How did StepFun StepAudio 2.5 ASR do on X?
StepFun posted the StepAudio 2.5 ASR launch from @StepFun_ai on Apr 24, 2026. The post has 80,290 views, 92 likes, 14 reposts, 1 quotes and 6 replies, an engagement rate of 0.14%. It ranks #1850 of the 2839 launches Gridd tracks.
StepAudio 2.5 ASR is here! 4x faster decoding. 30-minute continuous audio. $0.022/hour. We built this to push ASR further — faster inference, longer inputs, bilingual accuracy that holds up, and a price point that actually scales. ⚡ 4x decoding speed vs. previous generation ⚡ 30-min continuous audio processing ⚡ Top-tier bilingual (EN/ZH) performance ⚡ 80% lower inference cost — API at $0.022/hr For more details, check out: - Documentation: https://platform.stepfun.ai/docs/en/guides/models/stepaudio-2.5-asr - Demos: https://stepaudiollm.github.io/step-audio-2.5-asr/ - Model card: https://stepaudiollm.github.io/step-audio-2.5-asr/model-card/
- 46%the median launch175K median views
- #1850of the launches we trackout of 2839
- 4.8xits own following16,802 followers
- Views
- 80.3K
- Likes
- 92
- Reposts
- 14
- Quotes
- 1
- Replies
- 6
- Bookmarks
- 41
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, 80.3K views would cost $8K. Gridd guarantees one million views, 12x what this post got, for about $25K.
The post reached about 4.8 views for every follower of @StepFun_ai.
What launched?
StepFun launched StepAudio 2.5 ASR, with 4x faster decoding, 30-minute continuous audio processing, bilingual EN/ZH performance and API pricing of $0.022 per hour.
How does it compare with other launches?
StepFun StepAudio 2.5 ASR has more views than 35% of the 2839 launches Gridd tracks: 46% of the median launch's 175K views.
- StepFun StepAudio 2.5 ASR80.3K
- Median tracked launch175K
- #1: xAI Voice Cloning204M
| Metric | StepFun StepAudio 2.5 ASR | Median launch |
|---|---|---|
| Views | 80.3K | 175K |
| Engagement rate | 0.14% | 0.48% |
| Views per follower | 4.8 | 2.8 |
| Quote posts | 1 | 27 |
| Saves per 10K views | 5.1 | 14.2 |
Other StepFun launches we track: StepFun Step 5 Preview (487.8K views), StepFun Step 3.7 Flash (363.6K views), StepFun Step Image Edit 2 (100.1K views), StepFun StepAudio 2.5 Realtime (66.2K views), StepFun Step Code v0.1.0 (47.6K views), StepFun StepAudio 3 (36K views). All 9 StepFun 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 | 31% | #1066 |
| Accounts 10K to 100K followers | 1,135 | 99.4K | 81% | #610 |
| Text-only launch posts | 279 | 122.7K | 65% | #166 |
| Every launch | 2,839 | 175K | 46% | #1850 |
What this launch shows
From an account with 16.8K followers, the post reached 4.8 times the account's following. Launches from accounts 10K to 100K followers reach a median of 3.1 times their following, so this one went about 1.5 times further than usual for its size. It ranks 610 of 1135 launches from accounts that size.
It drew 1 quote posts, 0.1 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 "StepAudio 2.5 ASR is here!". The post runs 74 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 a link in the post. Launch posts with a link have a median of 160.8K 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 StepFun?
- In its own words on X: "Scale-up possibilities for everyone. API Platform: HuggingFace" StepFun posted the StepAudio 2.5 ASR launch from @StepFun_ai on Apr 24, 2026.
- How many views did StepFun StepAudio 2.5 ASR get on X?
- 80,290 views. StepFun posted it from @StepFun_ai on Apr 24, 2026, and the post has 92 likes, 14 reposts, 1 quotes, 6 replies and 41 bookmarks. Gridd re-reads these numbers from the post every six hours; these were read on Nov 14, 2026.
- Was StepFun StepAudio 2.5 ASR a big launch on X?
- It ranks #1850 of the 2839 launches Gridd tracks, with more views than 35% of them and 46% of the median launch's 175K views. Its engagement rate is 0.14%, against a median of 0.48%.
- What would 80.3K 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, 80.3K views would cost $8K. Gridd guarantees one million views, 12x what this post got, for about $25K.
Source: Gridd launch tracker, gridd.agency/launches/stepfun-stepaudio-2-5-asr, 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.
