How Nous Research launched on X
650K views, ranked 1022 of the 1981 launches we track. Reach and saves both sit close to where the rest of this list sits.
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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 | 432 |
| over 100K followers accounts of a similar size | 611 | 1.4M | 0.5x | 458 |
| Every launch all of them, for scale | 1981 | 688K | 0.9x | 1022 |
What this launch shows
From an account with 278K followers, this reached 2.3 times the account's own following. That is close to the median for over 100K followers, which is 2.4 times.
It ranks 458 of 611 launches from accounts that size. Against every launch in the directory it is below the median of 688K views, at rank 1022 of 1981.
Likes led, 3K at 46.6 per 10,000 views against a median of 26.8, with the heavier signals closer to usual: 678 bookmarks, 149 replies, 87 quotes. A like is a reaction.
The post was enjoyed more than it was kept. One bookmark for every 4.5 likes is a low ratio for a launch, and reads as entertainment more than intent.
The first line is “Hermes now has first-class support in Omarchy, @DHH’s Arch-based agentic Linux distribution”. It carries a 25-second video against a directory median of 65 seconds. Videos under 30 seconds have a median of 850K views in the directory.
The copy runs 44 words, about the usual length for 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 Tuesday. Launches posted on a Tuesday have a median of 651K views in the directory, and Friday is the strongest day at 880K.
Developer marketing strategy covers this: developers try before they read, so the post has to let them. For the next one, read X analytics explained: what each of these numbers means, with benchmarks by account size. Every launch we track in Developer Tool is on that vertical's directory page.
Questions about this launch
When did Nous Research launch?
Nous Research posted the launch on X on 8 September 2026.
How many views did the Nous Research launch post get?
650,354 views at the last read, ranked 1022 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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