Best OpenAI Models for Design

Match · Updated July 2026

GPT-5.6 Sol is the best OpenAI model for design and frontend generation, rated 1366 on Design Arena Elo. GPT-5.5 (1282) and GPT-5.5 (batch) (1282) round out the top three.

1366Design Elo

58.9Intelligence

$5.00Input /M

1.1MContext

AI models ranked by Design Arena Elo — head-to-head human preference for generating UI, websites, data visualizations and 3D. The best AI models for UI design, web design and frontend code generation.

1
gpt-5.6-sol
ReasoningToolsJSON+158.9 intel · $5.00/M · 1.1M ctx
1366
Design Elo
2
gpt-5.5
ReasoningToolsJSON+154.8 intel · $5.00/M · 1.1M ctx
1282
Design Elo
3
gpt-5.5:batch
ReasoningToolsJSON+154.8 intel · $2.50/M · 1.1M ctx
1282
Design Elo
4
gpt-5.6-terra
ReasoningToolsJSON+155.0 intel · $1.00/M · 1.1M ctx
1278
Design Elo
5
gpt-5.6-luna
ReasoningToolsJSON+151.2 intel · $0.100/M · 1.1M ctx
1272
Design Elo
6
gpt-5
ReasoningToolsJSON+134.7 intel · $1.25/M · 400K ctx
1267
Design Elo
7
gpt-5:batch
ReasoningToolsJSON+134.7 intel · $0.625/M · 400K ctx
1267
Design Elo
8
gpt-5.1
ReasoningToolsJSON+136.9 intel · $1.25/M · 400K ctx
1233
Design Elo
9
gpt-5.1:batch
ReasoningToolsJSON+136.9 intel · $0.625/M · 400K ctx
1233
Design Elo
10
gpt-5.4
ReasoningToolsJSON+151.4 intel · $2.50/M · 1.1M ctx
1224
Design Elo
11
gpt-5.4:batch
ReasoningToolsJSON+151.4 intel · $1.25/M · 1.1M ctx
1224
Design Elo
12
gpt-5.1-codex
ReasoningToolsJSON+134.7 intel · $1.25/M · 400K ctx
1202
Design Elo
13
gpt-5.3-codex
ReasoningToolsJSON+144.3 intel · $1.75/M · 400K ctx
1192
Design Elo
14
gpt-5-mini
ReasoningToolsJSON+125.3 intel · $0.250/M · 400K ctx
1159
Design Elo
15
gpt-5-mini:batch
ReasoningToolsJSON+125.3 intel · $0.125/M · 400K ctx
1159
Design Elo
16
gpt-5.1-codex-mini
ReasoningToolsJSON+130.6 intel · $0.250/M · 400K ctx
1135
Design Elo
17
gpt-4.1
ToolsJSONVision19.4 intel · $2.00/M · 1.0M ctx
1133
Design Elo
18
gpt-5-nano
ReasoningToolsJSON+119.9 intel · $0.050/M · 400K ctx
1125
Design Elo
19
gpt-5-nano:batch
ReasoningToolsJSON+119.9 intel · $0.025/M · 400K ctx
1125
Design Elo
20
gpt-4.1-mini
ToolsJSONVision14.8 intel · $0.400/M · 1.0M ctx
1063
Design Elo
21
gpt-oss-120b
ReasoningToolsJSON23.8 intel · $0.037/M · 131K ctx
1029
Design Elo
22
gpt-4.1-nano
ToolsJSONVision9.6 intel · $0.100/M · 1.0M ctx
997
Design Elo
23
gpt-oss-20b
ReasoningToolsJSON14.9 intel · $0.030/M · 131K ctx
963
Design Elo
24
gpt-oss-20b:free
ReasoningToolsJSON14.9 intel · Free/M · 131K ctx
963
Design Elo
25
gpt-4o-2024-11-20
ToolsJSONVision11.2 intel · $2.50/M · 128K ctx
925
Design Elo

Frequently asked

What is the best OpenAI model for design?

GPT-5.6 Sol is the best OpenAI model for design and frontend generation, rated 1366 on Design Arena Elo. GPT-5.5 (1282) and GPT-5.5 (batch) (1282) round out the top three.

What's a good alternative to GPT-5.6 Sol?

GPT-5.5 (1282) is the closest alternative on this metric, followed by GPT-5.5 (batch) (1282). See the full ranking above for the tradeoffs.

How many OpenAI models are there?

modelgrep tracks 70 OpenAI models with live benchmarks, speed, latency and per-provider pricing, led on intelligence by GPT-5.6 Sol. 25 of them qualify for this ranking.

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