OpenAI has opened up the formerly paywalled feature, allowing anyone to create images using ChatGPT 4o technology.

The move came with many benefits, including the ability to ask the AI chatbot for an image you want in the same interface where you are already chatting about something else, thereby eliminating the need for constant context switching.

ChatGPT's built-in image generation feature is now available to everyone. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said last week that the company is delaying its rollout to free tier "for a while," because the tool was way more popular than they had expected.

OpenAI has officially extended its powerful image generation feature to all ChatGPT users, including those on the free tier. The rollout, which completed Tuesday, has triggered extraordinary growth metrics that eclipse even ChatGPT's original launch.