434 100644
--- a/mediapipe/tasks/web/vision/face_stylizer/face_stylizer.ts
+++ b/mediapipe/tasks/web/vision/face_stylizer/face_stylizer.ts
@@ -58,9 +58,8 @@ export class FaceStylizer extends VisionTaskRunner {
   static createFromOptions(
       wasmFileset: WasmFileset,
       faceStylizerOptions: FaceStylizerOptions): Promise<FaceStylizer> {
-    return VisionTaskRunner.createInstance(
-        FaceStylizer, /* initializeCanvas= */ true, wasmFileset,
-        faceStylizerOptions);
+    return VisionTaskRunner.createVisionInstance(
+        FaceStylizer, wasmFileset, faceStylizerOptions);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -73,9 +72,8 @@ export class FaceStylizer extends VisionTaskRunner {
   static createFromModelBuffer(
       wasmFileset: WasmFileset,
       modelAssetBuffer: Uint8Array): Promise<FaceStylizer> {
-    return VisionTaskRunner.createInstance(
-        FaceStylizer, /* initializeCanvas= */ true, wasmFileset,
-        {baseOptions: {modelAssetBuffer}});
+    return VisionTaskRunner.createVisionInstance(
+        FaceStylizer, wasmFileset, {baseOptions: {modelAssetBuffer}});
   }
 
   /**
@@ -88,9 +86,8 @@ export class FaceStylizer extends VisionTaskRunner {
   static createFromModelPath(
       wasmFileset: WasmFileset,
       modelAssetPath: string): Promise<FaceStylizer> {
-    return VisionTaskRunner.createInstance(
-        FaceStylizer, /* initializeCanvas= */ true, wasmFileset,
-        {baseOptions: {modelAssetPath}});
+    return VisionTaskRunner.createVisionInstance(
+        FaceStylizer, wasmFileset, {baseOptions: {modelAssetPath}});
   }
 
   /** @hideconstructor */
diff --git a/mediapipe/tasks/web/vision/gesture_recognizer/gesture_recognizer.ts b/mediapipe/tasks/web/vision/gesture_recognizer/gesture_recognizer.ts
index 3271191ca..4927d3632 100644
--- a/mediapipe/tasks/web/vision/gesture_recognizer/gesture_recognizer.ts
+++ b/mediapipe/tasks/web/vision/gesture_recognizer/gesture_recognizer.ts
@@ -85,9 +85,8 @@ export class GestureRecognizer extends VisionTaskRunner {
       wasmFileset: WasmFileset,
       gestureRecognizerOptions: GestureRecognizerOptions):
       Promise<GestureRecognizer> {
-    return VisionTaskRunner.createInstance(
-        GestureRecognizer, /* initializeCanvas= */ true, wasmFileset,
-        gestureRecognizerOptions);
+    return VisionTaskRunner.createVisionInstance(
+        GestureRecognizer, wasmFileset, gestureRecognizerOptions);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -100,9 +99,8 @@ export class GestureRecognizer extends VisionTaskRunner {
   static createFromModelBuffer(
       wasmFileset: WasmFileset,
       modelAssetBuffer: Uint8Array): Promise<GestureRecognizer> {
-    return VisionTaskRunner.createInstance(
-        GestureRecognizer, /* initializeCanvas= */ true, wasmFileset,
-        {baseOptions: {modelAssetBuffer}});
+    return VisionTaskRunner.createVisionInstance(
+        GestureRecognizer, wasmFileset, {baseOptions: {modelAssetBuffer}});
   }
 
   /**
@@ -115,9 +113,8 @@ export class GestureRecognizer extends VisionTaskRunner {
   static createFromModelPath(
       wasmFileset: WasmFileset,
       modelAssetPath: string): Promise<GestureRecognizer> {
-    return VisionTaskRunner.createInstance(
-        GestureRecognizer, /* initializeCanvas= */ true, wasmFileset,
-        {baseOptions: {modelAssetPath}});
+    return VisionTaskRunner.createVisionInstance(
+        GestureRecognizer, wasmFileset, {baseOptions: {modelAssetPath}});
   }
 
