dall-e-2 retirement date and replacement

Name: dall-e-2 retires (OpenAI API)
Start: 2026-05-12
End: 2026-05-12

OpenAI API · Model · retired May 12, 2026 (retired)

Dates

Checked Sep 25, 2026 on OpenAI's page

Retired	May 12, 2026 (retired)
Announced	Nov 14, 2025
Replacement	gpt-image-2 , gpt-image-1 , or gpt-image-1-mini
Notice	DALL·E model snapshots
Source	developers.openai.com/api/docs/deprecations

gpt-4o-audio-previewOpenAI APIModelgpt-audio-1.55mo agoMay 7
gpt-4o-mini-audio-previewOpenAI APIModelgpt-audio-mini5mo agoMay 7
gpt-4o-mini-realtime-previewOpenAI APIModelgpt-realtime-mini5mo agoMay 7
gpt-4o-realtime-previewOpenAI APIModelgpt-realtime-1.55mo agoMay 7
gpt-4o-realtime-preview-2024-12-17OpenAI APIModelgpt-realtime-1.55mo agoMay 7
gpt-4o-realtime-preview-2025-06-03OpenAI APIModelgpt-realtime-1.55mo agoMay 7
dall-e-3OpenAI APIModelgpt-image-2 , gpt-image-1 , or gpt-image-1-mini4mo agoMay 12
OpenAI-Beta: realtime=v1OpenAI APIAPIRealtime API4mo agoMay 12