OpenAI's DALL-E GPT in ChatGPT shuts down on August 30, ending the original ChatGPT image tool

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OpenAI retired the official DALL-E GPT inside ChatGPT on August 30, 2026, completing the transition to its newer GPT Image generation models. Users were told to download their existing DALL-E images before the cutoff, after which the legacy tool and its generation history disappear from ChatGPT.

Why it matters

It closes the chapter on the tool that introduced image generation to hundreds of millions of ChatGPT users, cementing GPT Image as OpenAI's single image pipeline.

Importance: 2/5

deprecation of a legacy mass-market feature, no official announcement page

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Sources

media Dall-E GPT Shuts Down August 30—Download Your Images Before The Official Tool Disappears Tomorrow

media You have until August 30 to save your ChatGPT DALL-E images — here's how to avoid losing them forever

secondary OpenAI will retire the official DALL.E GPT on August 30