DALL-E (Discontinued) vs Olmo 3 (AI2)
Which one should you pick? Here's the full breakdown.
DALL-E (Discontinued)
OpenAI's DALL-E 2 and DALL-E 3 -- DEPRECATED. API shuts down May 12, 2026. DALL-E 3 already removed from ChatGPT in December 2025. See alternatives: Nano Banana 2, Midjourney, FLUX.2 [klein], Ideogram
Olmo 3 (AI2)
Allen Institute for AI's fully-open frontier reasoning models -- Olmo 3 family (2025-11-20) includes 7B and 32B sizes, four variants (Base, Think, Instruct, RLZero). Apache 2.0 with fully open data + checkpoints + training logs. Olmo 3-Think 32B matches Qwen3-32B-Thinking at 6x fewer training tokens
| Category | DALL-E (Discontinued) | Olmo 3 (AI2) |
|---|---|---|
| Ease of Use | 9.0 | 6.0 |
| Output Quality | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| Value | 1.0 | 9.5 |
| Features | 3.0 | 8.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 | 7.9 |
Pricing Comparison
| Feature | DALL-E (Discontinued) | Olmo 3 (AI2) |
|---|---|---|
| Free Tier | No | Yes |
| Starting Price | N/A | $0 |
Which Should You Pick?
Pick DALL-E (Discontinued) if...
- ✓Easier to use (9 vs 6)
Historical context only. If you have an API integration with DALL-E, migrate before May 12, 2026. Choose from: GPT Image inside ChatGPT (direct replacement), Nano Banana 2 (best text-in-image), Midjourney (best artistic), FLUX.2 [klein] (best open-weight), or Ideogram (strong text).
Visit DALL-E (Discontinued)Pick Olmo 3 (AI2) if...
- ✓Better value for money (9.5/10)
- ✓More features (8 vs 3)
- ✓Has a free tier
AI researchers doing reproducibility work, training-data studies, instruction-tuning research, or RLHF-free (RLZero) experimentation. Also valuable for academic institutions and non-profits that want to use an open-weight model whose provenance is fully auditable. Good as a teaching / learning model where inspecting checkpoints matters.
Visit Olmo 3 (AI2)Our Verdict
Olmo 3 (AI2) is the clear winner here with 7.9/10 vs 5.0/10. DALL-E (Discontinued) isn't bad, but Olmo 3 (AI2) outperforms it across the board. Pick DALL-E (Discontinued) only if historical context only.