As part of today’s update, OpenAI is switching ChatGPT’s image generation tool from DALL-E to GPT-4o. The latter algorithm is a multimodal large language model that launched last April. OpenAI says that the upgrade will significantly enhance ChatGPT’s graphic design skills.

OpenAI unveiled an updated version of its AI system GPT-4o that can generate more realistic images, the result of a year-long effort with human trainers.

OpenAI today announced the GPT-4o image generator, introducing advanced image generation capabilities integrated within the ChatGPT-4o language model. The company says that GPT-4o represents a significant leap forward in image generation that should create images that are not only visually stunning but practically useful.