Best LLMs for UI Components — OpenAI
The best OpenAI model for building UI components is GPT-5.6 Sol, rated 1365 on Design Arena's component board — buttons, forms, modals and cards judged by blind human preference. GPT-5.5 (1293) and GPT-5.6 Terra (1291) round out the top three.
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gpt-5.6-solReasoningToolsJSON+158.9 intel · $5.00/M · 51 t/s1365Elo - 2gpt-5.5ReasoningToolsJSON+154.8 intel · $5.00/M · 1.1M ctx1293Elo
- 3gpt-5.6-terraReasoningToolsJSON+155.0 intel · $1.00/M · 83 t/s1291Elo
- 4gpt-5.6-lunaReasoningToolsJSON+151.2 intel · $0.100/M · 111 t/s1278Elo
- 5gpt-5.4ReasoningToolsJSON+151.4 intel · $2.50/M · 1.1M ctx1250Elo
- 6gpt-5ReasoningToolsJSON+134.7 intel · $1.25/M · 65 t/s1218Elo
- 7gpt-5.1ReasoningToolsJSON+136.9 intel · $1.25/M · 60 t/s1202Elo
- 8gpt-5.3-codexReasoningToolsJSON+144.3 intel · $1.75/M · 122 t/s1173Elo
- 9gpt-5-miniReasoningToolsJSON+125.3 intel · $0.250/M · 94 t/s1141Elo
- 10gpt-5.1-codex-miniReasoningToolsJSON+130.6 intel · $0.250/M · 61 t/s1116Elo
- 11gpt-5-nanoReasoningToolsJSON+119.9 intel · $0.050/M · 98 t/s1102Elo
- 12gpt-4.1ToolsJSONVision19.4 intel · $2.00/M · 1.0M ctx1036Elo
- 13gpt-4.1-miniToolsJSONVision14.8 intel · $0.400/M · 1.0M ctx997Elo
- 14gpt-oss-120bReasoningToolsJSON23.8 intel · $0.037/M · 624 t/s960Elo
- 15gpt-4.1-nanoToolsJSONVision9.6 intel · $0.100/M · 1.0M ctx952Elo
- 16gpt-4o-2024-11-20ToolsJSONVision11.2 intel · $2.50/M · 128K ctx921Elo
- 17gpt-4o-2024-08-06ToolsJSONVision9.6 intel · $2.50/M · 128K ctx921Elo
- 18gpt-4oToolsJSONVision11.2 intel · $2.50/M · 128K ctx921Elo
- 19gpt-4o-2024-05-13ToolsJSONVision8.6 intel · $5.00/M · 128K ctx921Elo
How this is ranked
AI models ranked by Design Arena Elo in the UI-component category — generating individual interface components (buttons, forms, modals, cards) rather than whole pages, judged head-to-head by humans. Component work is where most frontend time actually goes, and it rewards different things than page generation: consistent spacing, sane state handling and styling that matches the surrounding system.
Frequently asked
What is the best OpenAI model for UI components?
The best OpenAI model for building UI components is GPT-5.6 Sol, rated 1365 on Design Arena's component board — buttons, forms, modals and cards judged by blind human preference. GPT-5.5 (1293) and GPT-5.6 Terra (1291) round out the top three.
What's a good alternative to GPT-5.6 Sol?
GPT-5.5 (1293) is the closest alternative on this metric, followed by GPT-5.6 Terra (1291). See the full ranking above for the tradeoffs.
How many OpenAI models are there?
modelgrep tracks 60 OpenAI models with live benchmarks, speed, latency and per-provider pricing, led on intelligence by GPT-5.6 Sol. 19 of them qualify for this ranking.