diff --git a/apps/ai-studio/src/components/visualize/visualize-card.tsx b/apps/ai-studio/src/components/visualize/visualize-card.tsx
index ce2bb4b27..96b909bfd 100644
--- a/apps/ai-studio/src/components/visualize/visualize-card.tsx
+++ b/apps/ai-studio/src/components/visualize/visualize-card.tsx
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 import { ArrowsOut, DownloadSimple, Eye } from '@phosphor-icons/react';
 import { getStoreEdges, getStoreNodes } from '@workflowbuilder/sdk';
-import { Suspense, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import { Suspense, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 
 import styles from './visualize-card.module.css';
 
+import { useAdaptedVisualization } from '../../hooks/use-adapted-visualization';
 import { VISUALIZE_MODES } from '../../nodes/visualize/schema';
 import { useExecutionStore } from '../../stores/use-execution-store';
-import { adaptVisualization } from '../../utils/adapt-visualization';
 import { type VisualizeRenderer, detectFormat } from '../../utils/detect-format';
 import { downloadPng } from '../../utils/export-visualization';
 import { extractOutputText } from '../../utils/extract-output-text';
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ type Props = {
 
 type VisualizeMode = VisualizeRenderer | 'auto';
 const VALID_MODES = new Set<string>(VISUALIZE_MODES);
-const ADAPTABLE = new Set<VisualizeRenderer>(['diagram', 'chart', 'table', 'json', 'stat-cards']);
 
 function EmptyState({ running }: { running: boolean }) {
   if (running) {
@@ -47,9 +46,7 @@ function EmptyState({ running }: { running: boolean }) {
 
 export function VisualizeCard({ props }: Props) {
   const nodeId = props?.nodeId ?? '';
-  const [expanded, setExpanded] = useState(false);
-  const [adaptedText, setAdaptedText] = useState<string | null>(null);
-  const [adapting, setAdapting] = useState(false);
+  const [isExpanded, setIsExpanded] = useState(false);
   const contentRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
 
   // Nodes/edges are static during a run, so snapshot reads are fine.
@@ -69,35 +66,13 @@ export function VisualizeCard({ props }: Props) {
   const detection = detectFormat(text);
   const activeRenderer: VisualizeRenderer = mode === 'auto' ? detection.renderer : mode;
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    setAdaptedText(null);
-  }, [text]);
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (!hasOutput || !ADAPTABLE.has(activeRenderer) || adaptedText !== null) return;
-    let cancelled = false;
-    setAdapting(true);
-    adaptVisualization(text, activeRenderer)
-      .then((output) => {
-        if (!cancelled) setAdaptedText(output);
-      })
-      .catch(() => {
-        // keep original content
-      })
-      .finally(() => {
-        if (!cancelled) setAdapting(false);
-      });
-    return () => {
-      cancelled = true;
-    };
-  }, [hasOutput, activeRenderer, text, adaptedText]);
+  const { renderText, isAdapted, isAdapting } = useAdaptedVisualization(text, activeRenderer, hasOutput);
 
