How did Runway Gen-4.5 do on X?
Runway posted the Runway Gen-4.5 launch from @runwayml on Dec 1, 2025. The post has 855,963 views, 3,149 likes, 513 reposts, 313 quotes and 225 replies, an engagement rate of 0.49%. It ranks #707 of the 3,785 launches Gridd tracks.
Introducing our new frontier video model, Runway Gen-4.5. Previously known as Whisper Thunder (aka) David. Gen-4.5 is state-of-the-art and sets a new standard for video generation motion quality, prompt adherence and visual fidelity. Learn more below.
- 7.2xthe median launch119.4K median views
- #707of the launches we trackout of 3,785
- 2.9xits own following296,914 followers
- Views
- 856K
- Likes
- 3.1K
- Reposts
- 513
- Quotes
- 313
- Replies
- 225
- Bookmarks
- 1.1K
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, 856K views would cost $86K. Gridd guarantees one million views, 1.2x what this post got, for about $25K.
The post reached about 2.9 views for every follower of @runwayml.
What launched?
Runway introduced Gen-4.5, its new frontier video model, previously known as Whisper Thunder.
How does it compare with other launches?
Runway Gen-4.5 has more views than 81% of the 3,785 launches Gridd tracks: 7.2x the median launch's 119.4K views.
- Runway Gen-4.5856K
- Median tracked launch119.4K
- #1: xAI Voice Cloning204M
| Metric | Runway Gen-4.5 | Median launch |
|---|---|---|
| Views | 856K | 119.4K |
| Engagement rate | 0.49% | 0.58% |
| Views per follower | 2.9 | 1.5 |
| Quote posts | 313 | 20 |
| Saves per 10K views | 13.1 | 15.0 |
Other Runway launches we track: Runway Gen-3 Alpha Text to Video (4.1M views), Runway Agent 2.0 (954.9K views), Runway Gen-4.5 Image to Video (765.2K views), Runway Gen-4 (741.7K views), Runway Aleph (649.5K views), Runway MCP (623.6K views). All 40 Runway 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 | 1,818 | 194.6K | 4.4x | #441 |
| Accounts 100K to 1M followers | 1,516 | 113.9K | 7.5x | #229 |
| Video launch posts | 2,470 | 144.7K | 5.9x | #515 |
| Every launch | 3,785 | 119.4K | 7.2x | #707 |
What this launch shows
From an account with 296.9K followers, the post reached 2.9 times the account's following. Launches from accounts 100K to 1M followers reach a median of 0.5 times their following, so this one went about 5.6 times further than usual for its size. It ranks 229 of 1516 launches from accounts that size.
It drew 313 quote posts, 3.7 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 our new frontier video model, Runway Gen-4.5. Previously known as Whisper Thunder (aka) David.". The post runs 36 words, against a median of 38 for launch posts here, and leads with a video: video launches have a median of 144.7K views, against 77.9K for the rest.
There is no link in the post. Launch posts without a link have a median of 127.4K views in the tracker.
It went out on a Monday (UTC). Monday launches have a median of 131.2K views; the strongest day is Tuesday at 137.9K.
Every comparison is against the 3,785 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 Runway?
- In its own words on X: "Building AI to simulate the world." Runway posted the Runway Gen-4.5 launch from @runwayml on Dec 1, 2025.
- How many views did Runway Gen-4.5 get on X?
- 855,963 views. Runway posted it from @runwayml on Dec 1, 2025, and the post has 3,149 likes, 513 reposts, 313 quotes, 225 replies and 1,122 bookmarks. Gridd re-reads these numbers from the post every six hours; these were read on Nov 14, 2026.
- Was Runway Gen-4.5 a big launch on X?
- It ranks #707 of the 3,785 launches Gridd tracks, with more views than 81% of them and 7.2x the median launch's 119.4K views. Its engagement rate is 0.49%, against a median of 0.58%.
- What would 856K 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, 856K views would cost $86K. Gridd guarantees one million views, 1.2x what this post got, for about $25K.
Source: Gridd launch tracker, gridd.agency/launches/runway-gen-4-5, 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.