How did DeepSeek-V4-Pro do on X?
DeepSeek posted the DeepSeek-V4-Pro launch from @deepseek_ai on Aug 13, 2026. The post has 3,118,557 views, 15,251 likes, 1,771 reposts, 550 quotes and 607 replies, an engagement rate of 0.58%. It ranks #244 of the 2839 launches Gridd tracks.
We’re launching DeepSeek-V4-Pro today! 🚀 🔷 Major Agent upgrades with strong production gains! 🔷 Flexible reasoning effort for V4-Pro & V4-Flash: low for simple tasks, high for daily Agent workflows, max for complex tasks. 🔷 Native OpenAI Responses API support, optimized for Codex with one-click setup. V4 Pro is now available on app/web. Try it via “Expert Mode”. V4 Pro is also available via API. Model names remain unchanged—please refer to the API docs for setup details.
- 18xthe median launch175K median views
- #244of the launches we trackout of 2839
- 2.6xits own following1,211,669 followers
- Views
- 3.1M
- Likes
- 15.3K
- Reposts
- 1.8K
- Quotes
- 550
- Replies
- 607
- Bookmarks
- 1.8K
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, 3.1M views would cost $312K. At Gridd's rate of about $25 per 1,000 views, the same views would cost about $78K.
The post reached about 2.6 views for every follower of @deepseek_ai.
What launched?
DeepSeek launched DeepSeek-V4-Pro, with agent upgrades, flexible reasoning effort, and native OpenAI Responses API support, available on app, web, and API.
How does it compare with other launches?
DeepSeek-V4-Pro has more views than 91% of the 2839 launches Gridd tracks: 18x the median launch's 175K views.
- DeepSeek-V4-Pro3.1M
- Median tracked launch175K
- #1: xAI Voice Cloning204M
| Metric | DeepSeek-V4-Pro | Median launch |
|---|---|---|
| Views | 3.1M | 175K |
| Engagement rate | 0.58% | 0.48% |
| Views per follower | 2.6 | 2.8 |
| Quote posts | 550 | 27 |
| Saves per 10K views | 5.9 | 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-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 | 12x | #155 |
| Accounts over 1M followers | 224 | 2.2M | 1.4x | #92 |
| Image launch posts | 620 | 143.1K | 22x | #48 |
| Every launch | 2,839 | 175K | 18x | #244 |
What this launch shows
From an account with 1.2M followers, the post reached 2.6 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 4.8 times further than usual for its size. It ranks 92 of 224 launches from accounts that size.
It drew 550 quote posts, 1.8 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 "We’re launching DeepSeek-V4-Pro today! 🚀". The post runs 77 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 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-Pro launch from @deepseek_ai on Aug 13, 2026.
- How many views did DeepSeek-V4-Pro get on X?
- 3,118,557 views. DeepSeek posted it from @deepseek_ai on Aug 13, 2026, and the post has 15,251 likes, 1,771 reposts, 550 quotes, 607 replies and 1,845 bookmarks. Gridd re-reads these numbers from the post every six hours; these were read on Nov 14, 2026.
- Was DeepSeek-V4-Pro a big launch on X?
- It ranks #244 of the 2839 launches Gridd tracks, with more views than 91% of them and 18x the median launch's 175K views. Its engagement rate is 0.58%, against a median of 0.48%.
- What would 3.1M 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, 3.1M views would cost $312K. At Gridd's rate of about $25 per 1,000 views, the same views would cost about $78K.
Source: Gridd launch tracker, gridd.agency/launches/deepseek-v4-pro, 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.