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dall E 2
by Standard
CLOSEDHOSTEDAPIPAID
RANKED #51 OF 101 IMAGES · OVERALL #270 OF 493 RANKED · VIBE SCORE 6.0 · 647 VOICES ·
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HAPPY8.7
123 mentions
SAD6.3
84 mentions
VIBE TRAJECTORY
26 weeks · 41 voices in this window
QUIETLY DEGRADING
Recent vibe and chatter are both sliding.
HOW TO USE IT
Closed model. Standard hosts it, so you use it through an app or an API.
PREFER OPEN SOURCE? THE CROWD HAS PICKS
dall E 2 is closed, so you rent it. These open-weight models can genuinely stand in for it. Download once, own forever.
- OPEN WEIGHTS7.3
FluxBlack Forest LabsDelivers superior image detail, prompt following, and typography locally.🏆 NEAR-PEER QUALITY❤️ CROWD FAVORITE🔒 PRIVATE & OFFLINE37.5k VOICESMATCH★★★ - OPEN WEIGHTS6.4Sd15CkptA classic lightweight text to image model that runs quickly on modest GPUs.🪶 RUNS ON LESS⚡ FAST🔒 PRIVATE & OFFLINE262 VOICESMATCH★★★
WHAT THE INTERNET SAYS
The internet is split on dall E 2. Biggest praise: how results look. Biggest gripe: price.
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PEOPLE LOVE
- Results look great (2 mentions)
PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT
- People find it expensive (2 mentions)
TOPIC BY TOPIC
- PriceA SORE SPOT
1 thumbs up · 2 thumbs down
- How results lookMOSTLY POSITIVE
2 thumbs up · 1 thumbs down
LOOKING FOR AN ALTERNATIVE?
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Midjourney> SOURCES (12)
- HACKER NEWS · 2022-04-08 · 848 UPVOTESDall-E 2 illustrations of Twitter bios
Dall-E 2 illustrations of Twitter bios
- REDDIT · 2022-07-25 · 658 UPVOTESDall-e 2 vs Stable Diffusion
Dall-e 2 vs Stable Diffusion
- REDDIT · 2022-06-22 · 565 UPVOTESOpenAI lifts Dall-E 2 restrictions on realistic faces
OpenAI lifts Dall-E 2 restrictions on realistic faces
- REDDIT · 2022-07-26 · 532 UPVOTESThis is not a real photo. The DALL·E 2 made this.
This is not a real photo. The DALL·E 2 made this.
- REDDIT · 2025-05-24 · 413 UPVOTESI am fucking done with ComfyUI and sincerely wish it wasn't the absolute standard for local generation
I am fucking done with ComfyUI and sincerely wish it wasn't the absolute standard for local generation
- REDDIT · 2022-04-09 · 385 UPVOTESDALL-E 2 "A stunning photograph of a Pikachu wearing a cape, 8K HD, incredibly detailed"
DALL-E 2 "A stunning photograph of a Pikachu wearing a cape, 8K HD, incredibly detailed"
- REDDIT · 2022-07-22 · 295 UPVOTESStable Diffusion (Free Dall-e 2 competitor) is inviting testers!
Stable Diffusion (Free Dall-e 2 competitor) is inviting testers!
- REDDIT · 2022-04-06 · 285 UPVOTESSome samples from DALL·E 2
Some samples from DALL·E 2
- REDDIT · 2022-07-28 · 201 UPVOTESThe REAL DALL-E 2 vs Stable Diffusion
The REAL DALL-E 2 vs Stable Diffusion
- REDDIT · 2023-05-06 · 181 UPVOTESShould Hollywood writers be concerned about AIs taking their jobs?
Should Hollywood writers be concerned about AIs taking their jobs?
- REDDIT · 2022-04-24 · 179 UPVOTESWe are VERY close to proto-AGI. In fact, it may be a matter of who first takes the expensive plunge of training the damn thing
We are VERY close to proto-AGI. In fact, it may be a matter of who first takes the expensive plunge of training the damn thing
- REDDIT · 2022-04-06 · 163 UPVOTESDALL·E 2 releases
DALL·E 2 releases