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Yes, but it is in their interest to monetize this. Many people I talked with are fully willing to pay for it after it goes behind a paywall. OpenAI improved the user experience of their Playground with ChatGPT and not so many people taking out the wallet for DALL-E 2. It is fair to mention that the free alternatives of DALL-E 2 are equally capable, if not better.