How did OpenAI Image generation in Codex do on X?
OpenAI posted the Image generation in Codex launch from @wonpark on Apr 16, 2026. The post has 101,471 views, 341 likes, 25 reposts, 9 quotes and 26 replies, an engagement rate of 0.4%. It ranks #1728 of the 2839 launches Gridd tracks.
Image generation is now live in Codex! You can now generate visuals, edit existing images, and create GIFs from a single image directly inside Codex. I spent a lot of time testing different use cases while working on this feature, and it was genuinely impressive to see how creative and useful the outputs could be. Hope you enjoy 🚀
- 58%the median launch175K median views
- #1728of the launches we trackout of 2839
- 62xits own following1,649 followers
- Views
- 101.5K
- Likes
- 341
- Reposts
- 25
- Quotes
- 9
- Replies
- 26
- Bookmarks
- 97
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, 101.5K views would cost $10K. Gridd guarantees one million views, 9.9x what this post got, for about $25K.
The post reached about 62 views for every follower of @wonpark.
What launched?
OpenAI launched image generation in Codex, letting users generate visuals, edit existing images and create GIFs from a single image.
How does it compare with other launches?
OpenAI Image generation in Codex has more views than 39% of the 2839 launches Gridd tracks: 58% of the median launch's 175K views.
- OpenAI Image generation in Codex101.5K
- Median tracked launch175K
- #1: xAI Voice Cloning204M
| Metric | OpenAI Image generation in Codex | Median launch |
|---|---|---|
| Views | 101.5K | 175K |
| Engagement rate | 0.4% | 0.48% |
| Views per follower | 62 | 2.8 |
| Quote posts | 9 | 27 |
| Saves per 10K views | 9.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI launches | 1,462 | 263K | 39% | #1008 |
| Accounts under 10K followers | 571 | 131K | 77% | #323 |
| Video launch posts | 1,940 | 192.5K | 53% | #1224 |
| Every launch | 2,839 | 175K | 58% | #1728 |
What this launch shows
From an account with 1.6K followers, the post reached 62 times the account's following. Launches from accounts under 10K followers reach a median of 61 times their following, so this one went about 1.0 times further than usual for its size. It ranks 323 of 571 launches from accounts that size.
It drew 9 quote posts, 0.9 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 "Image generation is now live in Codex!". The post runs 59 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
- How many views did OpenAI Image generation in Codex get on X?
- 101,471 views. OpenAI posted it from @wonpark on Apr 16, 2026, and the post has 341 likes, 25 reposts, 9 quotes, 26 replies and 97 bookmarks. Gridd re-reads these numbers from the post every six hours; these were read on Nov 14, 2026.
- Was OpenAI Image generation in Codex a big launch on X?
- It ranks #1728 of the 2839 launches Gridd tracks, with more views than 39% of them and 58% of the median launch's 175K views. Its engagement rate is 0.4%, against a median of 0.48%.
- What would 101.5K 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, 101.5K views would cost $10K. Gridd guarantees one million views, 9.9x what this post got, for about $25K.
Source: Gridd launch tracker, gridd.agency/launches/openai-image-generation-in-codex, 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.