How did DeepSeek-V4-Flash API do on X?
DeepSeek posted the DeepSeek-V4-Flash API launch from @deepseek_ai on Jul 31, 2026. The post has 9,615,519 views, 29,735 likes, 3,479 reposts, 2,167 quotes and 1,686 replies, an engagement rate of 0.39%. It ranks #102 of the 2839 launches Gridd tracks.
🚀 DeepSeek-V4-Flash Official API is now LIVE in public beta! 🔷 We’ve massively upgraded its Agent capabilities—benchmark scores are now far surpassing the V4-Pro-Preview. Check out the massive performance leap below! 👇 🔷 The official V4-Flash now natively supports the Responses API format and is fully adapted for Codex! Check out the configuration details in our official API docs: https://api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/agent_integrations/codex
- 55xthe median launch175K median views
- #102of the launches we trackout of 2839
- 7.9xits own following1,211,669 followers
- Views
- 9.6M
- Likes
- 29.7K
- Reposts
- 3.5K
- Quotes
- 2.2K
- Replies
- 1.7K
- Bookmarks
- 4.8K
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, 9.6M views would cost $962K. At Gridd's rate of about $25 per 1,000 views, the same views would cost about $240K.
The post reached about 7.9 views for every follower of @deepseek_ai.
What launched?
DeepSeek launched the official DeepSeek-V4-Flash API in public beta, with upgraded agent capabilities and native support for the Responses API format.
How does it compare with other launches?
DeepSeek-V4-Flash API has more views than 96% of the 2839 launches Gridd tracks: 55x the median launch's 175K views.
- DeepSeek-V4-Flash API9.6M
- Median tracked launch175K
- #1: xAI Voice Cloning204M
| Metric | DeepSeek-V4-Flash API | Median launch |
|---|---|---|
| Views | 9.6M | 175K |
| Engagement rate | 0.39% | 0.48% |
| Views per follower | 7.9 | 2.8 |
| Quote posts | 2.2K | 27 |
| Saves per 10K views | 5.0 | 14.2 |
Other DeepSeek launches we track: DeepSeek-R1 (12.6M 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), DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp (2.8M 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 | 264.5K | 36x | #72 |
| Accounts over 1M followers | 224 | 2.2M | 4.3x | #52 |
| Image launch posts | 620 | 143.1K | 67x | #16 |
| Every launch | 2,839 | 175K | 55x | #102 |
What this launch shows
From an account with 1.2M followers, the post reached 7.9 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 15 times further than usual for its size. It ranks 52 of 224 launches from accounts that size.
It drew 2,167 quote posts, 2.3 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 "🚀 DeepSeek-V4-Flash Official API is now LIVE in public beta!". The post runs 59 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 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 Friday (UTC). Friday launches have a median of 162.2K 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-V4-Flash API launch from @deepseek_ai on Jul 31, 2026.
- How many views did DeepSeek-V4-Flash API get on X?
- 9,615,519 views. DeepSeek posted it from @deepseek_ai on Jul 31, 2026, and the post has 29,735 likes, 3,479 reposts, 2,167 quotes, 1,686 replies and 4,764 bookmarks. Gridd re-reads these numbers from the post every six hours; these were read on Nov 14, 2026.
- Was DeepSeek-V4-Flash API a big launch on X?
- It ranks #102 of the 2839 launches Gridd tracks, with more views than 96% of them and 55x the median launch's 175K views. Its engagement rate is 0.39%, against a median of 0.48%.
- What would 9.6M 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, 9.6M views would cost $962K. At Gridd's rate of about $25 per 1,000 views, the same views would cost about $240K.
Source: Gridd launch tracker, gridd.agency/launches/deepseek-v4-flash-api, 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.