   /** @hideconstructor */
diff --git a/mediapipe/tasks/web/vision/hand_landmarker/hand_landmarker.ts b/mediapipe/tasks/web/vision/hand_landmarker/hand_landmarker.ts
index 32684faff..1978bb061 100644
--- a/mediapipe/tasks/web/vision/hand_landmarker/hand_landmarker.ts
+++ b/mediapipe/tasks/web/vision/hand_landmarker/hand_landmarker.ts
@@ -75,9 +75,8 @@ export class HandLandmarker extends VisionTaskRunner {
   static createFromOptions(
       wasmFileset: WasmFileset,
       handLandmarkerOptions: HandLandmarkerOptions): Promise<HandLandmarker> {
-    return VisionTaskRunner.createInstance(
-        HandLandmarker, /* initializeCanvas= */ true, wasmFileset,
-        handLandmarkerOptions);
+    return VisionTaskRunner.createVisionInstance(
+        HandLandmarker, wasmFileset, handLandmarkerOptions);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -90,9 +89,8 @@ export class HandLandmarker extends VisionTaskRunner {
   static createFromModelBuffer(
       wasmFileset: WasmFileset,
       modelAssetBuffer: Uint8Array): Promise<HandLandmarker> {
-    return VisionTaskRunner.createInstance(
-        HandLandmarker, /* initializeCanvas= */ true, wasmFileset,
-        {baseOptions: {modelAssetBuffer}});
+    return VisionTaskRunner.createVisionInstance(
+        HandLandmarker, wasmFileset, {baseOptions: {modelAssetBuffer}});
   }
 
   /**
@@ -105,9 +103,8 @@ export class HandLandmarker extends VisionTaskRunner {
   static createFromModelPath(
       wasmFileset: WasmFileset,
       modelAssetPath: string): Promise<HandLandmarker> {
-    return VisionTaskRunner.createInstance(
-        HandLandmarker, /* initializeCanvas= */ true, wasmFileset,
-        {baseOptions: {modelAssetPath}});
+    return VisionTaskRunner.createVisionInstance(
+        HandLandmarker, wasmFileset, {baseOptions: {modelAssetPath}});
   }
 
   /** @hideconstructor */
diff --git a/mediapipe/tasks/web/vision/image_classifier/image_classifier.ts b/mediapipe/tasks/web/vision/image_classifier/image_classifier.ts
index 70ce93aff..5cd690816 100644
--- a/mediapipe/tasks/web/vision/image_classifier/image_classifier.ts
+++ b/mediapipe/tasks/web/vision/image_classifier/image_classifier.ts
@@ -60,9 +60,8 @@ export class ImageClassifier extends VisionTaskRunner {
   static createFromOptions(
       wasmFileset: WasmFileset, imageClassifierOptions: ImageClassifierOptions):
       Promise<ImageClassifier> {
-    return VisionTaskRunner.createInstance(
-        ImageClassifier, /* initializeCanvas= */ true, wasmFileset,
-        imageClassifierOptions);
+    return VisionTaskRunner.createVisionInstance(
+        ImageClassifier, wasmFileset, imageClassifierOptions);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -75,9 +74,8 @@ export class ImageClassifier extends VisionTaskRunner {
   static createFromModelBuffer(
       wasmFileset: WasmFileset,
       modelAssetBuffer: Uint8Array): Promise<ImageClassifier> {
-    return VisionTaskRunner.createInstance(
-        ImageClassifier, /* initializeCanvas= */ true, wasmFileset,
-        {baseOptions: {modelAssetBuffer}});
+    return VisionTaskRunner.createVisionInstance(
+        ImageClassifier, wasmFileset, {baseOptions: {modelAssetBuffer}});
   }
 
   /**
@@ -90,9 +88,8 @@ export class ImageClassifier extends VisionTaskRunner {
   static createFromModelPath(
       wasmFileset: WasmFileset,
       modelAssetPath: string): Promise<ImageClassifier> {
-    return VisionTaskRunner.createInstance(
-        ImageClassifier, /* initializeCanvas= */ true, wasmFileset,
-        {baseOptions: {modelAssetPath}});
+    return VisionTaskRunner.createVisionInstance(
+        ImageClassifier, wasmFileset, {baseOptions: {modelAssetPath}});
   }
 
   /** @hideconstructor */
diff --git a/mediapipe/tasks/web/vision/image_embedder/image_embedder.ts b/mediapipe/tasks/web/vision/image_embedder/image_embedder.ts
index 0c7d8866b..229647e47 100644
--- a/mediapipe/tasks/web/vision/image_embedder/image_embedder.ts
+++ b/mediapipe/tasks/web/vision/image_embedder/image_embedder.ts
@@ -63,9 +63,8 @@ export class ImageEmbedder extends VisionTaskRunner {
   static createFromOptions(
       wasmFileset: WasmFileset,
       imageEmbedderOptions: ImageEmbedderOptions): Promise<ImageEmbedder> {
-    return VisionTaskRunner.createInstance(
-        ImageEmbedder, /* initializeCanvas= */ true, wasmFileset,
-        imageEmbedderOptions);
+    return VisionTaskRunner.createVisionInstance(
+        ImageEmbedder, wasmFileset, imageEmbedderOptions);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -78,9 +77,8 @@ export class ImageEmbedder extends VisionTaskRunner {
   static createFromModelBuffer(
       wasmFileset: WasmFileset,
       modelAssetBuffer: Uint8Array): Promise<ImageEmbedder> {
-    return VisionTaskRunner.createInstance(
-        ImageEmbedder, /* initializeCanvas= */ true, wasmFileset,
-        {baseOptions: {modelAssetBuffer}});
+    return VisionTaskRunner.createVisionInstance(
+        ImageEmbedder, wasmFileset, {baseOptions: {modelAssetBuffer}});
   }
 
