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DALL·E
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OpenAI's dedicated image-generation GPT in ChatGPT, where people described ideas in words to create pictures and refine their prompts.
- Operator at shutdown
- OpenAI Company source
- Launched
- 2023Launch source
- Discontinued
- 30 Aug 2026Official shutdown notice
- Lifespan
- About 3 years
How it ended
OpenAI retired the official DALL·E GPT in ChatGPT on August 30, 2026. ChatGPT Images continues as a separate image-creation experience.
Sources and verification
- Shutdown
- The July 31, 2026 ChatGPT release notes announce retirement of the official DALL·E GPT on August 30. The current Images in ChatGPT FAQ confirms in past tense that this GPT has retired. This record covers that complete named GPT service, not the DALL·E model family, the earlier Labs website, or third-party deployments. DALL·E 2 and DALL·E 3 API models have a separate May 12, 2026 shutdown date in OpenAI's API deprecation record. The GPT retirement did not end ChatGPT Images or user-created GPTs with image generation enabled. Official shutdown notice
- Dates checked
- Announced 31 Jul 2026 · Verified 23 Sep 2026
- AI functionality
- AI functionality source
- Launch
- The launch year is recorded at year precision. OpenAI introduced GPTs in November 2023, and a December 9, 2023 first-hand community post links the official DALL·E GPT and describes using it. That post establishes availability, not the exact launch day. The named GPT's launch month and day remain unverified; the original DALL·E research announcement and the earlier DALL·E 3 integration are different milestones.
- Location
- United States · San Francisco. OpenAI's May 7, 2025 submission to the U.S. Department of Energy gives its address in San Francisco, California. This records the operator's historical city, not a service market or server location. Coordinates use the Natural Earth city point rounded to two decimal places, not the office address. Location source