AI model rankings shift
Arena's slope chart drew 15.7K views on X: 2.0x its typical post and #85 of 89 Arena charts we track by views. Read Oct 10, 2026.
How did the Top 10 in Text Arena change in the last month? Let's take a look.
Why it spread
This post spread because it paired a hot topic that week with an unusual chart type, and it reached 15,736 views and 232 likes, which is 11.6x the account's typical likes of 20.
What worked
- The slope chart is an unusual chart type, which helped the post stand out.
- The topic was hot that week, covering how the Top 10 in Text Arena changed over the last month.
- The post is branded calibre with a source line shown, and it names specific models and labs such as Claude Opus 4.6, Gemini-3.1 Pro, GPT-5.4 High and Grok-4.20 (Reasoning).
What to borrow
We could use a slope chart to show how our own rankings or metrics shift over five weeks, and anchor it to a hot topic that week with clear labels for the top entrants.
Careful
Do not over-read the spread: quotes were 0, reposts were 16 and saves were 28, the quote rate sits in the bottom quarter, and source reach is in the bottom quarter, so the reach came mainly from the topic and form rather than from discussion or saves.
Written by our analysis model from the measured numbers above, not by Arena.
Make it yours
Your numbers, in this table chart.
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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 871c0ab581d7.
Approximate values. Our two readings of this chart agreed only in part (confidence 0.30 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/871c0ab581d7 | Title, publisher, date, form, point count; with a Max key, the data link | Open |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/871c0ab581d7/data | Every point with its provenance and confidence, plus the redraw spec. Add ?format=csv for CSV | Max |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/871c0ab581d7/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/871c0ab581d7/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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Questions people ask
How far did Arena's "AI model rankings shift" chart travel?
15,736 views, 232 likes, 16 reposts and 28 saves on X, read Oct 10, 2026. A normal post from @arena gets about 7.9K views.
What kind of chart is it?
A slope chart. AI model rankings shift over five weeks.
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.