   /**
@@ -93,9 +91,8 @@ export class ImageEmbedder extends VisionTaskRunner {
   static createFromModelPath(
       wasmFileset: WasmFileset,
       modelAssetPath: string): Promise<ImageEmbedder> {
-    return VisionTaskRunner.createInstance(
-        ImageEmbedder, /* initializeCanvas= */ true, wasmFileset,
-        {baseOptions: {modelAssetPath}});
+    return VisionTaskRunner.createVisionInstance(
+        ImageEmbedder, wasmFileset, {baseOptions: {modelAssetPath}});
   }
 
   /** @hideconstructor */
diff --git a/mediapipe/tasks/web/vision/image_segmenter/image_segmenter.ts b/mediapipe/tasks/web/vision/image_segmenter/image_segmenter.ts
index cb192b0ce..3690fd855 100644
--- a/mediapipe/tasks/web/vision/image_segmenter/image_segmenter.ts
+++ b/mediapipe/tasks/web/vision/image_segmenter/image_segmenter.ts
@@ -64,9 +64,8 @@ export class ImageSegmenter extends VisionTaskRunner {
   static createFromOptions(
       wasmFileset: WasmFileset,
       imageSegmenterOptions: ImageSegmenterOptions): Promise<ImageSegmenter> {
-    return VisionTaskRunner.createInstance(
-        ImageSegmenter, /* initializeCanvas= */ true, wasmFileset,
-        imageSegmenterOptions);
+    return VisionTaskRunner.createVisionInstance(
+        ImageSegmenter, wasmFileset, imageSegmenterOptions);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -79,9 +78,8 @@ export class ImageSegmenter extends VisionTaskRunner {
   static createFromModelBuffer(
       wasmFileset: WasmFileset,
       modelAssetBuffer: Uint8Array): Promise<ImageSegmenter> {
-    return VisionTaskRunner.createInstance(
-        ImageSegmenter, /* initializeCanvas= */ true, wasmFileset,
-        {baseOptions: {modelAssetBuffer}});
+    return VisionTaskRunner.createVisionInstance(
+        ImageSegmenter, wasmFileset, {baseOptions: {modelAssetBuffer}});
   }
 
   /**
@@ -94,9 +92,8 @@ export class ImageSegmenter extends VisionTaskRunner {
   static createFromModelPath(
       wasmFileset: WasmFileset,
       modelAssetPath: string): Promise<ImageSegmenter> {
-    return VisionTaskRunner.createInstance(
-        ImageSegmenter, /* initializeCanvas= */ true, wasmFileset,
-        {baseOptions: {modelAssetPath}});
+    return VisionTaskRunner.createVisionInstance(
+        ImageSegmenter, wasmFileset, {baseOptions: {modelAssetPath}});
   }
 
   /** @hideconstructor */
diff --git a/mediapipe/tasks/web/vision/interactive_segmenter/interactive_segmenter.ts b/mediapipe/tasks/web/vision/interactive_segmenter/interactive_segmenter.ts
index 1499a4c0c..ddcc7e592 100644
--- a/mediapipe/tasks/web/vision/interactive_segmenter/interactive_segmenter.ts
+++ b/mediapipe/tasks/web/vision/interactive_segmenter/interactive_segmenter.ts
@@ -87,9 +87,8 @@ export class InteractiveSegmenter extends VisionTaskRunner {
       wasmFileset: WasmFileset,
       interactiveSegmenterOptions: InteractiveSegmenterOptions):
       Promise<InteractiveSegmenter> {
-    return VisionTaskRunner.createInstance(
-        InteractiveSegmenter, /* initializeCanvas= */ true, wasmFileset,
-        interactiveSegmenterOptions);
+    return VisionTaskRunner.createVisionInstance(
+        InteractiveSegmenter, wasmFileset, interactiveSegmenterOptions);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -103,9 +102,8 @@ export class InteractiveSegmenter extends VisionTaskRunner {
   static createFromModelBuffer(
       wasmFileset: WasmFileset,
       modelAssetBuffer: Uint8Array): Promise<InteractiveSegmenter> {
-    return VisionTaskRunner.createInstance(
-        InteractiveSegmenter, /* initializeCanvas= */ true, wasmFileset,
-        {baseOptions: {modelAssetBuffer}});
+    return VisionTaskRunner.createVisionInstance(
+        InteractiveSegmenter, wasmFileset, {baseOptions: {modelAssetBuffer}});
   }
 
