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 2.9M members. It uses a forum format for communication. On the Hive Index it ranks #2 in the OpenAI communities list. It is the 2nd largest community in the Artificial Intelligence topic page.
Roughly 367K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Openai, Ai, and Chatgpt. Common discussion themes are Solution Requests and Pain & Anger. Product recommendations often mention ai tool, ai, and chatgpt.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember 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: 293K members
Past year (monthly)
- 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: 29K members
- Aug: 20K members
- Sep: 29K members
- Oct: 11K members
Themes
- Solution Requests5 posts in the past month
- Which API model is capable of creating the 3D STL files?
- login button frozen in my chatgpt android app using magic os 10
- When will the Decision API be released?
#15Solution RequestsWhich API model is capable of creating the 3D STL files? · login button frozen in my chatgpt android app using magic os 10 · When will the Decision API be released? - Pain & Anger2 posts in the past month
- GPT-5.6 Sol got nerfed so much that it neds 3 attempt to replace a font in a sentence wtf
- it doesn't like me
#22Pain & AngerGPT-5.6 Sol got nerfed so much that it neds 3 attempt to replace a font in a sentence wtf · it doesn't like me - Advice Requests1 post in the past month
- how exactly are we supposed to prepare for near term ai risks?
#31Advice Requestshow exactly are we supposed to prepare for near term ai risks?
Topics
- Openai12 posts in the past month
- OpenAI's Greg Brockman Backs Down On $25 Million Donation Pledge To Pro-AI Super PAC After Backlash
- Did OpenAI just kill AI agent startups at DevDay? I run one. Here's my honest take.
- When OpenAI launches dots but you live in Europe
#112OpenaiOpenAI's Greg Brockman Backs Down On $25 Million Donation Pledge To Pro-AI Super PAC After Backlash · Did OpenAI just kill AI agent startups at DevDay? I run one. Here's my honest take. · When OpenAI launches dots but you live in Europe - Ai12 posts in the past month
- Trump team scrambles to fix government AI chatbot after it rejected some of his favorite conspiracies | President Trump’s new ‘super intelligent’ query prompt corrected after stating that Democrat Joe Biden won the 2020 election six years ago, breaking with the loser’s long-running fraud claims
- How to ensure AI is safe - Third party AI monitoring
- OpenAI's Greg Brockman Backs Down On $25 Million Donation Pledge To Pro-AI Super PAC After Backlash
#212AiTrump team scrambles to fix government AI chatbot after it rejected some of his favorite conspiracies | President Trump’s new ‘super intelligent’ query prompt corrected after stating that Democrat Joe Biden won the 2020 election six years ago, breaking with the loser’s long-running fraud claims · How to ensure AI is safe - Third party AI monitoring · OpenAI's Greg Brockman Backs Down On $25 Million Donation Pledge To Pro-AI Super PAC After Backlash - Chatgpt4 posts in the past month#34Chatgpt
- Gpt43 posts in the past month#43Gpt4
- Sol3 posts in the past month
- GPT-5.6 Sol got nerfed so much that it neds 3 attempt to replace a font in a sentence wtf
- As a Plus subscriber, Sol 6.1 is a game changer
- sol 6.1 is actually pretty decent
#53SolGPT-5.6 Sol got nerfed so much that it neds 3 attempt to replace a font in a sentence wtf · As a Plus subscriber, Sol 6.1 is a game changer · sol 6.1 is actually pretty decent
Flair
- Discussion21 posts in the past month
- Mobile App UX…wth
- I tried Dot for growth workflows. I think I was testing it for the wrong job.
- "Do X", "X is done!", "Are you sure?", "Yes!", "Did you test it?", "Yes!", "It doesn't look done and nothing works.", "I may have overstated completion. It is 7% done."
#121DiscussionMobile App UX…wth · I tried Dot for growth workflows. I think I was testing it for the wrong job. · "Do X", "X is done!", "Are you sure?", "Yes!", "Did you test it?", "Yes!", "It doesn't look done and nothing works.", "I may have overstated completion. It is 7% done." - Question19 posts in the past month
- Does learning Sam Altman has had extensive plastic surgery change the way you feel about him?
- Dots are hosted Codex?
- Is there any way to set Custom Instructions for Dots?
#219QuestionDoes learning Sam Altman has had extensive plastic surgery change the way you feel about him? · Dots are hosted Codex? · Is there any way to set Custom Instructions for Dots? - News6 posts in the past month
- Codex Has Fundamentally Changed
- They made a remake of the Dots demo, live and unfiltered. It’s quite impressive
- new system 1.5 model beats jev by a long shot on all 4 baselines and is #1 on image jev bench (yes its multi modal)
#36NewsCodex Has Fundamentally Changed · They made a remake of the Dots demo, live and unfiltered. It’s quite impressive · new system 1.5 model beats jev by a long shot on all 4 baselines and is #1 on image jev bench (yes its multi modal) - Article5 posts in the past month
- OpenAI Ignored Employees Who Warned It Wasn’t Doing Enough About Security (Gift Link)
- Trump says he “might” take a stake in OpenAI and Anthropic, the way he did with Intel
- This is not a meme. This is from a real congressional hearing that happened today
#45ArticleOpenAI Ignored Employees Who Warned It Wasn’t Doing Enough About Security (Gift Link) · Trump says he “might” take a stake in OpenAI and Anthropic, the way he did with Intel · This is not a meme. This is from a real congressional hearing that happened today - Image5 posts in the past month
- it doesn't like me
- Marketing effectiveness lesson No.1: Know your audience.
- Very nice?
#55Imageit doesn't like me · Marketing effectiveness lesson No.1: Know your audience. · Very nice?
Product recommendations
- ai tool4 posts in the past month
- 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?
#14ai toolBest 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? - ai4 posts in the past month
- Best AI for academic research?
- Best AI Tools for Research
- best AI?
#24aiBest AI for academic research? · Best AI Tools for Research · best AI? - chatgpt3 posts in the past month
- 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?
#33chatgptGuys 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? - language model1 post in the past month
- Can someone recommend a cost effective language model for question generator saas
#41language modelCan someone recommend a cost effective language model for question generator saas
Community Reviews
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 2.9M 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.
Monthly Stats
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- Views /mo (+52%)
- 26
- Visitors /mo (+37%)
- 6
- Referrals /mo (+50%)
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