AI model task performance
Epoch AI's bar chart drew 25.5K views on X: 4.8x @epochairesearch's median post and #668 of 1,162 AI chart posts we hold by views. Read Oct 14, 2026.
Can AI automate Epoch? We're introducing Epoch Automation Reports to evaluate frontier models on realistic, open-ended tasks drawn from our own work.
Why it spread
The post spread because it launched at the right moment and came from an independent author, reaching 24,806 views, 381 likes, 34 reposts, 11 quotes, and 102 saves, with likes far above the account's typical 114.
What worked
- The framing turns the team's own work into a realistic benchmark, which makes the chart feel credible and self-aware.
- The headline names the leading models while stating they are far from fully automating the work, which invites curiosity and debate.
- The chart is branded and shows a source line, and the quote rate is above average, so people shared it to discuss the result rather than just view it.
What to borrow
We could turn our own internal tasks into a public evaluation and present a simple bar chart showing how close leading models get to doing our work.
Careful
Do not over-read the result as proof that automation is near or far, and do not copy the low design polish or assume the same launch timing will work for us.
Written by our analysis model from the measured numbers above, not by Epoch AI.
Make it yours
Your numbers, in this bar chart.
Starts from the real numbers of "Leading models cannot yet autonomously" by Epoch AI. 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 241698e7f12a.
Approximate values. Our two readings of this chart agreed only in part (confidence 0.38 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 | |
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| GET | /api/v1/charts/241698e7f12a | Title, publisher, date, form, point count; with a Max key, the data link | Open |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/241698e7f12a/data | Every point with its provenance and confidence, plus the redraw spec. Add ?format=csv for CSV | Max |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/241698e7f12a/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/241698e7f12a/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 task performance" chart travel?
25,761 views, 383 likes, 34 reposts and 101 saves on X, read Oct 14, 2026. A normal post from @EpochAIResearch gets about 68.2K views.
What kind of chart is it?
A bar chart. Leading models cannot yet autonomously complete Epoch work tasks.
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.