Best LLMs for UI Components — Z.ai
The best Z.ai model for building UI components is GLM 5.2, rated 1337 on Design Arena's component board — buttons, forms, modals and cards judged by blind human preference. GLM 5 Turbo (1299) and GLM 5 (1266) round out the top three.
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glm-5.2ReasoningToolsJSON51.1 intel · $0.760/M · 179 t/s1337Elo - 2glm-5-turboReasoningToolsJSON38.1 intel · $1.20/M · 203K ctx1299Elo
- 3glm-5ReasoningToolsJSON39.5 intel · $0.950/M · 205K ctx1266Elo
- 4glm-5v-turboReasoningToolsJSON+134.5 intel · $1.20/M · 203K ctx1248Elo
- 5glm-4.7-flashReasoningToolsJSON22.9 intel · $0.060/M · 43 t/s1243Elo
- 6glm-4.7ReasoningToolsJSON33.7 intel · $0.400/M · 496 t/s1234Elo
- 7glm-4.6vReasoningToolsJSON+111.0 intel · $0.300/M · 33 t/s1194Elo
- 8glm-4.6ReasoningToolsJSON23.0 intel · $0.500/M · 38 t/s1194Elo
- 9glm-4.5ReasoningToolsJSON19.5 intel · $0.600/M · 33 t/s1179Elo
- 10glm-4.5-airReasoningTools16.5 intel · $0.130/M · 42 t/s1159Elo
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 Z.ai model for UI components?
The best Z.ai model for building UI components is GLM 5.2, rated 1337 on Design Arena's component board — buttons, forms, modals and cards judged by blind human preference. GLM 5 Turbo (1299) and GLM 5 (1266) round out the top three.
What's a good alternative to GLM 5.2?
GLM 5 Turbo (1299) is the closest alternative on this metric, followed by GLM 5 (1266). See the full ranking above for the tradeoffs.
How many Z.ai models are there?
modelgrep tracks 12 Z.ai models with live benchmarks, speed, latency and per-provider pricing, led on intelligence by GLM 5.2. 10 of them qualify for this ranking.