How did OpenAI Codex for Windows do on X?
OpenAI posted the Codex for Windows launch from @ajambrosino on Mar 4, 2026. The post has 603,178 views, 1,655 likes, 141 reposts, 60 quotes and 135 replies, an engagement rate of 0.33%. It ranks #776 of the 2839 launches Gridd tracks.
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- 3.4xthe median launch175K median views
- #776of the launches we trackout of 2839
- 5.8xits own following104,349 followers
- Views
- 603.2K
- Likes
- 1.7K
- Reposts
- 141
- Quotes
- 60
- Replies
- 135
- Bookmarks
- 392
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, 603.2K views would cost $60K. Gridd guarantees one million views, 1.7x what this post got, for about $25K.
The post reached about 5.8 views for every follower of @ajambrosino.
What launched?
OpenAI launched the Codex app on Windows, running natively and in WSL with the first Windows-native agent sandbox.
How does it compare with other launches?
OpenAI Codex for Windows has more views than 73% of the 2839 launches Gridd tracks: 3.4x the median launch's 175K views.
- OpenAI Codex for Windows603.2K
- Median tracked launch175K
- #1: xAI Voice Cloning204M
| Metric | OpenAI Codex for Windows | Median launch |
|---|---|---|
| Views | 603.2K | 175K |
| Engagement rate | 0.33% | 0.48% |
| Views per follower | 5.8 | 2.8 |
| Quote posts | 60 | 27 |
| Saves per 10K views | 6.5 | 14.2 |
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 | 5.4x | #125 |
| Accounts 100K to 1M followers | 909 | 252.6K | 2.4x | #266 |
| Image launch posts | 620 | 143.1K | 4.2x | #145 |
| Every launch | 2,839 | 175K | 3.4x | #776 |
What this launch shows
From an account with 104.3K followers, the post reached 5.8 times the account's following. Launches from accounts 100K to 1M followers reach a median of 1.0 times their following, so this one went about 5.9 times further than usual for its size. It ranks 266 of 909 launches from accounts that size.
It drew 60 quote posts, 1.0 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 "The Codex app is now live on Windows.". The post runs 79 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 Wednesday (UTC). Wednesday launches have a median of 178.8K 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
- How many views did OpenAI Codex for Windows get on X?
- 603,178 views. OpenAI posted it from @ajambrosino on Mar 4, 2026, and the post has 1,655 likes, 141 reposts, 60 quotes, 135 replies and 392 bookmarks. Gridd re-reads these numbers from the post every six hours; these were read on Nov 14, 2026.
- Was OpenAI Codex for Windows a big launch on X?
- It ranks #776 of the 2839 launches Gridd tracks, with more views than 73% of them and 3.4x the median launch's 175K views. Its engagement rate is 0.33%, against a median of 0.48%.
- What would 603.2K 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, 603.2K views would cost $60K. Gridd guarantees one million views, 1.7x what this post got, for about $25K.
Source: Gridd launch tracker, gridd.agency/launches/openai-codex-for-windows, 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.