Breaking model

OpenAI shut down dall-e-2 and dall-e-3 on May 12, 2026. Use gpt-image-2.

Took effect May 12, 2026 · models dall-e-2, dall-e-3

Reviewed against the vendor source on Sep 24, 2026 (AI-assisted review). Key facts are re-checked against the source daily.

What changes

Announced November 14, 2025. OpenAI listed gpt-image-2, gpt-image-1 or gpt-image-1-mini as replacements, but gpt-image-1 shuts down October 23, 2026 and gpt-image-1-mini shuts down December 1, 2026, both with gpt-image-2 as the substitute.

Breaking: Calls fail after this date.

What to do

Switch to gpt-image-2. The other listed replacements, gpt-image-1 and gpt-image-1-mini, shut down later in 2026.

Strings to search for

dall-e-2dall-e-3

Source

https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/deprecations