# Can ChatGPT read social media comments?

Can ChatGPT read social media comments? Only some. We tested the same request on five public posts on 2026-11-15: it read Reddit, and could not read TikTok, YouTube, Instagram or X.

| Platform | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| TikTok | Could not read it (2 of 2) | https://sociallisteningai.com/can-chatgpt-read-tiktok-comments/ |
| YouTube | Could not read it (2 of 2) | https://sociallisteningai.com/can-chatgpt-read-youtube-comments/ |
| Instagram | Could not read it (2 of 2) | https://sociallisteningai.com/can-chatgpt-read-instagram-comments/ |
| X | Could not read it (2 of 2) | https://sociallisteningai.com/can-chatgpt-read-x-comments/ |
| Reddit | Read it (2 of 2) | below |

ChatGPT read the Reddit thread (497 comments) and quoted real comments both times; one quote matched a 163-like comment in our sample. So there is no page for Reddit: ChatGPT can do it.

## Questions

**Can ChatGPT read social media comments?** Only some. In our test on 2026-11-15, ChatGPT read the comments on a public Reddit thread, and could not read them on TikTok, YouTube, Instagram or X (each tried twice).
**Does ChatGPT make up comments it cannot read?** Not in our test: it never invented a comment. On X it did describe the post itself wrongly, and differently each time, so check what it says the post is.
**How do I get ChatGPT to analyze comments then?** Paste them in, or connect Buzzsift so ChatGPT fetches them as text: 100 points a search.