AI model search rankings
Arena's leaderboard drew 4.6M views on X: 100x @arena's median post and #34 of 1,162 AI chart posts we hold by views. Read Oct 10, 2026.
🚨 Leaderboard Disrupted!
Why it spread
This post spread because it announced a launch at the right moment and drew an unusually high rate of quotes, reaching 4,630,533 views, 1,090 likes, 142 reposts, 54 quotes, and 113 saves, which is 54.5x the account's typical likes of 20.
What worked
- The post pairs a leaderboard chart with a clear news hook, naming Grok-4-fast-search as number one on the search leaderboard and tied for number eight on the text leaderboard.
- It is branded and shows a source line, which gives the claim credibility while the launch timing makes the result feel urgent and shareable.
- The quote rate lands in the top quarter, so people did not just like it, they discussed it, and the account's typical likes of 20 show how far this outperformed its normal reach.
What to borrow
We can use the same leaderboard framing when we have a genuine new result, pairing our own chart with a short launch announcement and a clear source line so the ranking is easy to quote and share.
Careful
Do not copy the low design polish or assume every leaderboard post will travel this far, since the spread depended heavily on launch timing and a high quote rate rather than on the chart alone.
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| GET | /api/v1/charts/a5f53bcd6c7e/data | Every point with its provenance and confidence, plus the redraw spec. Add ?format=csv for CSV | Max |
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| POST | /mcp | Tool get_chart_data with this id, for Claude, Cursor and other agents | Max |
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Questions people ask
How far did Arena's "AI model search rankings" chart travel?
4,630,533 views, 1,090 likes, 142 reposts and 113 saves on X, read Oct 10, 2026. A normal post from @arena gets about 7.9K views.
What kind of chart is it?
A leaderboard. Grok-4-fast-search tops the search leaderboard.
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.