AI model frontier gap
Epoch AI's line chart drew 30.2K views on X: 0.4x its typical post and #74 of 97 Epoch AI charts we track by views. Read Oct 10, 2026.
What's the best model you can run on a single consumer GPU?
Why it spread
It spread because the post paired a hot topic that week with a chart that explains itself, and the account's 220 likes came in well above its typical 114, while 30,228 views, 27 reposts, 10 quotes and 75 saves show strong reach and save behaviour.
What worked
- The chart explains itself, so viewers grasp the message without extra context.
- It rode a hot topic that week, which lifted interest beyond the account's usual audience.
- It is branded and shows a source line, which adds credibility and makes it easy to share.
What to borrow
We could frame our own chart around a single plain question, keep the chart self labelling and branded with a source line, and time it to a topic already hot that week.
Careful
Do not over read the result as proof of lasting demand, since the lift came from a hot topic that week, and do not copy the exact framing without our own data.
Written by our analysis model from the measured numbers above, not by Epoch AI.
Make it yours
Your numbers, in this line chart.
Starts from the real numbers of "Models that fit on a single consumer GPU trail the absolute frontier by less than a year." by Epoch AI. Replace every number with yours before you post. Make one like this, step by step
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API · Max
Use this chart via API
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 b55e54809469.
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/b55e54809469 | Title, publisher, date, form, point count; with a Max key, the data link | Open |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/b55e54809469/data | Every point with its provenance and confidence, plus the redraw spec. Add ?format=csv for CSV | Max |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/b55e54809469/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/b55e54809469/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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How far did Epoch AI's "AI model frontier gap" chart travel?
30,228 views, 220 likes, 27 reposts and 75 saves on X, read Oct 10, 2026. A normal post from @EpochAIResearch gets about 68.2K views.
What kind of chart is it?
A line chart. Consumer GPU models trail frontier by less than a year.
Can I use Epoch AI's chart?
Use the format, not the picture. The chart, logo and design belong to Epoch AI. ViralChart redraws the chart type with your numbers and words, and credits the original publisher.