SHELFCRITTER AI Digest

MODEL

gpt-image-1.5

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Overview

gpt-image-1.5 is OpenAI’s current flagship image-generation API model, the migration target for users of the deprecated DALL-E 2 and DALL-E 3 endpoints as of May 2026.

Timeline

  • 2026-05-12-AI-Digest — gpt-image-1.5 becomes the designated migration target as DALL-E 2 and DALL-E 3 reach API end-of-life on May 12, 2026. OpenAI directs API users to migrate to gpt-image-1.5 or gpt-image-1-mini; the pricing and capability gap between gpt-image-1.5 and the deprecated DALL-E 3 is large enough to surface integration issues immediately for delayed migrations.

Key Developments

  1. DALL-E Migration Target: As of May 12, 2026, gpt-image-1.5 is the production replacement for DALL-E 3 in the OpenAI API. The capability and pricing gap from the deprecated endpoints is material.