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Migrate off DALL-E 2

Retired

DALL-E 2 has been retired and shut down on 12 May 2026. OpenAI's official replacement is GPT Image 2. The cheapest comparable model we track is Ministral 3 3B (Mistral) at $0.1 per 1M tokens blended.

Last verified: 13 Aug 2026 · sourced from official provider documentation

StatusRetiredOpenAI
Shut down12 May 2026deprecated 14 Nov 2025
Official replacementGPT Image 2$13.50 /M blendedCheapest alternativeMinistral 3 3B$0.1 /M blended
What changes

DALL-E 2 → GPT Image 2

SpecDALL-E 2GPT Image 2
StatusRetiredGA
Blended price /1M—$13.50
Input / output /1M—$8 / $30
Context window——
Max output——
Modalitytext, imagetext, image
Knowledge cutoff——

API string was dall-e-2 → switch to gpt-image-2. See GPT Image 2's full spec sheet →

Cheapest alternatives

Budget-friendly replacements for DALL-E 2

Generally-available models that match DALL-E 2's capabilities, ranked by blended price. Every number is computed from official catalog prices.

ModelBlended /1MInput / outputContext
Ministral 3 3B
Mistral
$0.1$0.1 / $0.1—
Amazon Nova Lite
Amazon
$0.105$0.06 / $0.24300K
Llama 4 Scout (17B-16E Instruct)
Meta
$0.15$0.1 / $0.310M
FAQ

Migrating off DALL-E 2

What replaces DALL-E 2?

OpenAI's recommended migration for DALL-E 2 is GPT Image 2. The cheapest comparable model in our catalog is Ministral 3 3B (Mistral) at $0.1/1M blended.

Is DALL-E 2 still available?

No — DALL-E 2 has been retired (shut down 12 May 2026) and is no longer available via OpenAI's API.

What is the cheapest alternative to DALL-E 2?

Ministral 3 3B (Mistral) is the cheapest generally-available alternative we track that matches DALL-E 2's capabilities, at $0.1 per 1M input and $0.1 per 1M output tokens ($0.1/1M blended).

Browse the full deprecation watch → or see DALL-E 2's full spec sheet →