   if (!isVisualizeNode) {
     return null;
   }
 
-  const renderText = adaptedText ?? text;
-  const data = adaptedText === null && mode === 'auto' ? detection.data : undefined;
+  const data = !isAdapted && mode === 'auto' ? detection.data : undefined;
   const Renderer = hasOutput ? getRenderer(activeRenderer) : null;
   const badge = mode === 'auto' ? `Auto › ${RENDERER_LABELS[activeRenderer]}` : RENDERER_LABELS[activeRenderer];
   const isVector = activeRenderer === 'chart' || activeRenderer === 'diagram';
@@ -109,20 +84,20 @@ export function VisualizeCard({ props }: Props) {
           <div className={styles['toolbar']}>
             <span className={styles['badge']}>{badge}</span>
             <div className={styles['actions']}>
-              <button type="button" className={styles['action']} title="Expand" onClick={() => setExpanded(true)}>
+              <button type="button" className={styles['action']} title="Expand" onClick={() => setIsExpanded(true)}>
                 <ArrowsOut />
               </button>
               <CopyResultButton
                 className={styles['action']}
                 getTarget={() => contentRef.current}
                 text={renderText}
-                disabled={adapting}
+                disabled={isAdapting}
               />
               <button
                 type="button"
                 className={styles['action']}
                 title="Download PNG"
-                disabled={adapting}
+                disabled={isAdapting}
                 onClick={() => contentRef.current && void downloadPng(contentRef.current)}
               >
                 <DownloadSimple />
@@ -130,7 +105,7 @@ export function VisualizeCard({ props }: Props) {
             </div>
           </div>
           <div className={styles['body']}>
-            {adapting ? (
+            {isAdapting ? (
               <div className={styles['empty']}>
                 <div className={styles['dots']}>
                   <span className={styles['dot']} />
@@ -151,14 +126,14 @@ export function VisualizeCard({ props }: Props) {
       ) : (
         <EmptyState running={selfStatus === 'running'} />
       )}
-      {expanded && (
+      {isExpanded && (
         <VisualizeModal
           renderer={activeRenderer}
           text={renderText}
           data={data}
           badge={badge}
           isVector={isVector}
-          onClose={() => setExpanded(false)}
+          onClose={() => setIsExpanded(false)}
         />
       )}
     </div>
diff --git a/apps/ai-studio/src/hooks/use-adapted-visualization.ts b/apps/ai-studio/src/hooks/use-adapted-visualization.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..701959242
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/ai-studio/src/hooks/use-adapted-visualization.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+
+import { adaptVisualization } from '../utils/adapt-visualization';
+import type { VisualizeRenderer } from '../utils/detect-format';
+
+const ADAPTABLE = new Set<VisualizeRenderer>(['diagram', 'chart', 'table', 'json', 'stat-cards']);
+
+// output null = the adapt call failed and the raw text is rendered instead.
+type Adaptation = { key: string; output: string | null };
+
+// The adapted content is an async derived value keyed by (renderer, text).
+// A stale adaptation is ignored by the key check, never reset by an effect,
+// so switching the render format re-adapts for the new one.
+export function useAdaptedVisualization(text: string, renderer: VisualizeRenderer, hasOutput: boolean) {
+  const [adaptation, setAdaptation] = useState<Adaptation | null>(null);
+  const [isAdapting, setIsAdapting] = useState(false);
+
+  const adaptationKey = `${renderer}\n${text}`;
+  const cached = adaptation?.key === adaptationKey ? adaptation : null;
+  const shouldAdapt = hasOutput && ADAPTABLE.has(renderer) && cached === null;
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!shouldAdapt) return;
+
+    const controller = new AbortController();
+
+    async function adapt() {
+      setIsAdapting(true);
+      try {
+        const output = await adaptVisualization(text, renderer, controller.signal);
+        setAdaptation({ key: adaptationKey, output });
+      } catch {
+        if (!controller.signal.aborted) setAdaptation({ key: adaptationKey, output: null });
+      } finally {
+        if (!controller.signal.aborted) setIsAdapting(false);
+      }
+    }
+
+    void adapt();
+
+    return () => controller.abort();
+  }, [shouldAdapt, adaptationKey, text, renderer]);
+
+  const adaptedOutput = cached?.output ?? null;
+
+  return {
+    renderText: adaptedOutput ?? text,
+    isAdapted: adaptedOutput !== null,
+    isAdapting,
+  };
+}
diff --git a/apps/ai-studio/src/utils/adapt-visualization.ts b/apps/ai-studio/src/utils/adapt-visualization.ts
index 1f7a94026..3be48f2a5 100644
--- a/apps/ai-studio/src/utils/adapt-visualization.ts
+++ b/apps/ai-studio/src/utils/adapt-visualization.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { BACKEND_URL } from '../config';
 import { getTurnstileToken } from '../security/turnstile';
 
-export async function adaptVisualization(content: string, format: string): Promise<string> {
+export async function adaptVisualization(content: string, format: string, signal?: AbortSignal): Promise<string> {
   const token = await getTurnstileToken();
   const response = await fetch(`${BACKEND_URL}/api/visualize/adapt`, {
     method: 'POST',
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ export async function adaptVisualization(content: string, format: string): Promi
       ...(token ? { 'cf-turnstile-token': token } : {}),
     },
     body: JSON.stringify({ content, format }),
+    signal,
   });
   if (!response.ok) {
     const error = (await response.json().catch(() => ({}))) as { message?: string };