In the present work, using pre-alloyed Ti-48Al-2Cr-2Nb powders and graphite powders with different contents as raw materials, the Ti2AlC/TiAl composites with network architecture were fabricated by spark plasma sintering (SPS). The effect of carbon content on the microstructure and mechanical properties of Ti2AlC/TiAl composites with network architecture was investigated. The results have shown that with the increasing carbon content from 0.5 wt% to 2 wt%, the network continuity of Ti2AlC particles gradually transforms from semi-continuous network into quasi-continuous and nearly-continuous network, and the network thickness transforms from 5 to 10 μm into 10∼15 μm and 20∼30 μm. The Ti2AlC/TiAl composite with 1 wt% C shows a better balance of compressive strength and ductility, which the room-temperature compressive strength is 2051 MPa and compressive strain is 30.9 %. The quasi-continuous network structural Ti2AlC particles in Ti2AlC/TiAl composite with 1 wt% C could effectively deplete the crack propagation energy by deflecting the crack, and passivate the crack to hinder further propagation, which facilitates the improvement of the strength and ductility in the Ti2AlC/TiAl composite.