How did OpenAI ChatGPT Images do on X?
OpenAI posted the ChatGPT Images launch from @OpenAI on Dec 16, 2025. The post has 3,249,492 views, 8,860 likes, 1,179 reposts, 805 quotes and 768 replies, an engagement rate of 0.36%. It ranks #270 of the 3,785 launches Gridd tracks.
Introducing ChatGPT Images, powered by our flagship new image generation model. - Stronger instruction following - Precise editing - Detail preservation - 4x faster than before Rolling out today in ChatGPT for all users, and in the API as GPT Image 1.5.
- 27xthe median launch119.4K median views
- #270of the launches we trackout of 3,785
- 0.6xits own following5,537,795 followers
- Views
- 3.2M
- Likes
- 8.9K
- Reposts
- 1.2K
- Quotes
- 805
- Replies
- 768
- Bookmarks
- 1.9K
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, 3.2M views would cost $325K. At Gridd's rate of about $25 per 1,000 views, the same views would cost about $81K.
The post reached about 0.6 views for every follower of @OpenAI.
What launched?
OpenAI launched ChatGPT Images, powered by a new image generation model with stronger instruction following and precise editing.
How does it compare with other launches?
OpenAI ChatGPT Images has more views than 93% of the 3,785 launches Gridd tracks: 27x the median launch's 119.4K views.
- OpenAI ChatGPT Images3.2M
- Median tracked launch119.4K
- #1: xAI Voice Cloning204M
| Metric | OpenAI ChatGPT Images | Median launch |
|---|---|---|
| Views | 3.2M | 119.4K |
| Engagement rate | 0.36% | 0.58% |
| Views per follower | 0.6 | 1.5 |
| Quote posts | 805 | 20 |
| Saves per 10K views | 5.9 | 15.0 |
Other OpenAI launches we track: OpenAI GPT-6 Astra (139.4M views), OpenAI GPT-5.6 Sol (19M views), OpenAI ChatGPT Work (16.1M views), OpenAI Astra for Law (16M views), OpenAI ChatGPT for Financial Services (15.7M views), OpenAI dots (15M views). All 36 OpenAI 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 | 1,818 | 194.6K | 17x | #162 |
| Accounts over 1M followers | 360 | 1M | 3.1x | #113 |
| Video launch posts | 2,470 | 144.8K | 22x | #194 |
| Every launch | 3,785 | 119.4K | 27x | #270 |
What this launch shows
From an account with 5.5M followers, the post reached 0.6 times the account's following. Launches from accounts over 1M followers reach a median of 0.3 times their following, so this one went about 2.1 times further than usual for its size. It ranks 113 of 360 launches from accounts that size.
It drew 805 quote posts, 2.5 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 ChatGPT Images, powered by our flagship new image generation model.". The post runs 42 words, against a median of 38 for launch posts here, and leads with a video: video launches have a median of 144.8K views, against 77.9K for the rest.
There is no link in the post. Launch posts without a link have a median of 127.4K views in the tracker.
It went out on a Tuesday (UTC). Tuesday launches have a median of 137.9K views, the strongest day in the tracker.
Every comparison is against the 3,785 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 OpenAI?
- In its own words on X: "OpenAI’s mission is to ensure that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity." OpenAI posted the ChatGPT Images launch from @OpenAI on Dec 16, 2025.
- How many views did OpenAI ChatGPT Images get on X?
- 3,249,492 views. OpenAI posted it from @OpenAI on Dec 16, 2025, and the post has 8,860 likes, 1,179 reposts, 805 quotes, 768 replies and 1,918 bookmarks. Gridd re-reads these numbers from the post every six hours; these were read on Nov 14, 2026.
- Was OpenAI ChatGPT Images a big launch on X?
- It ranks #270 of the 3,785 launches Gridd tracks, with more views than 93% of them and 27x the median launch's 119.4K views. Its engagement rate is 0.36%, against a median of 0.58%.
- What would 3.2M 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, 3.2M views would cost $325K. At Gridd's rate of about $25 per 1,000 views, the same views would cost about $81K.
Source: Gridd launch tracker, gridd.agency/launches/openai-chatgpt-images, 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.