Retiring the DALL·E GPT
If you've used the official DALL·E GPT inside ChatGPT to make images, it disappears on 30 August 2026 — download anything you want to keep before then. New image generation should go through ChatGPT Images instead.
What changed
Source summary
OpenAI is retiring the official DALL·E GPT in ChatGPT on August 30, 2026. Users are encouraged to download any images they want to keep before then; user-created GPTs with image generation are unaffected, and ChatGPT Images remains the ongoing image tool.
Why it matters to your work
Practical interpretation
If you've used the official DALL·E GPT inside ChatGPT to make images, it disappears on 30 August 2026 — download anything you want to keep before then. New image generation should go through ChatGPT Images instead.
When this could help
Act before 30 August 2026 if you have images inside the DALL·E GPT you still need, or if any workflow currently depends on opening that specific GPT.
OpenAI is retiring the official DALL·E GPT in ChatGPT on 30 August 2026. Anyone who still uses it needs to save any images they want to keep before that date and switch to ChatGPT Images to continue creating or editing images.
How to get started
Save any images you want to keep from the DALL·E GPT before 30 August 2026.
Provider guidance ↗Switch to ChatGPT Images for future image creation or editing.
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What to check
- This affects only the official DALL·E GPT, not image generation inside standard ChatGPT chats, nor any custom GPT a user built themselves with image generation enabled. Source ↗
Sources & provider guides
Official documentation checked 12 Oct 2026. SCALA prompts and workflows are suggestions, not claims of hands-on testing.
Source & availability
This is a summary of a published provider announcement, with practical context from SCALA’s feed.
Plan, region, workspace and rollout conditions may affect access in Australia. Check the original source for current availability.
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