r/OpenAI for brand marketing: what AI answers cite and where we have posted
CommunityMentions has placed 71 verified comments in r/OpenAI for 14 brands, starting Jan 2026. AI answers cited its threads under 50 times in the answers we tracked, so its AI numbers are left out.
71
verified comments we placed
2,761,743
members at last check
The r/OpenAI threads AI answers cite most
| Thread (from its link) | Times cited |
|---|---|
| Any ai tools actually better than just using | 6 |
| Is there an ai with longterm memory | 3 |
| Tools and apis for building ai agents in 2025… | 1 |
| The hardest part of ai memory isnt remembering… | 1 |
Counts are how many tracked answers linked each thread.
Our verified comments in r/OpenAI
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Verified comments placed | 71 |
| Brands they were placed for | 14 |
| First placement | Jan 29, 2026 |
| Busiest month | Apr 2026 (25 comments) |
| Median comments in the thread when we posted | 8 |
Reading the r/OpenAI numbers
2% of the 738 comments we scanned in r/OpenAI contained a link, so a comment that names a brand without linking is the norm here.
Of 2,288 posts we sampled in r/OpenAI, 11% linked out to another site.
It is #132 of the 211 subreddits where we have placed 50 or more verified comments, 0.1% of all our verified Reddit comments, and #16 of the 24 AI and software subreddits listed on this site by that count.
The subreddit had about 2,761,743 members when we last checked it.
Before you post anything yourself, read the rules of r/OpenAI; moderators change them. For how these threads reach answers, see the AI search guide.
Frequently asked questions
Do AI answers cite r/OpenAI?
Rarely in our tracking: r/OpenAI threads were cited fewer than 50 times across the 66,986 AI answers we tracked, so we do not publish its AI numbers.
How many comments has CommunityMentions placed in r/OpenAI?
71 verified comments for 14 brands, starting Jan 2026.
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| Subreddit | AI citations | Our verified comments | Members |
|---|---|---|---|
| r/databricks | under 50 | 70 | 28,052 |
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| r/webdev | under 50 | 76 | 3,254,255 |
| r/googlecloud | under 50 | 66 | 93,190 |
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| r/aiwars | 78 | under 50 |
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Method
Counts come from CommunityMentions' AI-answer tracking and delivery database; anything under 50 shows as "under 50". The page text is generated from those counts. Full method.
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