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AI image arena rankings
Artificial Analysis's leaderboard drew 23.2K views on X: 2.0x @artificialanlys's median post and #689 of 1,162 AI chart posts we hold by views. Read Oct 10, 2026.
Google's Gemini 2.0 Flash’s new image output mode has landed in Artificial Analysis Image Arena with an ELO of 1004, putting it in the middle of the leaderboard
Why it spread
The post spread because it landed at launch timing from an independent author, and the account's typical likes are 16 while this post got 288 likes, 22 reposts, 3 quotes, 68 saves and 23,210 views.
What worked
- The post pairs a leaderboard chart with a clear caveat that the model sits in the middle of the ranking, which makes the framing feel honest rather than promotional.
- It is branded and tied to a timely launch, so the chart rides existing interest in Google's Gemini 2.0 Flash image output mode.
- The account is an independent author, which gives the ranking more credibility than a vendor's own chart would have.
What to borrow
We could publish our own leaderboard chart at the moment a major model launches, lead with the ranking result, then add a short caveat about what the chart does and does not show.
Careful
Do not over-read the low design polish or low self-labelling as the cause, and do not assume the same numbers will repeat for our account.
Written by our analysis model from the measured numbers above, not by Artificial Analysis.
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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 413c3a0dd83c.
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| GET | /api/v1/charts/413c3a0dd83c | Title, publisher, date, form, point count; with a Max key, the data link | Open |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/413c3a0dd83c/data | Every point with its provenance and confidence, plus the redraw spec. Add ?format=csv for CSV | Max |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/413c3a0dd83c/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 |
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-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 Artificial Analysis's "AI image arena rankings" chart travel?
23,210 views, 288 likes, 22 reposts and 68 saves on X, read Oct 10, 2026. A normal post from @ArtificialAnlys gets about 54.2K views.
What kind of chart is it?
A leaderboard. Ranking of AI image models by arena score.
Can I use Artificial Analysis's chart?
Use the format, not the picture. The chart, logo and design belong to Artificial Analysis. ViralChart redraws the chart type with your numbers and words, and credits the original publisher.