AI plots publication growth
Epoch AI's line chart drew 54.6K views on X: 0.8x its typical post and #58 of 97 Epoch AI charts we track by views. Read Oct 10, 2026.
It's been a big year for Epoch: we published more plots in 2025 than in all previous years combined!
Why it spread
This post spread because it landed on a hot topic that week and benefited from launch timing, reaching 54,647 views with 234 likes, 13 reposts, 5 quotes and 14 saves, well above the account's typical 114 likes.
What worked
- The chart makes a single clear point, that Epoch AI published more plots in 2025 than all prior years combined, which is easy to grasp at a glance.
- The post is branded and includes a source line, and it comes from an account with top quarter source reach, so it carried credibility.
- The line chart form is familiar and the design polish and self labelling are both medium, so nothing got in the way of the message.
What to borrow
We could use the same framing for our own data by turning a year of output into one simple cumulative line and stating the milestone plainly in the text.
Careful
Do not over-read this as proof that the chart design drove the result, since the quote rate was below average and the main reasons given were a hot topic that week and launch timing.
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 "Epoch AI published more plots in 2025 than in all prior years combined" 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 2e2adc72ad9c.
| Path | Returns | Plan | |
|---|---|---|---|
| GET | /api/v1/charts/2e2adc72ad9c | Title, publisher, date, form, point count; with a Max key, the data link | Open |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/2e2adc72ad9c/data | Every point with its provenance and confidence, plus the redraw spec. Add ?format=csv for CSV | Max |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/2e2adc72ad9c/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/2e2adc72ad9c/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 plots publication growth" chart travel?
54,647 views, 234 likes, 13 reposts and 14 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. Epoch AI published more plots in 2025 than all prior years combined.
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.