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DALL-E 3
DALL-E 3
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Ideogram
Rating
4.6/5
4.3/5
Pricing Model Freemium Freemium
Starting Price Free tier Free tier
Pricing Details

Free (via ChatGPT)

$0/month

  • Limited daily image generations
  • Also free via Bing Image Creator
  • Basic quality settings
POPULAR

ChatGPT Plus

$20/month

  • Expanded DALL-E 3 image creation
  • Includes all ChatGPT Plus features
  • No per-image charges

API (Pay-per-image)

$0.04–0.12/image

  • DALL-E 3: $0.04 (standard) – $0.12 (HD)
  • GPT Image 1.5: $0.009–$0.20/image
  • $5 free credits for new API users
  • Pay only for successful generations

Prices verified February 2026. DALL-E 2 available at lower cost ($0.016-0.02/image). Newer GPT Image models offer better quality at various price points.

Free

$0/month

  • Limited monthly credits
  • Basic image generation
  • Community features

Basic

$7/month

  • Monthly generation credits
  • Text rendering in images
  • Style references
  • Multiple aspect ratios

Plus

$15/month

  • Higher monthly credits
  • Batch generation
  • Priority processing
  • API access
BEST VALUE

Pro

$42/month

  • Maximum credits
  • Batch generation (500 prompts)
  • Magic Prompt
  • Background Control

Prices verified February 2026. Known for industry-leading text rendering in AI images.

Category Image Generation Image Generation
Description OpenAI's powerful image generation model AI image generator that excels at rendering accurate text in images
Key Features
  • Text rendering
  • ChatGPT integration
  • High resolution
  • API access
  • Safety controls
  • Accurate text rendering
  • Text-to-image generation
  • Logo creation
  • Poster and meme templates
  • Style presets
Pros
  • + Best text rendering
  • + Easy to use
  • + Integrated with ChatGPT
  • + Good safety measures
  • + Best for text in images
  • + Great for logos and posters
  • + Clean design aesthetic
  • + Easy to use
  • + Affordable pricing
Cons
  • - Requires Plus subscription
  • - Limited styles compared to MJ
  • - Rate limited
  • - No inpainting or outpainting controls in standard interface
  • - Newer/less proven
  • - Smaller model than Midjourney
  • - Free tier very limited
  • - Less artistic than competitors
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