How Nous Research launched on X
669K views, ranked 1008 of the 1981 launches we track. It was saved at well above the usual rate, which is the signal that matters more than reach for anything with a considered purchase behind it.
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Hermes Agent v0.14.0 - “The Foundation Release” Changelog below
How it compares
A launch means nothing against no one. These are the launches it is actually comparable to, and where this one sits among them.
| Compared with | Launches | Median views | This one | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product news the same kind of announcement | 769 | 805K | 0.8x | 424 |
| over 100K followers accounts of a similar size | 611 | 1.4M | 0.5x | 456 |
| Every launch all of them, for scale | 1981 | 688K | 1.0x | 1008 |
What this launch shows
Nous Research posted this from an account with 278K followers and reached 2.4 times that many people. Accounts of that size usually reach 2.4 times their following, so this is in the normal range.
It ranks 456 of 611 launches from accounts that size. Against every launch in the directory it is below the median of 688K views, at rank 1008 of 1981.
Likes led, 4K at 67.3 per 10,000 views against a median of 26.8, with the heavier signals closer to usual: 2K bookmarks, 234 replies, 140 quotes. A like is a reaction. The post was enjoyed more than it was kept.
The post opens with “Hermes Agent v0.14.0 - “The Foundation Release””. It carries a 2:01 video against a directory median of 65 seconds.
Videos over 90 seconds have a median of 651K views in the directory. The copy runs 10 words, shorter than a launch post here, where the median is 41.
There is a link in the body, which costs a post some reach and buys it a place to send people. It went out on a Sunday. Launches posted on a Sunday have a median of 526K views in the directory, and Friday is the strongest day at 880K.
Attributing signups to a launch covers this: a save rate this high is the number to follow into the product. For the next one, read giving people something to reply to: the conversation is what carried this one.
What viral AI launches share is the guide for it: model launches are the largest category in the directory and travel on the demo. This launch sits in the Developer Tool and Frontier Lab directories.
Questions about this launch
When did Nous Research launch?
Nous Research posted the launch on X on 17 May 2026.
How many views did the Nous Research launch post get?
668,934 views at the last read, ranked 1008 of the 1981 AI launches Doomers tracks, 2 times the account's following.
Who posted the Nous Research launch?
@NousResearch, which has 278K followers.
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