DALL-E 3 vs Opus 4.5
A detailed comparison to help you choose the right AI tool for your needs.
Our Pick
Claude Opus 4.5
Claude Opus 4.5 edges out DALL-E 3 with superior overall performance and features that make it the better choice for most users.
Try Opus 4.5Feature Comparison
Feature
DALL-E 3
Opus 4.5
Ratings
Overall Rating
4.7
4.9
Coding
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5.0
Writing
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4.8
Reasoning
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4.9
Speed
4.3
4.2
Value
4.4
4.5
Pricing
Monthly Price
$20
$20
Free Tier
Input (per 1M tokens)
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$5
Output (per 1M tokens)
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$25
Features
Context Window
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200K
Vision/Images
Audio
Video
Code Generation
AI Agents
DALL-E 3
Pros
- Best text rendering in images
- Integrated into ChatGPT
- High quality outputs
- Follows complex prompts well
- Safety features built-in
Cons
- No editing/inpainting
- Requires ChatGPT Plus
- Limited style control
- Slower than some alternatives
Claude Opus 4.5
Pros
- Best coding model available (80.9% SWE-bench)
- Excellent for autonomous agents
- Effort parameter allows speed/quality tradeoff
- 76% fewer tokens than Sonnet at same quality
- Strong at long-horizon tasks
Cons
- More expensive than Sonnet
- Slower on simple tasks
- Requires Claude Pro/Max subscription for full access
Choose DALL-E 3 if you need:
Marketing images, images with text, integrated chat workflow
Choose Opus 4.5 if you need:
Professional developers, complex codebases, autonomous agents
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