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title: "Discussion on \"DALL-E Is Dead: OpenAI Retires Its Image Models on May 12 — Here's What Replaces Them\" | Hashnode"
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# [DALL-E Is Dead: OpenAI Retires Its Image Models on May 12 — Here's What Replaces Them](https://genra.hashnode.dev/dall-e-is-dead-openai-retires-its-image-models-on-may-12-heres-what-replaces-them?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

OpenAI is retiring DALL-E 2 and DALL-E 3 on May 12, 2026. Following Sora's shutdown in March, this marks the end of OpenAI's standalone creative AI products. Here's the full timeline, what replaces them, and what API users need to do before the de...

Apr 22 · 24 min read · genra.hashnode.dev  
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