How did Cognition SWE-2 do on X?
Cognition posted the SWE-2 launch from @cognition on Sep 10, 2026. The post has 2,365,241 views, 6,792 likes, 513 reposts, 524 quotes and 437 replies, an engagement rate of 0.35%. It ranks #310 of the 2839 launches Gridd tracks.
Introducing SWE-2, our closest model yet to the frontier. On leading evals, it scores on par with recent frontier models – at up to 70% lower cost. We scaled RL to multiple trillions of parameters, with a refined recipe that pushes the Pareto curve on both capabilities & cost.
- 14xthe median launch175K median views
- #310of the launches we trackout of 2839
- 12xits own following196,658 followers
- Views
- 2.4M
- Likes
- 6.8K
- Reposts
- 513
- Quotes
- 524
- Replies
- 437
- Bookmarks
- 1.7K
What would these views cost to buy?
At $100 per 1,000 views, the rate a brand pays an agency charging $100K for one million views, 2.4M views would cost $237K. At Gridd's rate of about $25 per 1,000 views, the same views would cost about $59K.
The post reached about 12 views for every follower of @cognition.
What launched?
Cognition launched SWE-2, its closest model yet to the frontier, scoring on par with recent frontier models at up to 70% lower cost.
How does it compare with other launches?
Cognition SWE-2 has more views than 89% of the 2839 launches Gridd tracks: 14x the median launch's 175K views.
- Cognition SWE-22.4M
- Median tracked launch175K
- #1: xAI Voice Cloning204M
| Metric | Cognition SWE-2 | Median launch |
|---|---|---|
| Views | 2.4M | 175K |
| Engagement rate | 0.35% | 0.48% |
| Views per follower | 12 | 2.8 |
| Quote posts | 524 | 27 |
| Saves per 10K views | 7.4 | 14.2 |
Other Cognition launches we track: Cognition Devin Desktop (3.2M views), Cognition Devin (1.9M views), Cognition SWE-1.7 (1.6M views), Cognition Devin 2.0 (1.5M views), Cognition Devin Cloud in Terminal (793.5K views), Cognition Devin Review (754.8K views). All 24 Cognition launches, or every ai launch.
Against launches like it
A launch only means something against comparable ones. These are the groups it belongs to, and where it sits in each.
| Compared with | Launches | Median views | This one | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI launches | 1,462 | 263K | 9.0x | #191 |
| Accounts 100K to 1M followers | 909 | 252.6K | 9.4x | #92 |
| Image launch posts | 620 | 143.1K | 17x | #61 |
| Every launch | 2,839 | 175K | 14x | #310 |
What this launch shows
From an account with 196.7K followers, the post reached 12 times the account's following. Launches from accounts 100K to 1M followers reach a median of 1.0 times their following, so this one went about 12 times further than usual for its size. It ranks 92 of 909 launches from accounts that size.
It drew 524 quote posts, 2.2 per 10,000 views against a median of 1.7. More people than usual added their own take, and a quote post is what carries a launch to audiences the account does not have.
The first line is "Introducing SWE-2, our closest model yet to the frontier.". The post runs 49 words, against a median of 39 for launch posts here, and leads with an image: image launches have a median of 143.1K views, against 186.1K for the rest.
There is no link in the post. Launch posts without a link have a median of 184.9K views in the tracker.
It went out on a Thursday (UTC). Thursday launches have a median of 162.1K views; the strongest day is Tuesday at 192.3K.
Every comparison is against the 2839 launches in the tracker, read on Nov 14, 2026. Medians, not averages. See the state of launches on X for the full breakdown.
Questions about this launch
- What is Cognition?
- In its own words on X: "Makers of Devin, the first AI software engineer. We are an applied AI lab building end-to-end software agents." Cognition posted the SWE-2 launch from @cognition on Sep 10, 2026.
- How many views did Cognition SWE-2 get on X?
- 2,365,241 views. Cognition posted it from @cognition on Sep 10, 2026, and the post has 6,792 likes, 513 reposts, 524 quotes, 437 replies and 1,742 bookmarks. Gridd re-reads these numbers from the post every six hours; these were read on Nov 14, 2026.
- Was Cognition SWE-2 a big launch on X?
- It ranks #310 of the 2839 launches Gridd tracks, with more views than 89% of them and 14x the median launch's 175K views. Its engagement rate is 0.35%, against a median of 0.48%.
- What would 2.4M views on X cost to buy?
- At $100 per 1,000 views, the rate a brand pays an agency charging $100K for one million views, 2.4M views would cost $237K. At Gridd's rate of about $25 per 1,000 views, the same views would cost about $59K.
Source: Gridd launch tracker, gridd.agency/launches/cognition-swe-2, read from the post on X on Nov 14, 2026. Free to cite with a link (CC BY 4.0). Get every launch as JSON.