Shutdown calendar / OpenAI API
dall-e-2 shut down on May 12, 2026
It is already gone: requests to it fail.
The provider recommends gpt-image-2, gpt-image-1, or gpt-image-1-mini.
| Platform | ID | Shutdown | Recommended replacement | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAI API | dall-e-2 | May 12, 2026 shut down 138d ago | gpt-image-2, gpt-image-1, or gpt-image-1-mini | official page |
What breaks
- Requests fail. After May 12, 2026 every call that names
dall-e-2returns an error on OpenAI API. Nothing is migrated for you. - Output changes. A newer model answers differently: length, format, refusals and JSON shape can all shift. Run your own prompts through both models before the date and compare.
Find it in your code
Quick look:
grep -rnF "dall-e-2" --include=*.{py,js,ts,go,java,rb,yaml,yml,json,env} .Or scan the whole repo for this and every other retiring model, including parameters the replacement rejects:
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