How did DeepSeek-V3.1 do on X?
DeepSeek posted the DeepSeek-V3.1 launch from @deepseek_ai on Aug 21, 2025. The post has 2,100,717 views, 14,598 likes, 1,732 reposts, 502 quotes and 501 replies, an engagement rate of 0.83%. It ranks #344 of the 2839 launches Gridd tracks.
Introducing DeepSeek-V3.1: our first step toward the agent era! ๐ ๐ง Hybrid inference: Think & Non-Think โ one model, two modes โก๏ธ Faster thinking: DeepSeek-V3.1-Think reaches answers in less time vs. DeepSeek-R1-0528 ๐ ๏ธ Stronger agent skills: Post-training boosts tool use and multi-step agent tasks Try it now โ toggle Think/Non-Think via the "DeepThink" button: https://chat.deepseek.com/ 1/5
- 12xthe median launch175K median views
- #344of the launches we trackout of 2839
- 1.7xits own following1,211,677 followers
- Views
- 2.1M
- Likes
- 14.6K
- Reposts
- 1.7K
- Quotes
- 502
- Replies
- 501
- Bookmarks
- 2.6K
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, 2.1M views would cost $210K. At Gridd's rate of about $25 per 1,000 views, the same views would cost about $53K.
The post reached about 1.7 views for every follower of @deepseek_ai.
What launched?
DeepSeek launched DeepSeek-V3.1, a hybrid inference model with Think and Non-Think modes and stronger tool use and agent skills.
How does it compare with other launches?
DeepSeek-V3.1 has more views than 88% of the 2839 launches Gridd tracks: 12x the median launch's 175K views.
- DeepSeek-V3.12.1M
- Median tracked launch175K
- #1: xAI Voice Cloning204M
| Metric | DeepSeek-V3.1 | Median launch |
|---|---|---|
| Views | 2.1M | 175K |
| Engagement rate | 0.83% | 0.48% |
| Views per follower | 1.7 | 2.8 |
| Quote posts | 502 | 27 |
| Saves per 10K views | 12.5 | 14.2 |
Other DeepSeek launches we track: DeepSeek-R1 (12.6M views), DeepSeek-V4-Flash API (9.6M views), DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 (8.4M views), DeepSeek Harness v0.1 (4.5M views), DeepSeek-R1-Lite-Preview (3.2M views), DeepSeek-V4-Pro (3.1M views). All 11 DeepSeek 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 | 8.0x | #217 |
| Accounts over 1M followers | 224 | 2.2M | 94% | #116 |
| Text-only launch posts | 279 | 122.7K | 17x | #21 |
| Every launch | 2,839 | 175K | 12x | #344 |
What this launch shows
From an account with 1.2M followers, the post reached 1.7 times the account's following. Launches from accounts over 1M followers reach a median of 0.5 times their following, so this one went about 3.2 times further than usual for its size. It ranks 116 of 224 launches from accounts that size.
It drew 502 quote posts, 2.4 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 DeepSeek-V3.1: our first step toward the agent era! ๐". The post runs 55 words, against a median of 39 for launch posts here, and leads with no media: text-only launches have a median of 122.7K views, against 183.4K for the rest.
There is a link in the post. Launch posts with a link have a median of 160.8K 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 DeepSeek?
- In its own words on X: "Unravel the mystery of AGI with curiosity. Answer the essential question with long-termism." DeepSeek posted the DeepSeek-V3.1 launch from @deepseek_ai on Aug 21, 2025.
- How many views did DeepSeek-V3.1 get on X?
- 2,100,717 views. DeepSeek posted it from @deepseek_ai on Aug 21, 2025, and the post has 14,598 likes, 1,732 reposts, 502 quotes, 501 replies and 2,624 bookmarks. Gridd re-reads these numbers from the post every six hours; these were read on Nov 14, 2026.
- Was DeepSeek-V3.1 a big launch on X?
- It ranks #344 of the 2839 launches Gridd tracks, with more views than 88% of them and 12x the median launch's 175K views. Its engagement rate is 0.83%, against a median of 0.48%.
- What would 2.1M 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, 2.1M views would cost $210K. At Gridd's rate of about $25 per 1,000 views, the same views would cost about $53K.
Source: Gridd launch tracker, gridd.agency/launches/deepseek-v3-1, 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.
