Token usage leaderboard
xAI's stacked bar chart drew 22.1M views on X: 7.8x its typical post and #4 of 9 xAI charts we track by views. Read Oct 10, 2026.
Grok Code just hit #1 on the OpenRouter leaderboard, beating Claude Sonnet
Why it spread
This post spread because a very large account posted a timely launch claim with a stacked bar chart showing token usage across models on OpenRouter over time, and it reached 22,119,715 views with 31,044 likes and 4,027 reposts, which is 2.1x the account's typical likes of 15,039.
What worked
- The account is a big source in the top quarter of source reach, so the post started with a large built in audience.
- The timing matched a launch moment, which gave people a clear reason to share the claim that Grok Code just hit number one on the OpenRouter leaderboard, beating Claude Sonnet.
- The stacked bar chart made a changing ranking across models easy to grasp at a glance, and the post was branded with medium design polish and medium self labelling.
What to borrow
We could use the same form by pairing a timely launch or milestone claim with a stacked bar chart of our own usage over time, keeping the framing simple and letting the chart show the shift.
Careful
Do not over-read the quote rate, which sits in the bottom quarter, and do not assume the chart alone drove the spread, since the big source and launch timing are the main reasons and the post shows no source line.
Written by our analysis model from the measured numbers above, not by xAI.
Make it yours
Your numbers, in this stacked bar chart.
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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 4bffbd84decc.
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/4bffbd84decc | Title, publisher, date, form, point count; with a Max key, the data link | Open |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/4bffbd84decc/data | Every point with its provenance and confidence, plus the redraw spec. Add ?format=csv for CSV | Max |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/4bffbd84decc/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/4bffbd84decc/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 xAI's "Token usage leaderboard" chart travel?
22,119,715 views, 31,044 likes, 4,027 reposts and 2,530 saves on X, read Oct 10, 2026. A normal post from @elonmusk gets about 2.8M views.
What kind of chart is it?
A stacked bar chart. Token usage across models on OpenRouter over time.
Can I use xAI's chart?
Use the format, not the picture. The chart, logo and design belong to xAI. ViralChart redraws the chart type with your numbers and words, and credits the original publisher.