   /**
@@ -119,9 +117,8 @@ export class InteractiveSegmenter extends VisionTaskRunner {
   static createFromModelPath(
       wasmFileset: WasmFileset,
       modelAssetPath: string): Promise<InteractiveSegmenter> {
-    return VisionTaskRunner.createInstance(
-        InteractiveSegmenter, /* initializeCanvas= */ true, wasmFileset,
-        {baseOptions: {modelAssetPath}});
+    return VisionTaskRunner.createVisionInstance(
+        InteractiveSegmenter, wasmFileset, {baseOptions: {modelAssetPath}});
   }
 
   /** @hideconstructor */
diff --git a/mediapipe/tasks/web/vision/object_detector/object_detector.ts b/mediapipe/tasks/web/vision/object_detector/object_detector.ts
index a65b64e91..42b62c9e2 100644
--- a/mediapipe/tasks/web/vision/object_detector/object_detector.ts
+++ b/mediapipe/tasks/web/vision/object_detector/object_detector.ts
@@ -59,9 +59,8 @@ export class ObjectDetector extends VisionTaskRunner {
   static createFromOptions(
       wasmFileset: WasmFileset,
       objectDetectorOptions: ObjectDetectorOptions): Promise<ObjectDetector> {
-    return VisionTaskRunner.createInstance(
-        ObjectDetector, /* initializeCanvas= */ true, wasmFileset,
-        objectDetectorOptions);
+    return VisionTaskRunner.createVisionInstance(
+        ObjectDetector, wasmFileset, objectDetectorOptions);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -74,9 +73,8 @@ export class ObjectDetector extends VisionTaskRunner {
   static createFromModelBuffer(
       wasmFileset: WasmFileset,
       modelAssetBuffer: Uint8Array): Promise<ObjectDetector> {
-    return VisionTaskRunner.createInstance(
-        ObjectDetector, /* initializeCanvas= */ true, wasmFileset,
-        {baseOptions: {modelAssetBuffer}});
+    return VisionTaskRunner.createVisionInstance(
+        ObjectDetector, wasmFileset, {baseOptions: {modelAssetBuffer}});
   }
 
   /**
@@ -89,9 +87,8 @@ export class ObjectDetector extends VisionTaskRunner {
   static async createFromModelPath(
       wasmFileset: WasmFileset,
       modelAssetPath: string): Promise<ObjectDetector> {
-    return VisionTaskRunner.createInstance(
-        ObjectDetector, /* initializeCanvas= */ true, wasmFileset,
-        {baseOptions: {modelAssetPath}});
+    return VisionTaskRunner.createVisionInstance(
+        ObjectDetector, wasmFileset, {baseOptions: {modelAssetPath}});
   }
 
   /** @hideconstructor */
diff --git a/mediapipe/web/graph_runner/graph_runner.ts b/mediapipe/web/graph_runner/graph_runner.ts
index e2b1684a0..afa9c7ebb 100644
--- a/mediapipe/web/graph_runner/graph_runner.ts
+++ b/mediapipe/web/graph_runner/graph_runner.ts
@@ -352,10 +352,15 @@ export class GraphRunner {
     } else {
       this.wasmModule._bindTextureToStream(streamNamePtr);
     }
-    const gl: any =
-        this.wasmModule.canvas.getContext('webgl2') ||
-        this.wasmModule.canvas.getContext('webgl');
-    console.assert(gl);
+    const gl =
+        (this.wasmModule.canvas.getContext('webgl2') ||
+         this.wasmModule.canvas.getContext('webgl')) as WebGL2RenderingContext |
+        WebGLRenderingContext | null;
+    if (!gl) {
+      throw new Error(
+          'Failed to obtain WebGL context from the provided canvas. ' +
+          '`getContext()` should only be invoked with `webgl` or `webgl2`.');
+    }
     gl.texImage2D(
         gl.TEXTURE_2D, 0, gl.RGBA, gl.RGBA, gl.UNSIGNED_BYTE, imageSource);