OpenAI Launches DALL-E 2 Public Beta With New Credit Pricing System
OpenAI is finally opening DALL-E 2 to everyone on the waitlist after a three-and-a-half-month research phase. Users receive a set number of free credits each month and can purchase additional credits to generate AI images.
OpenAI opens the DALL-E 2 beta to all users on the waitlist, marking the end of a three-and-a-half-month research phase designed to assess potential harms. The highly anticipated system allows users to create original images from text prompts, edit existing images, and generate variations of uploaded artwork.
The company introduces a credit-based pricing model where one credit equals one generation, edit, or variation. Each account receives 50 free credits in the first month and 15 free credits in subsequent months, while users who want more can purchase packs of 115 credits for fifteen dollars.
Because 15 credits per month is a relatively low limit for enthusiastic creators, this pricing structure encourages power users to buy additional credits. This approach reveals how OpenAI plans to monetize the most advanced publicly available AI visual generator as it transitions from a closed research project into a commercial product.