GPT Image 1.5 (DALL-E successor)
by OpenAI
Text-to-image with strong prompt adherence and text rendering
Pricing
Included with ChatGPT Plus ($20/mo); API
Difficulty
beginner
Time to Start
5 min
Privacy
medium
Free Tier
3 images/day on ChatGPT free; included in ChatGPT Plus/Pro
Limits: Free: 3/day; Plus: ~50/day; Pro: higher limits; API billed per image
When to upgrade: Needing more than 3 images/day; API integration; higher resolution; bulk generation
Use Cases
Quick illustrations; social media images; text-in-image; iterative design via conversation; memes
Technical Details
Ideal For
Supported Content
Output Formats
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