AI model cost performance
Arena's scatter plot drew 29.7K views on X: 3.7x its typical post and #72 of 89 Arena charts we track by views. Read Oct 14, 2026.
Introducing our new agentic version of Max: Arena’s model router that achieves frontier-level performance at 37% lower cost.
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On the Max plan you can pull this chart's numbers with the provenance of each one, as JSON or CSV, with its redraw spec, or call it from an agent over MCP. Chart id 1080fab51075.
Approximate values. Our two readings of this chart agreed only in part (confidence 0.40 of 1), so check the original before you quote a number. The API marks it lowConfidence, and ?min_confidence=0.5 leaves it out.
| Path | Returns | Plan | |
|---|---|---|---|
| GET | /api/v1/charts/1080fab51075 | Title, publisher, date, form, point count; with a Max key, the data link | Open |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/1080fab51075/data | Every point with its provenance and confidence, plus the redraw spec. Add ?format=csv for CSV | Max |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/1080fab51075/render?view=1 | The draw-only view this page uses | Open |
| POST | /mcp | Tool get_chart_data with this id, for Claude, Cursor and other agents | Max |
curl -s https://viral-chart.com/api/v1/charts/1080fab51075/data \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $VIRALCHART_KEY"claude mcp add --transport http viralchart https://viral-chart.com/mcp \
--header "Authorization: Bearer $VIRALCHART_KEY"60 requests a minute per key; over that you get 429 with Retry-After. Up to 5 keys per account, made on your account page and shown once. Without Max, the data route answers 402 with a link to the plans. The numbers describe a chart its publisher owns, and every file carries a license note.
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How far did Arena's "AI model cost performance" chart travel?
29,708 views, 248 likes, 23 reposts and 35 saves on X, read Oct 14, 2026. A normal post from @arena gets about 7.9K views.
What kind of chart is it?
A scatter plot. Max router improves Pareto frontier across models.
Can I use Arena's chart?
Use the format, not the picture. The chart, logo and design belong to Arena. ViralChart redraws the chart type with your numbers and words, and credits the original publisher.