OpenAI Retires DALL-E GPT from ChatGPT Amid Broader AI Model Reshuffle

OpenAI has retired the official DALL-E GPT from ChatGPT's model picker on August 30, 2026, marking a significant shift in the availability of AI models. This move is part of a series of six dated deadlines between August 10 and August 31, affecting AI products from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google, indicating one of the most compressed model-lifecycle resets in the industry this year.