AI search model rankings
Arena's leaderboard drew 17.7K views on X: 2.2x its typical post and #83 of 89 Arena charts we track by views. Read Oct 10, 2026.
🌐 Our first open model has landed on the Search leaderboard!
Why it spread
It spread because it hit a hot topic that week and had launch timing, earning 126 likes, 9 reposts, 1 quote, 26 saves, and 17,689 views, which is 6.3x the account's normal performance against a typical 20 likes.
What worked
- The post announces a concrete debut at ninth place on a search leaderboard, giving the audience a clear ranking to react to.
- The chart is branded and includes a source line, which adds credibility for a leaderboard claim.
- The framing is open and ecosystem friendly, inviting more models with search capabilities to contribute.
What to borrow
We could use the same leaderboard form and launch framing with our own data by showing where our model or product first appears on a ranked list, keeping the tone open and the source line visible.
Careful
Do not over-read the result as proof that the chart design alone drove the spread, since the main reasons were a hot topic that week and launch timing, and the quote rate and source reach were both in the bottom quarter.
Written by our analysis model from the measured numbers above, not by Arena.
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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 3a3be53b53ca.
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| GET | /api/v1/charts/3a3be53b53ca | Title, publisher, date, form, point count; with a Max key, the data link | Open |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/3a3be53b53ca/data | Every point with its provenance and confidence, plus the redraw spec. Add ?format=csv for CSV | Max |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/3a3be53b53ca/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/3a3be53b53ca/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 search model rankings" chart travel?
17,689 views, 126 likes, 9 reposts and 26 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. Diffbot-small-xl debuts at ninth on 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.