OpenAI replaced DALL-E 3 in ChatGPT in March 2025 and shut down the DALL-E API on May 12, 2026. If you still want a dedicated image generator, Yerk.app makes pictures up to 4K, allows mature content for adults, and turns any picture into AI video. No OpenAI account needed.
Make a Picture NowSo if you search for DALL-E today, you find either ChatGPT Images or a DALL-E alternative. Here is how Yerk.app compares.
| Feature | Yerk.app | DALL-E / ChatGPT Images |
|---|---|---|
| Still available | Yes | DALL-E retired; GPT Image models replace it |
| Mature content for adults | Allowed | Not allowed |
| AI video from your pictures | Yes — and Quick Animate | No — Sora shut down in 2026 |
| OpenAI account needed | No | Yes |
| Pay per use | Yes — credits, no subscription | Free plan with daily limits, or a ChatGPT plan |
's 4K Normal mode goes up to 4K, with more detail for print, posters, and large screens.
Spicy Fast and Spicy HD for spicy work, 4K Normal for everyday pictures and edits, Memes for pop-culture pictures, and Pro (SFW) for precise professional work.
OpenAI does not allow sexual content in images. Yerk.app allows mature content for adults.
DALL-E never made video, and Sora is gone. On Yerk.app, animate any picture with Quick Animate or direct a full clip in with Yerk, Seedance 2.0, Seedance 2.5, or Horse.
Upload reference images to change a photo, swap a background, or keep a character the same across pictures. Or try the Yerk Me photo presets.
No monthly plan. Yerk.app is free to start, and you buy credits only when you need more.
Yes. GPT-4o image generation replaced DALL-E 3 as the image generator in ChatGPT in March 2025, and OpenAI shut down the DALL-E 2 and DALL-E 3 models in its API on May 12, 2026.
OpenAI replaced DALL-E with its GPT Image models. ChatGPT now makes pictures with them, and developers use them through the OpenAI API. GPT Image 2 arrived in April 2026.
Yerk.app. makes pictures up to 4K in five modes, allows mature content for adults, and sends any picture to for AI video in the same account.
Yes. Paste a DALL-E prompt into and describe the finished picture. If a prompt needs work, the Yerk AI chat helper can rewrite it for the mode you choose.
Yes. Yerk.app is free to start: eligible new accounts can get free starting credits for pictures, and Yerk VIP currently makes free HD videos up to 10 seconds for accounts in good standing.
No. Yerk.app is a separate app. Enter your email, use the code Yerk sends you, and start creating in your browser.
Yerk.app is a browser product for stills () and short video (), with optional High Fidelity prompt enhancement, image-to-video from a reference photo, and multi-model quality tiers. Yerk.app is free to start, and you pay per render instead of a mandatory monthly seat for every experiment.
New guides live under Learn. Product entry remains the homepage generator.
Pictures up to 4K. AI video. No OpenAI account. Free to start.
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