Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 1, 2026noindex (thin pair)

DALL-E 3 vs Yi-Lightning benchmark

Name: DALL-E 3 vs Yi-Lightning 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 Yi-Lightning. 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

01.AI

Yi-Lightning

01.AI ultra-fast reasoning model delivering top LiveBench efficiency.

LightningImg Elo 1,475

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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)vsYi-Lightning (0)

DALL-E 3: 5W (100%)Overall: DALL-E 3Yi-Lightning: 0W (0%)

← DALL-E 3Yi-Lightning →

🏆DALL-E 3(3/3)

Visual Quality & Adherence

Arena Preference Elo, prompt fidelity & typography score

Benchmark

DALL-E 3vsYi-Lightning

Image Elo

1,145vs—

Prompt adherence

84%vs—

Text rendering

81%vs—

DALL-E 3: 3WYi-Lightning: 0W

🏆DALL-E 3(1/1)

Generation Latency

Time to render full-resolution image snapshot (seconds)

Benchmark

DALL-E 3vsYi-Lightning

Generation time

6.2svs—

DALL-E 3: 1WYi-Lightning: 0W

🏆DALL-E 3(1/1)

Cost Efficiency

API inference cost per 1,000 generated images

Benchmark

DALL-E 3vsYi-Lightning

Price per 1k images

$40/1kvs—

DALL-E 3: 1WYi-Lightning: 0W

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Image Elo

DALL-E 31,145

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Yi-Lightning—

Generation time

DALL-E 36.2s

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Yi-Lightning—

Price per 1k images

DALL-E 3$40/1k

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Yi-Lightning—

Prompt adherence

DALL-E 384%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Yi-Lightning—

Text rendering

DALL-E 381%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Yi-Lightning—

Benchmark	DALL-E 3	Yi-Lightning	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 Yi-Lightning

Monthly Image Production Volume25k images / month (25000 imgs)

Quick Presets:

DALL-E 3$1,000.00 / mo

Rate: $40/1k

Yi-Lightning$0.00 / mo

Rate: $0/1k

Estimated Cost Delta

Yi-Lightning 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 / visionDALL-E 3

DALL-E 3 is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

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	DALL-E 3	DALL-E 3 is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

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LIVE BENCHMARK

OpenAI

DALL-E 3

Elo n/a

SWE-bench—

Speed (tok/s)—

Input / 1M Tokens$40/1k

Output / 1M Tokens$40/1k

01.AI

Yi-Lightning

Elo 1,475

SWE-bench63.4%

Speed (tok/s)130 tok/s

Input / 1M Tokens$0.14/1M

Output / 1M Tokens$0.14/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, DALL-E 3 or Yi-Lightning?: 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 Yi-Lightning?: 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 Yi-Lightning?: 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 Yi-Lightning Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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Benchmark

DALL-E 3

Yi-Lightning

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 / visionDALL-E 3

DALL-E 3 is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

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	DALL-E 3	DALL-E 3 is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, DALL-E 3 or Yi-Lightning?

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 Yi-Lightning?

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 Yi-Lightning?

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 Yi-Lightning Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.