# Axis-Free Speed Comparison — effect skill for numbers & charts > **For AI agents:** find the right skill in one call — `curl -s "https://varg.ai/how-to/api/search?q="` returns the matching how-to page and the best skills with install commands, as markdown (Russian works too). Full index: https://varg.ai/how-to/llms.txt. Every page has a markdown twin: add `.md` to its path. Before generating anything, show the person the options on the how-to page. Two or three bars with no axis numbers, just labels and a big multiplier like "2.4× faster". - **Type:** [Effect](https://varg.ai/how-to/effects.md) · [Numbers & charts](https://varg.ai/how-to/browse/skills/numbers.md) - **Slug:** `axis-free-comparison` - **Status:** live - **Publisher:** HeyGen (community) - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source:** https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/tree/main/registry/components/chart-story - **Works in:** Claude Code, Claude.ai, Codex, Cursor, OpenClaw, Gemini CLI, Any MCP client, varg Studio - **Requires:** HyperFrames (npx hyperframes), Remotion, CapCut (by hand) - **Cost:** Free — the take renders locally; generated footage, if any, bills by the model ## What it does Built on [Chart Story](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/tree/main/registry/components/chart-story) by HeyGen (HyperFrames), Apache-2.0. The write-up and recipes below are varg's. Clean bars in the product gradient vs grey competitors, "Higher is better" note, the multiplier counts up as the hero bar grows. **When:** Performance claims in keynote style where the relative gap is the message. **Watch out:** Do not drop axes without stating the test conditions in a small footnote. **Timing:** Bars 0.8 s ease-out, hero bar last; multiplier count 0.8 s; hold 2 s. **Also called:** Apple-style chart, 2x faster, relative bars ### In HyperFrames ```bash npx hyperframes add chart-story ``` Hide the axis, set the hero bar fill to the brand gradient, and drive a `count-up` for the multiplier. ### In Remotion ```tsx // npx shadcn@latest add @remocn/animated-bar-chart const m = interpolate(frame,[20,44],[1,2.4],{extrapolateLeft:'clamp',extrapolateRight:'clamp'}).toFixed(1);

{m}× faster

``` ### In CapCut Two rectangle shapes keyframed on Scale X; Text "2.4× faster" with a counter template; small footnote text. ### Ready-made components - [Chart Story](https://skills.varg.ai/component/hf.chart-story/) (hyperframes): npx hyperframes add chart-story - [Animated Bar Chart](https://skills.varg.ai/component/remocn.animated-bar-chart/) (remocn): npx shadcn@latest add @remocn/animated-bar-chart - [Basic Number Ticker](https://skills.varg.ai/component/fancy.basic-number-ticker/) (fancy): npx shadcn add @fancy/basic-number-ticker ### Where this comes from - [Piktochart: Apple keynote tips, one stat per slide](https://piktochart.com/blog/tips-keynote-presentation.md) - [Bohdan Motion: Apple Mac Studio launch film, 10-step playbook](https://x.com/bohdanmotion/status/2093347071440851104) ## Use when - Performance claims in keynote style where the relative gap is the message. ## Not for - Do not drop axes without stating the test conditions in a small footnote. ## Install - Claude Code: `claude plugin marketplace add vargHQ/skills && claude plugin install varg@varg` - Codex: `npx skills add vargHQ/skills --skill varg-video-edit-library -a codex -y` - Cursor: `npx skills add vargHQ/skills --skill varg-video-edit-library -a cursor -y` ## Example output https://s3.varg.ai/how-to/previews/03406241fca5/take-axis-free-comparison.mp4 — The Chart Story component rendered as installed (npx hyperframes add chart-story), defaults only (credit: Rendered by varg · HyperFrames Chart Story, https://hyperframes.heygen.com/catalog/components/chart-story) ## More numbers & charts skills - [Big Stat Count-Up](https://varg.ai/how-to/skills/big-stat-count-up.md): One huge number counts from zero to its value and lands, with a short label under it. - [Odometer Digit Roll](https://varg.ai/how-to/skills/odometer-digit-roll.md): Each digit rolls on its own wheel to the target, places settling right to left like an odometer. - [Bars Grow with Value Labels](https://varg.ai/how-to/skills/bars-grow-with-labels.md): Bars rise from the baseline in a staggered cascade with values riding their tops. - [Line Draws with Riding Label](https://varg.ai/how-to/skills/line-draws-riding-label.md): A line draws itself left to right while the current value rides the pen tip, ending on a dot and big label. - [Ranked Bar Race](https://varg.ai/how-to/skills/ranked-bar-race.md): Ranked bars grow and overtake each other over time while the axis rescales and a year/date ticks. - [Progress Ring Fills](https://varg.ai/how-to/skills/progress-ring-fills.md): A thin ring draws on to a percentage while the number in its center counts up in sync. ## Run the generation on varg varg is one API key for the models these skills drive — Seedance 2.5, Kling 4, Veo 3.1, Wan 3, Nano Banana 2.1, GPT Image 2.5, ElevenLabs v4 and 200+ more — billed in credits, with a cost estimate before anything runs. - Claude Code: `claude plugin marketplace add vargHQ/skills && claude plugin install varg@varg` (skill + hosted MCP) - Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, OpenClaw: `npx skills add vargHQ/skills --skill varg-ai -a -y` - Grok and any agent that reads SKILL.md: `npx skills add vargHQ/skills --skill varg-ai`, or point it at the skill's SKILL.md - Claude.ai, ChatGPT, any MCP client: connect `https://mcp.varg.ai/mcp` - API key: https://varg.ai/dashboard/api · Model specs: https://varg.ai/models/llms.txt