ChatGPT now lets you generate AI images without a subscription

ChatGPT is now letting all users experience artificial intelligence (AI) image generation, powered by OpenAI’s own Dall-E 3 AI model. The AI ​​company announced on Thursday that free ChatGPT users can now generate up to two images per day using the chatbot. Notably, the Dall-E 3 model was released by the company in September 2023 and since its launch, only ChatGPT Plus subscribers have had access to it. This is also the first time that an OpenAI image generation model has been available to a non-subscriber.

ChatGPT Free Tier users can now generate AI images

In a post on X (formerly known as Twitter), OpenAI’s official handle announced that the Dall-E 3 image generation capabilities are being expanded to even users who aren’t subscribed to the platform. The company has capped the daily limit at two images for users on the free tier, though this won’t affect the quality of the images that can be generated or the complexity of the prompt that can be used.

While OpenAI said the feature was being rolled out, Gadgets 360 had access to it at the time of writing. It may take a few days before all users can generate images on ChatGPT. Users can generate images on both the AI ​​chatbot’s web interface and on its Android and iOS apps. Notably, images can still be generated even if the GPT-4o AI model usage has reached its daily limit.

On the web interface, users can either go to the Dall-E interface using the side panel on the ChatGPT website or generate directly with ChatGPT. Dall-E 3 interface requires writing a detailed prompt with information about the angle, lighting, prompt adherence, camera and more to get the desired output.

Those who want the right image without putting in a lot of effort can instead write a general prompt on ChatGPT, and the AI ​​will rewrite a detailed prompt on your behalf to generate the image. The image editing feature, added for Plus users in April, is not available for free users.