Is ChatGPT image generation free?

Yes, the free tier includes limited image generations. Plus ($20/mo) unlocks more.

Can I edit images with ChatGPT?

Yes — describe changes in follow-up messages and ChatGPT will modify the image.

ChatGPT Images News

ChatGPT Feature Drop — September 11

September 11, 2026

via ChatGPT

This week's ChatGPT feature drop brings a faster, more precise ChatGPT Images model, smoother iOS messaging and pull-to-start-new-chat gestures, easier sharing for files created in ChatGPT, better location-aware answers with permission, and higher-intelligence GPT-6 Astra in Voice.

View on X

ChatGPT Images 2.5 on Lovart

September 10, 2026

via Lovart

ChatGPT Images 2.5 is now on Lovart with Smart Sketch for turning scribbles into detailed scenes, Sharp Vector for scaling designs to any display, and Precise Edit for pinpoint changes without losing quality.

View on X

Faster image generation, precise edits, and Sketch

September 8, 2026

ChatGPT Images 2.5 brings faster generation, more precise edits, and better consistency across revisions. New features include Sketch, templates, image comments, and shared prompts. Rolling out across all ChatGPT, ChatGPT Work, and Codex tiers, with Flare and Sunburst models available through the API.

Introducing ChatGPT Images 2.0

April 21, 2026

A state-of-the-art image model for complex visual tasks — sharper editing, richer layouts, thinking-level intelligence, flexible aspect ratios, stronger multilingual text, and real-world knowledge with a December 2025 cutoff. Available to all ChatGPT and Codex users. gpt-image-2 available in the API.

View on X