How did Perplexity Claude Opus 4.8 Fast mode do on X?
Perplexity posted the Claude Opus 4.8 Fast mode launch from @AskPerplexity on Jul 10, 2026. The post has 57,699 views, 116 likes, 9 reposts, 5 quotes and 10 replies, an engagement rate of 0.24%. It ranks #2062 of the 2839 launches Gridd tracks.
Claude Opus 4.8 is now available in Fast mode in Perplexity Computer, giving you faster responses at the same quality. Turn it on with the Fast toggle under Claude Opus 4.8 in the model picker. Live now on the web for all Computer users.
- 33%the median launch175K median views
- #2062of the launches we trackout of 2839
- 0.1xits own following387,568 followers
- Views
- 57.7K
- Likes
- 116
- Reposts
- 9
- Quotes
- 5
- Replies
- 10
- Bookmarks
- 16
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, 57.7K views would cost $6K. Gridd guarantees one million views, 17x what this post got, for about $25K.
The post reached about 0.1 views for every follower of @AskPerplexity.
What launched?
Perplexity made Claude Opus 4.8 available in Fast mode in Perplexity Computer, giving faster responses at the same quality through a toggle in the model picker.
How does it compare with other launches?
Perplexity Claude Opus 4.8 Fast mode has more views than 27% of the 2839 launches Gridd tracks: 33% of the median launch's 175K views.
- Perplexity Claude Opus 4.8 Fast mode57.7K
- Median tracked launch175K
- #1: xAI Voice Cloning204M
| Metric | Perplexity Claude Opus 4.8 Fast mode | Median launch |
|---|---|---|
| Views | 57.7K | 175K |
| Engagement rate | 0.24% | 0.48% |
| Views per follower | 0.1 | 2.8 |
| Quote posts | 5 | 27 |
| Saves per 10K views | 2.8 | 14.2 |
Other Perplexity launches we track: Playwright testing in Perplexity Compute (89.8K views), Skills for Perplexity Computer (80.6K views) and Perplexity DocSend connector (51.4K views). All 4 Perplexity 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 | 22% | #1168 |
| Accounts 100K to 1M followers | 909 | 252.6K | 23% | #764 |
| Video launch posts | 1,940 | 192.5K | 30% | #1459 |
| Every launch | 2,839 | 175K | 33% | #2062 |
What this launch shows
From an account with 387.6K followers, the post reached 0.1 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 15% as far as usual for its size. It ranks 764 of 909 launches from accounts that size.
It drew 5 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 "Claude Opus 4.8 is now available in Fast mode in Perplexity Computer, giving you faster responses at the same quality.". The post runs 44 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
- What is Perplexity?
- In its own words on X: "Everything is Computer." Perplexity posted the Claude Opus 4.8 Fast mode launch from @AskPerplexity on Jul 10, 2026.
- How many views did Perplexity Claude Opus 4.8 Fast mode get on X?
- 57,699 views. Perplexity posted it from @AskPerplexity on Jul 10, 2026, and the post has 116 likes, 9 reposts, 5 quotes, 10 replies and 16 bookmarks. Gridd re-reads these numbers from the post every six hours; these were read on Nov 14, 2026.
- Was Perplexity Claude Opus 4.8 Fast mode a big launch on X?
- It ranks #2062 of the 2839 launches Gridd tracks, with more views than 27% of them and 33% of the median launch's 175K views. Its engagement rate is 0.24%, against a median of 0.48%.
- What would 57.7K 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, 57.7K views would cost $6K. Gridd guarantees one million views, 17x what this post got, for about $25K.
Source: Gridd launch tracker, gridd.agency/launches/perplexity-claude-opus-4-8-fast-mode, 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.