ChatGPT Now Lets You Create AI Images On WhatsApp For Free: How It Works | Tech News

Last Updated:June 18, 2025, 12:59 IST

ChatGPT on WhatsApp is free and now you can use the chatbot number to create AI images using text prompt and more.

WhatsApp users can now create AI images using ChatGPT for free

ChatGPT app has been available on WhatsApp for a while but now you are unlocking more features from the AI chatbot that too for free. The AI image generation tool is now coming to all WhatsApp users, going up against Meta AI which is available by default on the messaging app and also lets you create images using the AI model. 

OpenAI claims the ChatGPT image generation tool on WhatsApp is the same that you have on the ChatGPT web and mobile apps. The biggest appeal about the new feature is that it is free for all WhatsApp users. 

ChatGPT AI Images On WhatsApp: How It Works 

OpenAI introduced ChatGPT via a free number 1-1800-242-8478 back in December on WhatsApp. You can start the ChatGPT chatbot on the messaging app using this number by saving it in your contact book. 

Use the same chatbot to now create AI images. You just have to feed the right text prompt like, “create an image of a dog flying in space,” and then let ChatGPT do heavy lifting to give you the image. 

The WhatsApp chatbot for ChatGPT also has certain limitations in terms of the features supported. OpenAI says you can only have text chats with ChatGPT on the messaging app. 

But soon you can use a ChatGPT account to enjoy other benefits like ChatGPT Search, and even have the memory log of all the conversations. You also cannot add ChatGPT to a group chat on WhatsApp.

ChatGPT is popular and it gets billions of queries daily. Recently, Sam Altman, CEO, OpenAI shared interesting data around how the company keeps the AI chatbot running. Altman claims that one query with ChatGPT needs around 0.34 watt-hours of power, which is as low as running a light bulb for a few minutes. 

This might not sound like a lot for a single query but when you combine the billions of queries raised by the AI chatbot daily, you are looking at heavy usage of electricity. 

He then makes a similar point about the use of water to generate responses from the AI systems. Altman mentions that you need a teaspoon of water to make ChatGPT answer one query, which again seems harmless but in the broader scheme of things, that is a lot of gallons being utilised.

The AI chatbot also faced a major downtime earlier this month. Users in India and the United States experienced significant disruptions, primarily affecting the chatbot’s core functionality. In India, a staggering 82 percent of reported complaints were directly linked to ChatGPT’s inability to respond to queries. Mobile application issues accounted for 14 percent of problems, while four percent of users cited difficulties with API integration.

S Aadeetya

S Aadeetya, Special Correspondent at News18 Tech, accidentally got into journalism 10 years ago, and since then, has been part of established media houses covering the latest trends in technology and helping fr…Read More

S Aadeetya, Special Correspondent at News18 Tech, accidentally got into journalism 10 years ago, and since then, has been part of established media houses covering the latest trends in technology and helping fr… Read More

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