Vertical profile chart
A value read down a scale, like a depth profile.
Definition · Updated Nov 2, 2026
A vertical profile chart plots a value against a scale that runs up the side, such as context length, altitude or depth, so you see where performance holds and where it falls off. Use it for model recall by context length or any measure read at levels.
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Sample data: recall of Atlas 3 and Kite 2 Pro from 4K to 128K context, on a 60% to 100% scale
- Data shape
- A value per level, one or two series
- Good for
- Recall by context length, depth profiles
- Avoid when
- The scale is time
- Sizes
- XS, S, M and L, re-laid out from the data
Anatomy
Inspect it like the Figma file.
The same layers, names and tokens as the component. Select one to read its size, fill and style.
Layers
016 / Vertical profile
- Layer
- profile · kite 2 pro
- Type
- Vector
- Size
- 159 × 222
- Stroke
- data/cat-2
- Group
- Marks · 12
Layers
016 / Vertical profile
- Layer
- profile · kite 2 pro
- Type
- Vector
- Size
- 87 × 138
- Stroke
- data/cat-2
- Group
- Marks · 12
Layers
016 / Vertical profile
- Layer
- profile · kite 2 pro
- Type
- Vector
- Size
- 50 × 112
- Stroke
- data/cat-2
- Group
- Marks · 12
Sizes
Re-laid out, never scaled.
The same data at XS, S, M and L. Every size is redrawn from the data, so text and line weights never shrink.
M against S
Width360 px480 px
Plot328 px440 px
Labels1010
Marks1212
Height212 px246 px
Same tokens at every size: text styles, 1 px lines and mark radius stay put.
When to use
Where it falls off.
Three signs it fits, and three signs another type fits better.
Is the scale levels, not time?
Values over time.
Yes: Keep the vertical profile
Are there one or two series?
Many models across measures.
Yes: Keep the vertical profile
Code and Figma
One name in Figma and in code.
Every Figma property is a prop with the same name and values. One command installs it.
Figma
chart/016-vertical-profile
npx shadcn add @chartory/vertical-profileimport { VerticalProfile } from "@/components/chartory/vertical-profile"import { recallByContext } from "./recall-by-context"export function RecallByContext() { return ( <VerticalProfile data={recallByContext} size="m" legend={true} /> )}Hearth widget
Vertical profile as a widget.
The chart in a Hearth card with a hero number and two blocks. One token set, light and dark.
EmberPreset
ChartoryDefault preset
Pick the blocks, the size and the preset for your own widget.
Read the Hearth widget docsFAQ
Vertical profile questions.
What people ask before they put a vertical profile in a dashboard.
Something else?
hello@usechartory.comLevels such as context length read naturally top to bottom. The value runs across (60% to 100%), so a line bending left means it fell off.
Each context length (4K, 16K, 32K, 64K, 128K) is its own row, spaced evenly so every level gets the same room.
One data object in the sample’s shape: a value per level, one or two series. The docs page lists every field and links its JSON Schema; the sample data comes with the component, so you can start from it and swap in your own.
Series take the preset’s data colours in order, and states such as up, down or warning take its status colours. Change the preset in Figma or in code to recolour every chart at once.
XS, S, M and L, in light and dark. Each size is laid out again from the data, so text and lines keep their size.
Yes. It plays in when it scrolls into view, and when the data changes every mark moves from its old place to its new one. With reduced motion on, it does not move.
Yes. The React component is free in the public registry in Hearth, no token needed; Signal comes with Code and Complete. The Figma component comes with Figma and Complete.
Ask for it by name. The MCP server tells the agent what data it needs and runs the same command: npx shadcn add @chartory/vertical-profile. You review the diff.
Related types
Other ways to show distribution.
The same question, a different shape of answer. Every type ships in Figma and in code.
Same family
Distribution
17 types in Chartory answer this question.