Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 17, 2026noindex (thin pair)

DALL-E 3 vs Doubao Pro 1.5 benchmark

Name: DALL-E 3 vs Doubao Pro 1.5 AI benchmark comparison
Creator: CompareLLM
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Comparing verified benchmark accuracy, speed, and token pricing between DALL-E 3 and Doubao Pro 1.5. Review the complete breakdown below to determine which model best fits your performance and budget requirements.

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OpenAI

DALL-E 3

Legacy OpenAI image model benchmark baseline. Retained for historical comparisons.

Img Elo 1,145$40/1k imgs

ByteDance

Doubao Pro 1.5

ByteDance flagship enterprise model with ultra-low token cost and 128k context.

Img Elo 1,470

Top Rival Showdowns for DALL-E 3

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Compare vs:vs Reve 2.1 vs Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)vs FLUX.2 [max]vs Ideogram 4.0 (Quality)vs Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro

Image Quality Leader

No shared data

Single model data

Generation Speed Leader

No shared data

No latency data

Value per Dollar Leader

No shared data

Unpriced

Head-to-Head Comparison

Overall Matchup Breakdown

Category wins across reasoning intelligence, generation speed, and token cost.

DALL-E 3 (5)vsDoubao Pro 1.5 (0)

DALL-E 3: 5W (100%)Overall: DALL-E 3Doubao Pro 1.5: 0W (0%)

← DALL-E 3Doubao Pro 1.5 →

DALL-E 3 (3/3)

Visual Quality & Adherence

Arena Preference Elo, prompt fidelity & typography score

Image Elo

1,145vs—

Prompt adherence

84%vs—

Text rendering

81%vs—

DALL-E 3: 3WDoubao Pro 1.5: 0W

DALL-E 3 (1/1)

Generation Latency

Time to render full-resolution image snapshot (seconds)

Generation time

6.2svs—

DALL-E 3: 1WDoubao Pro 1.5: 0W

DALL-E 3 (1/1)

Cost Efficiency

API inference cost per 1,000 generated images

Price per 1k images

$40/1kvs—

DALL-E 3: 1WDoubao Pro 1.5: 0W

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Image Elo

DALL-E 31,145

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Doubao Pro 1.5—

Generation time

DALL-E 36.2s

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Doubao Pro 1.5—

Price per 1k images

DALL-E 3$40/1k

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Doubao Pro 1.5—

Prompt adherence

DALL-E 384%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Doubao Pro 1.5—

Text rendering

DALL-E 381%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Doubao Pro 1.5—

Benchmark	DALL-E 3	Doubao Pro 1.5	Advantage Delta
Image Elo	1,145 seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	—	—
Generation time	6.2s seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	—	—
Price per 1k images	$40/1k seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	—	—
Prompt adherence	84% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	—	—
Text rendering	81% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	—	—

Interactive Simulator (USD)

Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

Simulate monthly production API costs in USD (US Dollar).

Save up to 100% with Doubao Pro 1.5

Monthly Image Production Volume25k images / month (25000 imgs)

Quick Presets:

DALL-E 3$1,000.00 / mo

Rate: $40/1k

Doubao Pro 1.5$0.00 / mo

Rate: $0/1k

Estimated Cost Delta

Doubao Pro 1.5 is estimated to save $1,000.00/month ($12,000/year).

Based on 25k images generated

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatinsufficient data

Need list prices.

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGinsufficient data

Need context sizes.

Screenshots / visioninsufficient data

Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (undefined).

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	insufficient data	Need SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chat	insufficient data	Need list prices.
Voice / low-latency UI	insufficient data	Need TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAG	insufficient data	Need context sizes.
Screenshots / vision	insufficient data	Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (undefined).

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LIVE

OpenAI

DALL-E 3

Elo n/a

LiveBench—

SWE-bench—

Speed—

Output cost—

ByteDance

Doubao Pro 1.5

Elo 1,470

LiveBench64%

SWE-bench62.1%

Speed105 tok/s

Output cost$0.28/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, DALL-E 3 or Doubao Pro 1.5?: We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.
Which is better at coding, DALL-E 3 or Doubao Pro 1.5?: SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.
Which is cheaper to run in production?: List prices are missing for at least one model.
Which is faster, DALL-E 3 or Doubao Pro 1.5?: We do not have TTFT for both models.
Which has the larger context window?: Context window is missing for at least one model.
Can I self-host either model?: Neither model is marked open-weights here. You are comparing hosted APIs.
Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?: No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.
What does preference Elo mean on this page?: Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. DALL-E 3 and Doubao Pro 1.5 Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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Benchmark

DALL-E 3

Doubao Pro 1.5

Advantage Delta

Image Elo

1,145

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

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Generation time

6.2s

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

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Price per 1k images

$40/1k

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

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Prompt adherence

84%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

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Text rendering

81%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

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Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatinsufficient data

Need list prices.

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGinsufficient data

Need context sizes.

Screenshots / visioninsufficient data

Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (undefined).

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	insufficient data	Need SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chat	insufficient data	Need list prices.
Voice / low-latency UI	insufficient data	Need TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAG	insufficient data	Need context sizes.
Screenshots / vision	insufficient data	Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (undefined).

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, DALL-E 3 or Doubao Pro 1.5?

We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.

Which is better at coding, DALL-E 3 or Doubao Pro 1.5?

SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.

Which is cheaper to run in production?

List prices are missing for at least one model.

Which is faster, DALL-E 3 or Doubao Pro 1.5?

We do not have TTFT for both models.

Which has the larger context window?

Context window is missing for at least one model.

Can I self-host either model?

Neither model is marked open-weights here. You are comparing hosted APIs.

Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?

No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.

What does preference Elo mean on this page?

Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. DALL-E 3 and Doubao Pro 1.5 Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.