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DALL-E / GPT Image — Review & Pricing (2026)

Image Generator

OpenAI's image generation, now powered by GPT Image 1.5

4.2
by OpenAI
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Starting Price

Free

Free Tier

Yes

API

Available

Platforms

web, api

Overview

OpenAI's image generation has evolved from DALL-E 3 to GPT Image 1.5 — a native multimodal model integrated directly into ChatGPT. DALL-E 3 API is being deprecated (May 2026). GPT Image 1.5 offers superior quality, text rendering, and style control.

Pricing Plans

Free (via ChatGPT)

Free

Rate-limited

  • Limited daily generations
  • Standard quality
Popular

ChatGPT Plus

$20/mo
$17/mo billed yearly
  • More generations
  • GPT Image 1.5
  • HD quality
  • All formats

API Pricing: GPT Image 1.5: $0.009-$0.20/image; Mini: from $0.005/image

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Best text rendering in images
  • Integrated with ChatGPT (easy to use)
  • GPT Image 1.5 is a major quality upgrade
  • Multiple model tiers (1.5, 1, Mini)

Cons

  • Less artistic than Midjourney
  • DALL-E 3 API being deprecated May 2026
  • Requires ChatGPT Plus for best experience
  • Limited editing capabilities

Detailed Ratings

Overall

4.2

Ease of Use

4.8

Value for Money

4.0

Output Quality

4.3

Good For

Best for Image GenerationBest for MarketingBest for Students

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