r/OpenAI

Community Overview

About r/OpenAI

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company. OpenAI's mission is to create safe and powerful AI that benefits all of humanity. We are an unofficially-run community. OpenAI makes Sora, ChatGPT, and DALL·E 3.

The community at a glance

r/OpenAI is a Subreddit for OpenAI and Artificial Intelligence with roughly 2.8M members. It uses a forum format for communication. On the Hive Index it ranks #7 in the OpenAI communities list. It is the 2nd largest community in the Artificial Intelligence topic page.

Roughly 411K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Chatgpt, Ai, and Gpt. Product recommendations often mention ai tool, ai, and chatgpt.

On Reddit
2.8M Members

Subreddit Analysis

via GummySearch
Yearly: +411K members
Growth: +17.0% / year

Member growth over time

All time (yearly)

  • 2016: 366 members
  • 2017: 1K members
  • 2018: 1K members
  • 2019: 2K members
  • 2021: 5K members
  • 2022: 40K members
  • 2023: 864K members
  • 2024: 1.2M members
  • 2025: 437K members
  • 2026: 226K members

Past year (monthly)

  • Aug: 43K members
  • Sep: 26K members
  • Oct: 53K members
  • Nov: 31K members
  • Dec: 25K members
  • Jan: 24K members
  • Feb: 42K members
  • Mar: 33K members
  • Apr: 43K members
  • May: 32K members
  • Jun: 29K members
  • Jul: 23K members

Topics

  • Chatgpt
    27 posts in the past month
    #1
    Chatgpt
    27
  • Ai
    23 posts in the past month
    #2
    Ai
    23
  • Gpt
    19 posts in the past month
    #3
    Gpt
    19
  • Looking For
    19 posts in the past month
    #4
    Looking For
    19
  • Tired
    18 posts in the past month
    #5
    Tired
    18

Flair

  • Discussion
    19 posts in the past month
    1. hit my first pro subscription rate limit today
    2. 200 IQ regulation strategy, complete incompetence, or AI actually becoming uncontrollable?
    3. OpenAI Starts Rolling Out Realtime Voice for Codex
    #1
    Discussion
    hit my first pro subscription rate limit today · 200 IQ regulation strategy, complete incompetence, or AI actually becoming uncontrollable? · OpenAI Starts Rolling Out Realtime Voice for Codex
    19
  • Question
    8 posts in the past month
    1. Bypass Filter
    2. Migrei do Claude (por causa do Cowork pago) para o ChatGPT para integrar com o Obsidian. Fiz certo?
    3. Is Chatgpt working for you? mine seem to be not responding.
    #2
    Question
    Bypass Filter · Migrei do Claude (por causa do Cowork pago) para o ChatGPT para integrar com o Obsidian. Fiz certo? · Is Chatgpt working for you? mine seem to be not responding.
    8
  • Article
    6 posts in the past month
    1. 🤦🏻‍♀️
    2. OpenAI is trying to conquer the office. Legal is next.
    3. The specter of “AI communism”: Chinese open-weight models and the crisis of the American AI bubble
    #3
    Article
    🤦🏻‍♀️ · OpenAI is trying to conquer the office. Legal is next. · The specter of “AI communism”: Chinese open-weight models and the crisis of the American AI bubble
    6
  • Miscellaneous
    5 posts in the past month
    1. Is OpenAI’s API with web search for frontier models overpriced? I measured ~87% of the tokens it injects as unnecessary
    2. If you want file a complaint . . .
    3. What us your sub agent name
    #4
    Miscellaneous
    Is OpenAI’s API with web search for frontier models overpriced? I measured ~87% of the tokens it injects as unnecessary · If you want file a complaint . . . · What us your sub agent name
    5
  • Video
    4 posts in the past month
    1. Creeper (Original Animation using ChatGPT and Seedance 2.0)
    2. OpenAI Codex Micro Unboxing
    3. House of Lords on the urgent need for regulation after this week's warning shot
    #5
    Video
    Creeper (Original Animation using ChatGPT and Seedance 2.0) · OpenAI Codex Micro Unboxing · House of Lords on the urgent need for regulation after this week's warning shot
    4

Product recommendations

  • ai tool
    4 posts in the past month
    1. Best AI tool to transcribe and structure class audio into text for summarization?
    2. Best AI Tools for Research
    3. Best AI tool to transcribe and summarize a zoom meeting and present notes of that summary?
    #1
    ai tool
    Best AI tool to transcribe and structure class audio into text for summarization? · Best AI Tools for Research · Best AI tool to transcribe and summarize a zoom meeting and present notes of that summary?
    4
  • ai
    4 posts in the past month
    1. Best AI for academic research?
    2. Best AI Tools for Research
    3. best AI?
    #2
    ai
    Best AI for academic research? · Best AI Tools for Research · best AI?
    4
  • chatgpt
    3 posts in the past month
    1. Guys can anyone tell me which model is best for ChatGPT plus for study like which makes very less error
    2. What is the best version of ChatGPT?
    3. Which model is the best from ChatGPT for coding?
    #3
    chatgpt
    Guys can anyone tell me which model is best for ChatGPT plus for study like which makes very less error · What is the best version of ChatGPT? · Which model is the best from ChatGPT for coding?
    3
  • language model
    1 post in the past month
    1. Can someone recommend a cost effective language model for question generator saas
    #4
    language model
    Can someone recommend a cost effective language model for question generator saas
    1

Frequently asked questions

Who is r/OpenAI for?
Best for OpenAI and Artificial Intelligence enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
Is r/OpenAI free to join?
This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
How many members does r/OpenAI have?
Roughly 2.8M members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
What platform is r/OpenAI on?
r/OpenAI runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
What topics does r/OpenAI cover?
On the Hive Index, r/OpenAI is organized under OpenAI, Artificial Intelligence.
How do I join r/OpenAI?
You can join r/OpenAI by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
What are the OpenAI communities like?
Communities centered on OpenAI products and the broader GPT ecosystem, including ChatGPT, the API, and developer tools. Discord serves as the primary hub for developers building on top of OpenAI models, with communities focused on creative and entrepreneurial AI applications.