DALL-E 3 and Vision in ChatGPT are Separate Features

I was confused how ChatGPT's DALL-E 3 image generating feature and its new vision feature worked together.

Instinctively, you group those two capabilities together in your mind and expect to use them interchangeably.

I also saw other savvy tech people asking about how this works.

The answer is, they're separate features.

To generate an image with DALL-E 3 in your ChatGPT Plus account:

• Start a new chat
• Select the GPT-4 model
• In the dropdown menu under the GPT-4 model, select DALL-E 3
• In your chat window, ask GPT-4 to generate any type or style of image
• Mobile and desktop work the same

To upload an image to be seen and interpreted by GPT-4 (requires ChatGPT Plus):

• Start a new chat
• Select the GPT-4 model
• In the dropdown menu under the GPT-4 model, select "Default"
• In your chat window, click the image icon to the left of "Send a message"
• Upload your image and ask anything you want about it
• This works essentially the same way in the mobile app as it does in the desktop browser

How do you turn these two features on?

• You don't turn the vision feature on; the image icon simply appears in your chat window when you have "Default" selected in the GPT-4 model dropdown
• You do turn DALL-E 3 on in your account's "Settings & Beta", and then you'll see the "DALL-E 3" option in the GPT-4 model dropdown menu

These two features are flat out incredible. Enjoy!