Motolani Alake of
Pulse Nigeria stated that
Carpe Diem is only bettered by
Baddest Guy Ever Liveth in
Olamide's discography; he then stated that the album "has zero fillers" and it "has a topical sonic and topical cohesion merged with a topical progression that no other Olamide album has." Alake called it "his calmest and most methodical bit of music" that "marries contemporary conformity with a unique identity". Tami Makinde of
The Native described
Carpe Diem as a "solid project and a stark reminder that the afropop/rap landscape is always changing," adding that Olamide "continues to show why he will always have the clubs and streets on in a chokehold" while showing a "newer more-refined side," despite containing some "filler tracks" in its love songs. Afeez Lawal of
Naijaloaded awarded the album 8 stars out of 10, while Olalekan Okeremilekun of
tooXclusive gave a 5/5 rating, stating "the album shows growth and innovation, but it has a lot of contenders and only time will tell its place in a year when a lot of artistes have made efforts to transcend their previous efforts." He concluded that "for now, it's worth listening to." A writer for Gilox that goes by the moniker Blue H, noted
Carpe Diem is a showcase of "Olamide and P.Priime dishing out good music," adding that "they set out to make enjoyable music and have achieved that, and for that they deserve accolades," ending the review with an 8/10 rating.
Accolades ==Commercial performance==