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Artificial Analysis@ArtificialAnlys · Sep 16, 2025 · Leaderboard

AI text-to-image leaderboard

Artificial Analysis's leaderboard drew 25K views on X: 0.5x its typical post and #98 of 123 Artificial Analysis charts we track by views. Read Oct 10, 2026.

HunyuanImage 2.1 is the new leading open weights text to image model from @TencentHunyuan , surpassing HiDream-I1-Dev and Qwen-Image in the Artificial Analysis Image Arena!

Posted on X by @ArtificialAnlys (Artificial Analysis), Sep 16, 2025. Source: x.com · See its data

Why it spread

This chart post spread because it landed on a hot topic that week and rode launch timing, with the account getting 299 likes against a typical 16, which is roughly nineteen times its normal performance, alongside 35 reposts, 2 quotes, 96 saves and 25,015 views.

What worked

  • The post tied the chart to a hot topic that week and to launch timing, so the ranking had a clear news hook.
  • The leaderboard format made a simple comparison, ranking models by ELO scores, which is easy to read and share.
  • The post text named the new leader and the models it surpassed, giving people a reason to repost rather than just view.

What to borrow

We could use the same leaderboard framing for our own data by pairing a ranking with a timely launch or news moment, and by naming the top entry and what it overtook in the post text.

Careful

Do not over-read the design or the source line, since design polish was low, self labelling was low, there was no unusual form, no branding and no source line shown, and the quote rate sat in the bottom quarter even as views reached 25,015.

Written by our analysis model from the measured numbers above, not by Artificial Analysis.

Make it yours

Your numbers, in this table chart.

Starts from the real numbers of "Artificial Analysis Text to Image Leaderboard (Open Weights)" by Artificial Analysis. Replace every number with yours before you post. Make one like this, step by step

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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 fe1a4db7c251.

PathReturnsPlan
GET/api/v1/charts/fe1a4db7c251Title, publisher, date, form, point count; with a Max key, the data linkOpen
GET/api/v1/charts/fe1a4db7c251/dataEvery point with its provenance and confidence, plus the redraw spec. Add ?format=csv for CSVMax
GET/api/v1/charts/fe1a4db7c251/render?view=1The draw-only view this page usesOpen
POST/mcpTool get_chart_data with this id, for Claude, Cursor and other agentsMax
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curl -s https://viral-chart.com/api/v1/charts/fe1a4db7c251/data \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $VIRALCHART_KEY"
Claude CodeMax
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 Artificial Analysis's "AI text-to-image leaderboard" chart travel?

25,015 views, 299 likes, 35 reposts and 96 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 models by ELO scores.

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.