# dall-e-2 — AI model deprecation and retirement dates by provider

For dall-e-2, provider is OpenAI; human-readable model name is DALL·E 2; lifecycle status is Retired; deprecation announced is November 14, 2025; shutdown / retirement date is 2026-05-12, recorded from its source on 2026-08-12.

- **Provider:** OpenAI _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Model ID / API name:** dall-e-2 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Human-readable model name:** DALL·E 2
- **Lifecycle status:** Retired
- **Deprecation announced:** November 14, 2025
- **Shutdown / retirement date:** 2026-05-12 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Recommended replacement:** gpt-image-2 , gpt-image-1 , or gpt-image-1-mini _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 2026-05-12 | dall-e-2 | gpt-image-2 , gpt-image-1 , or gpt-image-1-mini | 2026-05-12 | dall-e-3 | gpt-image-2 , gpt-image-1 , or gpt-image-1-mini | 2025-09-26: Legacy GPT model snapshots (March 2026 shutdown) To improve reliability and make it easier for developers to choose the right models, we deprecated a set of older OpenAI models with declining usage.

## Source

- https://platform.openai.com/docs/deprecations

Last verified: 2026-08-12. Review by: 2026-09-11.
Part of [AI model deprecation and retirement dates by provider](https://referencesource.org/ai-model-deprecation-and-retirement/).