How did OpenAI GPT-5.5 do on X?
OpenAI posted the GPT-5.5 launch from @OpenAI on Apr 23, 2026. The post has 13,433,249 views, 50,663 likes, 6,630 reposts, 3,415 quotes and 2,437 replies, an engagement rate of 0.47%. It ranks #72 of the 2839 launches Gridd tracks.
Introducing GPT-5.5 A new class of intelligence for real work and powering agents, built to understand complex goals, use tools, check its work, and carry more tasks through to completion. It marks a new way of getting computer work done. Now available in ChatGPT and Codex.
- 77xthe median launch175K median views
- #72of the launches we trackout of 2839
- 2.4xits own following5,537,395 followers
- Views
- 13.4M
- Likes
- 50.7K
- Reposts
- 6.6K
- Quotes
- 3.4K
- Replies
- 2.4K
- Bookmarks
- 9.2K
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, 13.4M views would cost $1.3M. At Gridd's rate of about $25 per 1,000 views, the same views would cost about $336K.
The post reached about 2.4 views for every follower of @OpenAI.
What launched?
OpenAI launched GPT-5.5, a model built to understand complex goals, use tools, check its work, and carry tasks through to completion in ChatGPT and Codex.
How does it compare with other launches?
OpenAI GPT-5.5 has more views than 97% of the 2839 launches Gridd tracks: 77x the median launch's 175K views.
- OpenAI GPT-5.513.4M
- Median tracked launch175K
- #1: xAI Voice Cloning204M
| Metric | OpenAI GPT-5.5 | Median launch |
|---|---|---|
| Views | 13.4M | 175K |
| Engagement rate | 0.47% | 0.48% |
| Views per follower | 2.4 | 2.8 |
| Quote posts | 3.4K | 27 |
| Saves per 10K views | 6.8 | 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 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 | 1,462 | 264.5K | 51x | #50 |
| Accounts over 1M followers | 224 | 2.2M | 6.0x | #36 |
| Video launch posts | 1,940 | 192.5K | 70x | #59 |
| Every launch | 2,839 | 175K | 77x | #72 |
What this launch shows
From an account with 5.5M followers, the post reached 2.4 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 4.5 times further than usual for its size. It ranks 36 of 224 launches from accounts that size.
It drew 3,415 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 GPT-5.5". The post runs 46 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 Thursday (UTC). Thursday launches have a median of 162.1K 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 GPT-5.5 launch from @OpenAI on Apr 23, 2026.
- How many views did OpenAI GPT-5.5 get on X?
- 13,433,249 views. OpenAI posted it from @OpenAI on Apr 23, 2026, and the post has 50,663 likes, 6,630 reposts, 3,415 quotes, 2,437 replies and 9,192 bookmarks. Gridd re-reads these numbers from the post every six hours; these were read on Nov 14, 2026.
- Was OpenAI GPT-5.5 a big launch on X?
- It ranks #72 of the 2839 launches Gridd tracks, with more views than 97% of them and 77x the median launch's 175K views. Its engagement rate is 0.47%, against a median of 0.48%.
- What would 13.4M 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, 13.4M views would cost $1.3M. At Gridd's rate of about $25 per 1,000 views, the same views would cost about $336K.
Source: Gridd launch tracker, gridd.agency/launches/openai-gpt-5-5, 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.
