How did Google Gemini 3.8 do on X?
Google posted the Gemini 3.8 launch from @Google on Sep 2, 2026. The post has 3,773,281 views, 13,031 likes, 1,436 reposts, 751 quotes and 747 replies, an engagement rate of 0.42%. It ranks #226 of the 2,981 launches Gridd tracks.
Introducing Gemini 3.8, our best reasoning & coding model yet. By leveraging long-running agentic loops, we’re building on the momentum of 3.7 Flash from just three weeks ago to release two new 3.8 variants: Meet Gemini 3.8 Flash and Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber 🧵
- 21xthe median launch177.9K median views
- #226of the launches we trackout of 2,981
- 0.1xits own following31,902,079 followers
- Views
- 3.8M
- Likes
- 13K
- Reposts
- 1.4K
- Quotes
- 751
- Replies
- 747
- Bookmarks
- 1.5K
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, 3.8M views would cost $377K. At Gridd's rate of about $25 per 1,000 views, the same views would cost about $94K.
The post reached about 0.1 views for every follower of @Google.
What launched?
Google launched Gemini 3.8, its best reasoning and coding model so far, in two variants: Gemini 3.8 Flash and Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber.
How does it compare with other launches?
Google Gemini 3.8 has more views than 92% of the 2,981 launches Gridd tracks: 21x the median launch's 177.9K views.
- Google Gemini 3.83.8M
- Median tracked launch177.9K
- #1: xAI Voice Cloning204M
| Metric | Google Gemini 3.8 | Median launch |
|---|---|---|
| Views | 3.8M | 177.9K |
| Engagement rate | 0.42% | 0.48% |
| Views per follower | 0.1 | 2.6 |
| Quote posts | 751 | 27 |
| Saves per 10K views | 4.0 | 13.7 |
Other Google launches we track: Google Gemini 4 Carbon (2.9M views), Google Gemini Spark (1.8M views), Google Live translate upgrades (1.6M views), Googlebook (1.2M views), Google DeepMind Genie 4 (1.1M views), Google Skills in Gemini (1M views). All 14 Google 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 | 1,489 | 263.8K | 14x | #138 |
| Accounts over 1M followers | 283 | 1.8M | 2.1x | #103 |
| Image launch posts | 660 | 151.4K | 25x | #56 |
| Every launch | 2,981 | 177.9K | 21x | #226 |
What this launch shows
From an account with 31.9M followers, the post reached 0.1 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 23% as far as usual for its size. It ranks 103 of 283 launches from accounts that size.
It drew 751 quote posts, 2.0 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 Gemini 3.8, our best reasoning & coding model yet.". The post runs 44 words, against a median of 39 for launch posts here, and leads with an image: image launches have a median of 151.4K views, against 186.2K for the rest.
There is no link in the post. Launch posts without a link have a median of 187.9K views in the tracker.
It went out on a Wednesday (UTC). Wednesday launches have a median of 171.3K views; the strongest day is Tuesday at 197.9K.
Every comparison is against the 2,981 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
- How many views did Google Gemini 3.8 get on X?
- 3,773,281 views. Google posted it from @Google on Sep 2, 2026, and the post has 13,031 likes, 1,436 reposts, 751 quotes, 747 replies and 1,516 bookmarks. Gridd re-reads these numbers from the post every six hours; these were read on Nov 14, 2026.
- Was Google Gemini 3.8 a big launch on X?
- It ranks #226 of the 2,981 launches Gridd tracks, with more views than 92% of them and 21x the median launch's 177.9K views. Its engagement rate is 0.42%, against a median of 0.48%.
- What would 3.8M 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, 3.8M views would cost $377K. At Gridd's rate of about $25 per 1,000 views, the same views would cost about $94K.
Source: Gridd launch tracker, gridd.agency/launches/google-gemini-3-8, 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.