DALL·E beta free credits and purchasing options
Receive free monthly credits and buy additional credits in increments.
Users receive 50 free credits in their first month and 15 free credits each subsequent month. Additional credits can be purchased in 115-generation increments for $15.
Savings
Reduces cost for initial and ongoing image generation.
How
Utilize free monthly credits first, then purchase additional credits as needed.
What it does and when to use it
DALL·E provides users with free credits each month (50 for the first month, 15 thereafter). Additional credits can be bought in bundles of 115 for $15, allowing users to manage costs for image generation.
Sources and credit
- DALL·E now available in beta ↗OpenAI · OpenAI News · Jul 20, 2022 · paraphrased
First seen on Subvolts Jul 20, 2022. Updated Sep 11, 2026. Spotted a problem? Tell us.
Where it shows up
- DALL·E now available in betaOpenAI · OpenAI News · Jul 20, 2022
Terms used
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Questions people ask
- Which AI tools does this work with?
- Any current model. It was seen with in the sources.
- Where did this come from?
- OpenAI (OpenAI News). Subvolts collected, normalized and credited it; the link above opens the original.