DALL·E 3
OpenAI's previous-gen text-to-image model — superseded by GPT Image 1
Verdict
Superseded by GPT Image 1 for new work — weaker instruction-following and text rendering by comparison. Still reachable via the legacy Images API for existing integrations that have not migrated yet.
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