ChatGPT’s viral image generator is now available to free users

OpenAI released a new AI image generator last week, the GPT-4o model that works directly inside ChatGPT to create stunning images. The tool became an overnight sensation. In a matter of hours, the web was flooded with AI-generated content from the 4o model, including a massive amount of Studio Ghibli-style creations and deepfakes featuring celebrities. 

OpenAI has been enjoying all the free publicity, with the 4o image generator tool making ChatGPT viral at a time when DeepSeek and Google each launched their newest AI models.