How did OpenAI GPT-5.5 API do on X?
OpenAI posted the GPT-5.5 API launch from @OpenAIDevs on Apr 24, 2026. The post has 713,952 views, 996 likes, 80 reposts, 52 quotes and 98 replies, an engagement rate of 0.17%. It ranks #700 of the 2839 launches Gridd tracks.
GPT-5.5 is now available in the API. The model brings higher intelligence and stronger token efficiency to complex work, helping tasks get done with fewer retries.
- 4.1xthe median launch175K median views
- #700of the launches we trackout of 2839
- 1.5xits own following482,963 followers
- Views
- 714K
- Likes
- 996
- Reposts
- 80
- Quotes
- 52
- Replies
- 98
- Bookmarks
- 80
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, 714K views would cost $71K. Gridd guarantees one million views, 1.4x what this post got, for about $25K.
The post reached about 1.5 views for every follower of @OpenAIDevs.
What launched?
OpenAI made GPT-5.5 available in the API, a model with higher intelligence and stronger token efficiency for complex work.
How does it compare with other launches?
OpenAI GPT-5.5 API has more views than 75% of the 2839 launches Gridd tracks: 4.1x the median launch's 175K views.
- OpenAI GPT-5.5 API714K
- Median tracked launch175K
- #1: xAI Voice Cloning204M
| Metric | OpenAI GPT-5.5 API | Median launch |
|---|---|---|
| Views | 714K | 175K |
| Engagement rate | 0.17% | 0.48% |
| Views per follower | 1.5 | 2.8 |
| Quote posts | 52 | 27 |
| Saves per 10K views | 1.1 | 14.2 |
Other OpenAI launches we track: OpenAI GPT-Live-1 (7.5M views), OpenAI kbd-1.0-codex-micro (4.9M views), OpenAI Subagents in Codex (1.7M views) and OpenAI Euphony (388.2K views). All 5 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 | 263K | 2.7x | #445 |
| Accounts 100K to 1M followers | 909 | 252.6K | 2.8x | #232 |
| Text-only launch posts | 279 | 122.7K | 5.8x | #51 |
| Every launch | 2,839 | 175K | 4.1x | #700 |
What this launch shows
From an account with 483K followers, the post reached 1.5 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 1.5 times further than usual for its size. It ranks 232 of 909 launches from accounts that size.
It drew 52 quote posts, 0.7 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 "GPT-5.5 is now available in the API.". The post runs 26 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 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 GPT-5.5 API get on X?
- 713,952 views. OpenAI posted it from @OpenAIDevs on Apr 24, 2026, and the post has 996 likes, 80 reposts, 52 quotes, 98 replies and 80 bookmarks. Gridd re-reads these numbers from the post every six hours; these were read on Nov 14, 2026.
- Was OpenAI GPT-5.5 API a big launch on X?
- It ranks #700 of the 2839 launches Gridd tracks, with more views than 75% of them and 4.1x the median launch's 175K views. Its engagement rate is 0.17%, against a median of 0.48%.
- What would 714K 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, 714K views would cost $71K. Gridd guarantees one million views, 1.4x what this post got, for about $25K.
Source: Gridd launch tracker, gridd.agency/launches/openai-gpt-5-5-api, 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.