How did OpenAI Codex Security do on X?
OpenAI posted the Codex Security launch from @TheRohanVarma on Mar 6, 2026. The post has 299,303 views, 995 likes, 148 reposts, 17 quotes and 208 replies, an engagement rate of 0.46%. It ranks #1127 of the 2839 launches Gridd tracks.
We just launched Codex Security! Probably a no-brainer for most teams to turn on. Some things I'm excited about it: - Agentic security review leveraging our SOTA models - Always on codebase scanning - Detailed reports with code paths on vulnerabilities - Auto-fix any report with a PR Teams and enterprises can try it out through Codex web.
- 1.7xthe median launch175K median views
- #1127of the launches we trackout of 2839
- 11xits own following27,629 followers
- Views
- 299.3K
- Likes
- 995
- Reposts
- 148
- Quotes
- 17
- Replies
- 208
- Bookmarks
- 309
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, 299.3K views would cost $30K. Gridd guarantees one million views, 3.3x what this post got, for about $25K.
The post reached about 11 views for every follower of @TheRohanVarma.
What launched?
OpenAI launched Codex Security, offering agentic security review, always-on codebase scanning and detailed vulnerability reports with code paths.
How does it compare with other launches?
OpenAI Codex Security has more views than 60% of the 2839 launches Gridd tracks: 1.7x the median launch's 175K views.
- OpenAI Codex Security299.3K
- Median tracked launch175K
- #1: xAI Voice Cloning204M
| Metric | OpenAI Codex Security | Median launch |
|---|---|---|
| Views | 299.3K | 175K |
| Engagement rate | 0.46% | 0.48% |
| Views per follower | 11 | 2.8 |
| Quote posts | 17 | 27 |
| Saves per 10K views | 10.3 | 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 | 2.7x | #189 |
| Accounts 10K to 100K followers | 1,135 | 99.4K | 3.0x | #340 |
| Video launch posts | 1,940 | 192.5K | 1.6x | #802 |
| Every launch | 2,839 | 175K | 1.7x | #1127 |
What this launch shows
From an account with 27.6K followers, the post reached 11 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 3.5 times further than usual for its size. It ranks 340 of 1135 launches from accounts that size.
It drew 17 quote posts, 0.6 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 "We just launched Codex Security!". The post runs 58 words, against a median of 39 for launch posts here, and leads with a video: video launches have a median of 192.5K views, against 137.6K for the rest.
There is no link in the post. Launch posts without a link have a median of 184.9K views in the tracker.
It went out on a Friday (UTC). Friday launches have a median of 162.2K 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 Security get on X?
- 299,303 views. OpenAI posted it from @TheRohanVarma on Mar 6, 2026, and the post has 995 likes, 148 reposts, 17 quotes, 208 replies and 309 bookmarks. Gridd re-reads these numbers from the post every six hours; these were read on Nov 14, 2026.
- Was OpenAI Codex Security a big launch on X?
- It ranks #1127 of the 2839 launches Gridd tracks, with more views than 60% of them and 1.7x the median launch's 175K views. Its engagement rate is 0.46%, against a median of 0.48%.
- What would 299.3K 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, 299.3K views would cost $30K. Gridd guarantees one million views, 3.3x what this post got, for about $25K.
Source: Gridd launch tracker, gridd.agency/launches/openai-codex-security, 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.