🪦 Dead
DALL·E 3 API Snapshots
Model deprecation · Model Consolidation · shut down May 12, 2026
- Born
- Died
- Lifespan
- 2y 6m
- Cause of death
- Model Consolidation
- Killed by
- OpenAI
- Type
- Model
The specific dated snapshots of DALL·E 3 used via the Images API were scheduled for removal as OpenAI consolidated image generation under GPT-4o's native image capabilities. Another casualty of the 'everything in one model' consolidation trend.