🖼️ GPT Image 2 Review 2026

GPT Image 2 is OpenAI's current image stack and the practical successor to DALL·E 3. Prefer it for all new ChatGPT and API work after the May 2026 API shutdown.

What happened to DALL·E 3?

DALL·E 3 was OpenAI's 2023 image model. OpenAI deprecated it in November 2025 and removed dall-e-3 from the Image API on 2026-05-12. New projects should use gpt-image-2 (or gpt-image-1 / gpt-image-1-mini). Migration is not a one-line model swap—request parameters and responses differ from DALL·E 3.

GPT Image 2 strengths

Where GPT Image 2 shines today:

• •Current OpenAI path — Supported in API and ChatGPT
• •Prompt following — Strong instruction following for complex scenes
• •Editing — Generation and edit workflows in the Image API
• •ChatGPT workflow — Iterate on images in conversation (Plus and above)
• •Text in images — Continues the DALL·E line's strength for readable text in many cases

GPT Image 2 vs Midjourney

GPT Image 2 wins for:
- ChatGPT-native teams
- OpenAI API integrations
- Instruction following and iterative chat editing

Midjourney wins for:
- Raw aesthetic impact and stylized art
- Community inspiration workflows
- Subscription tuned for pure image quality

Verdict: Use GPT Image 2 inside OpenAI; use Midjourney when art direction and visual punch matter most.

How to access GPT Image 2

ChatGPT — Image generation on paid plans (branded ChatGPT Images / GPT Image 2). See official ChatGPT pricing.

OpenAI API — Use model `gpt-image-2` with the image generation guide. Organization verification may be required.

Legacy URL — Old DALL·E 3 links on this site redirect context to /tool/gpt-image-2 and /tool/dall-e-3 (retired).