How did OpenAI Codex app do on X?
OpenAI posted the Codex app launch from @OpenAI on Feb 2, 2026. The post has 4,215,275 views, 8,826 likes, 1,075 reposts, 838 quotes and 1,193 replies, an engagement rate of 0.28%. It ranks #197 of the 2839 launches Gridd tracks.
Introducing the Codex app—a powerful command center for building with agents. Now available on macOS. https://openai.com/codex/
- 24xthe median launch175K median views
- #197of the launches we trackout of 2839
- 0.8xits own following5,537,396 followers
- Views
- 4.2M
- Likes
- 8.8K
- Reposts
- 1.1K
- Quotes
- 838
- Replies
- 1.2K
- Bookmarks
- 3.4K
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, 4.2M views would cost $422K. At Gridd's rate of about $25 per 1,000 views, the same views would cost about $105K.
The post reached about 0.8 views for every follower of @OpenAI.
What launched?
OpenAI launched the Codex app, a command center for building with agents, now available on macOS.
How does it compare with other launches?
OpenAI Codex app has more views than 93% of the 2839 launches Gridd tracks: 24x the median launch's 175K views.
- OpenAI Codex app4.2M
- Median tracked launch175K
- #1: xAI Voice Cloning204M
| Metric | OpenAI Codex app | Median launch |
|---|---|---|
| Views | 4.2M | 175K |
| Engagement rate | 0.28% | 0.48% |
| Views per follower | 0.8 | 2.8 |
| Quote posts | 838 | 27 |
| Saves per 10K views | 8.2 | 14.2 |
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 25 OpenAI launches, or every developer tools 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Developer tools launches | 595 | 111.1K | 38x | #26 |
| Accounts over 1M followers | 224 | 2.2M | 1.9x | #83 |
| Text-only launch posts | 279 | 122.7K | 34x | #12 |
| Every launch | 2,839 | 175K | 24x | #197 |
What this launch shows
From an account with 5.5M followers, the post reached 0.8 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 1.4 times further than usual for its size. It ranks 83 of 224 launches from accounts that size.
It drew 838 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 the Codex app—a powerful command center for building with agents.". The post runs 15 words, against a median of 39 for launch posts here, and leads with no media: text-only launches have a median of 122.7K views, against 183.4K 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 OpenAI?
- In its own words on X: "OpenAI’s mission is to ensure that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity." OpenAI posted the Codex app launch from @OpenAI on Feb 2, 2026.
- How many views did OpenAI Codex app get on X?
- 4,215,275 views. OpenAI posted it from @OpenAI on Feb 2, 2026, and the post has 8,826 likes, 1,075 reposts, 838 quotes, 1,193 replies and 3,442 bookmarks. Gridd re-reads these numbers from the post every six hours; these were read on Nov 14, 2026.
- Was OpenAI Codex app a big launch on X?
- It ranks #197 of the 2839 launches Gridd tracks, with more views than 93% of them and 24x the median launch's 175K views. Its engagement rate is 0.28%, against a median of 0.48%.
- What would 4.2M 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, 4.2M views would cost $422K. At Gridd's rate of about $25 per 1,000 views, the same views would cost about $105K.
Source: Gridd launch tracker, gridd.agency/launches/openai-codex-app, 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.