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DALL-E 3

Deprecated

Legacy image model. Priced per-image (not per token). Deprecation announced 2025-11-14; retired 2026-05-12, replaced by gpt-image-2. As of 2026-06-28 this is past its shutdown date (effectively retired).

DALL-E 3 by OpenAI is tracked live in our LLM catalog. It is deprecated, shutting down 12 May 2026; the recommended replacement is GPT Image 2.

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

Lifecycle warning

This model is deprecated. Scheduled shutdown: 12 May 2026. Recommended migration: GPT Image 2.

Read the DALL-E 3 migration guide → replacement & cheapest alternatives

Provider
OpenAI
Status
Deprecated
Input price
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Output price
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Cached input
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Blended price
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Context window
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Max output
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Modality
text, image
Open weights
No — API only
Knowledge cutoff
—
Released
6 Nov 2023
API string
dall-e-3

Source: OpenAI official documentation ↗

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FAQ

DALL-E 3 — questions & answers

Is DALL-E 3 being deprecated or retired?

DALL-E 3 is deprecated. Its scheduled shutdown date is 12 May 2026. The recommended migration is GPT Image 2.

Does DALL-E 3 support image or vision input?

Yes — DALL-E 3 accepts image input. Listed modalities: text, image.

Can I self-host DALL-E 3?

No — DALL-E 3 is proprietary. Its weights are not publicly released, so it is available only through OpenAI's API (or hosted partners), not for self-hosting.

What is the API model string for DALL-E 3?

The API model identifier for DALL-E 3 is "dall-e-3" when calling OpenAI's API.