How did Sonnet 5.5 in Factory do on X?
Factory posted the Sonnet 5.5 in Factory launch from @factory on Sep 28, 2026. The post has 12,281 views, 108 likes, 5 reposts, 2 quotes and 10 replies, an engagement rate of 1.02%. It ranks #2767 of the 2839 launches Gridd tracks.
Sonnet 5.5 is live in Factory. Some initial observations: - High is a strong default - Checks that the real requirement is met, not just the nearest failing test - Questions explanations carried over from earlier work Try it now: https://factory.com/
- 7%the median launch175K median views
- #2767of the launches we trackout of 2839
- 0.2xits own following60,541 followers
- Views
- 12.3K
- Likes
- 108
- Reposts
- 5
- Quotes
- 2
- Replies
- 10
- Bookmarks
- 12
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, 12.3K views would cost $1K. Gridd guarantees one million views, 81x what this post got, for about $25K.
The post reached about 0.2 views for every follower of @factory.
What launched?
Factory launched Sonnet 5.5 in its platform, noting it checks that the real requirement is met and questions explanations carried over from earlier work.
How does it compare with other launches?
Sonnet 5.5 in Factory has more views than 3% of the 2839 launches Gridd tracks: 7% of the median launch's 175K views.
- Sonnet 5.5 in Factory12.3K
- Median tracked launch175K
- #1: xAI Voice Cloning204M
| Metric | Sonnet 5.5 in Factory | Median launch |
|---|---|---|
| Views | 12.3K | 175K |
| Engagement rate | 1.02% | 0.48% |
| Views per follower | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Quote posts | 2 | 27 |
| Saves per 10K views | 9.8 | 14.2 |
Other Factory launches we track: Factory Router (2.3M views), Factory 2.0 (1.1M views), Factory Teams (406.9K views), Factory Droid 1.0 (397.3K views), Missions on Factory Desktop (172.7K views), Factory Private (111.6K views). All 17 Factory 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 | 5% | #1434 |
| Accounts 10K to 100K followers | 1,135 | 99.4K | 12% | #1092 |
| Image launch posts | 620 | 143.1K | 9% | #597 |
| Every launch | 2,839 | 175K | 7% | #2767 |
What this launch shows
From an account with 60.5K followers, the post reached 0.2 times the account's following. Launches from accounts 10K to 100K followers reach a median of 3.1 times their following, so this one went about 7% as far as usual for its size. It ranks 1092 of 1135 launches from accounts that size.
It drew 2 quote posts, 1.6 per 10,000 views against a median of 1.7. Fewer 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 "Sonnet 5.5 is live in Factory. Some initial observations:". The post runs 40 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 Monday (UTC). Monday launches have a median of 181.4K 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 Factory?
- In its own words on X: "Toward self-improving software" Factory posted the Sonnet 5.5 in Factory launch from @factory on Sep 28, 2026.
- How many views did Sonnet 5.5 in Factory get on X?
- 12,281 views. Factory posted it from @factory on Sep 28, 2026, and the post has 108 likes, 5 reposts, 2 quotes, 10 replies and 12 bookmarks. Gridd re-reads these numbers from the post every six hours; these were read on Nov 14, 2026.
- Was Sonnet 5.5 in Factory a big launch on X?
- It ranks #2767 of the 2839 launches Gridd tracks, with more views than 3% of them and 7% of the median launch's 175K views. Its engagement rate is 1.02%, against a median of 0.48%.
- What would 12.3K 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, 12.3K views would cost $1K. Gridd guarantees one million views, 81x what this post got, for about $25K.
Source: Gridd launch tracker, gridd.agency/launches/factory-sonnet-5-5-in-factory, 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.