Dall-E 3
Excels at creating visually striking, natural-looking images with strong adherence to creative input. Popular in art and design. Part of OpenAI.
Release Date: October 2023
Price: $0.08 Per Image
Inference Time: 25 Sec per image
Benchmark Scores
CLIP Score
0.259 / 1
Model Ranking: #3
FID Score
306.08
Model Ranking: #2
F1 Score
0.380 / 1
Model Ranking: #6
Precision
0.358 / 1
Model Ranking: #6
Recall
0.477 / 1
Model Ranking: #6
Performance Analysis
Strengths
  • Industry-leading photorealism with strong FID results
  • High semantic understanding of prompts, often capturing complex relationships
  • Creative flexibility: interprets prompts artistically for unique results
  • Strong alignment on general benchmarks like CLIP
  • Excellent choice for marketing visuals where creativity matters
Weaknesses
  • Slowest model (25s per image), 4x slower than Stability SD Turbo
  • Higher cost ($0.08 per image) than most competitors
  • Sometimes omits fine prompt details, lowering precision
  • Less practical for high-volume generation
Best For: Creative, high-quality visuals where realism and artistry matter more than speed.