Listen. Compare. Rank. Discover.
The live Top 100 reacts to qualified votes while battles are still open. Completed battles remain the permanent source of official Elo. Playlist likes are a separate signal: they can help a song appear more often inside genre Playlist, but they do not directly change official battle Elo.
Qualified listening
Battle voting requires genuine listening progress on both songs. Skipping or replaying already-counted portions does not create extra qualified listening time.
Live + official rating
Every qualified vote can move the live order before a battle closes. A 1–0 edge therefore ranks above an otherwise equal 0–0 song. The provisional effect is deliberately limited; when the battle finishes, that temporary effect disappears and the permanent Elo result takes over.
Playlist discovery
Genre Playlist favors stronger-ranked songs while deliberately mixing in middle and discovery pools. Verified likes provide a limited Playlist boost without rewriting official battle results.
Why mix in lower-ranked songs?
If a playlist only played the current #1, #2 and #3 tracks, those songs would receive nearly all future exposure. AI Arena reserves part of Playlist rotation for artists who have not yet reached the top, helping independent music get heard instead of creating a permanent popularity loop.