Model Selection Cards

Choose a model from cards that compare speed and quality with small meters. Works with arrow keys like a radio group.

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One HTML file with the CSS and JavaScript inside. No library needed. MIT license.

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How to use it

Click Copy the code, or download the file.
Paste the CSS into your stylesheet, the HTML where you want the component, and the script before the closing body tag.
Change --accent at the top of the CSS to your brand color, then connect the events to your AI service.

What you get

Works in light and dark mode automatically
Keyboard friendly, with labels for screen readers
Fits phones, tablets and desktops
Respects the reduced motion setting
No framework, so it works with any stack

The code

<!DOCTYPE html>
<!--
  Model Selection Cards: a free AI UI component
  From 100 Free AI UI Components by MM Rahman Bappi, MIT license
  https://mmrahmanbappi.github.io/100-free-ai-ui-components/

  How to use: copy the CSS, HTML and JavaScript below into your page.
  Colors are CSS variables at the top. Change --accent to match your brand.
  Light and dark themes follow the visitor's system setting, or set
  data-theme="dark" or data-theme="light" on the html element.
-->
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Model Selection Cards | Free AI UI Component</title>
<meta name="description" content="Choose a model from cards that compare speed and quality with small meters. Works with arrow keys like a radio group.">
<meta name="robots" content="noindex, follow">
<style>
:root{
  --accent:#5b5bd6; --accent-ink:#fff; --accent-soft:#ececfc;
  --bg:#f7f7f8; --surface:#fff; --surface-2:#f1f1f4; --ink:#17171c; --text:#3a3a44; --muted:#6c6c78;
  --line:#e3e3e8; --good:#15803d; --warn:#b45309; --bad:#c62828;
  --radius:14px; --shadow:0 1px 2px rgba(20,20,30,.06),0 8px 24px -12px rgba(20,20,30,.18);
  --font:system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Ubuntu,sans-serif; --mono:ui-monospace,"Cascadia Code",Menlo,Consolas,monospace;
}
@media (prefers-color-scheme:dark){:root:not([data-theme=light]){
  --accent:#8b8bff; --accent-ink:#0f0f16; --accent-soft:#25254a;
  --bg:#0f0f13; --surface:#18181f; --surface-2:#212129; --ink:#f3f3f6; --text:#d4d4dc; --muted:#9a9aa8;
  --line:#2c2c36; --good:#4ade80; --warn:#fbbf24; --bad:#f87171; --shadow:0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,.4),0 10px 30px -12px rgba(0,0,0,.6);
}}
:root[data-theme=dark]{
  --accent:#8b8bff; --accent-ink:#0f0f16; --accent-soft:#25254a;
  --bg:#0f0f13; --surface:#18181f; --surface-2:#212129; --ink:#f3f3f6; --text:#d4d4dc; --muted:#9a9aa8;
  --line:#2c2c36; --good:#4ade80; --warn:#fbbf24; --bad:#f87171; --shadow:0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,.4),0 10px 30px -12px rgba(0,0,0,.6);
}
*{box-sizing:border-box}
html,body{margin:0}
body{min-height:100vh;display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr);place-items:center;padding:24px;background:var(--bg);color:var(--text);font:15px/1.5 var(--font);-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}
button,input,textarea,select{font:inherit;color:inherit}
:focus-visible{outline:2px solid var(--accent);outline-offset:2px}
[hidden]{display:none!important}
.sr{position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0 0 0 0);white-space:nowrap}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){*,*::before,*::after{animation-duration:.01ms!important;animation-iteration-count:1!important;transition:none!important}}
/* ---- component ---- */
.wrap{width:min(100%,580px);display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:14px}
.card{background:var(--surface);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);box-shadow:var(--shadow);padding:18px 20px}
.card h2{font-size:15.5px;margin:0 0 4px;color:var(--ink)}
.muted{color:var(--muted);font-size:13px}
.num{font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums}
.btn{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:6px;border:1px solid var(--line);background:var(--surface);color:var(--ink);border-radius:10px;padding:8px 14px;font-size:14px;font-weight:600;cursor:pointer}
.btn:hover{border-color:var(--accent)}.btn.pri{background:var(--accent);border-color:var(--accent);color:var(--accent-ink)}.btn:disabled{opacity:.45;cursor:not-allowed}
.btn.danger{color:var(--bad)}.btn.danger:hover{border-color:var(--bad)}
.tg{width:40px;height:23px;border-radius:99px;background:var(--line);position:relative;flex:none;border:0;cursor:pointer;padding:0;transition:background .15s}
.tg::after{content:"";position:absolute;top:3px;left:3px;width:17px;height:17px;border-radius:50%;background:#fff;transition:left .15s;box-shadow:0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,.2)}
.tg[aria-checked=true]{background:var(--accent)}.tg[aria-checked=true]::after{left:20px}
.row{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:14px;padding:12px 0;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
.row:first-of-type{border-top:0}
.row b{display:block;color:var(--ink);font-size:14px;font-weight:600}.row small{display:block;color:var(--muted);font-size:12.5px;margin-top:1px}
.seg{display:flex;background:var(--surface-2);border-radius:12px;padding:4px;gap:4px}
.seg button{flex:1;border:0;background:none;padding:8px 10px;border-radius:9px;font-size:14px;color:var(--muted);cursor:pointer;font-weight:500}
.seg button[aria-checked=true]{background:var(--surface);color:var(--ink);font-weight:700;box-shadow:0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,.12)}
.sample{margin:14px 0 0;padding:12px 14px;border-radius:12px;background:var(--surface-2);font-size:14px;line-height:1.6;color:var(--text);transition:opacity .2s}
.sample small{display:block;color:var(--muted);font-size:12px;margin-bottom:4px}
.wrap{width:min(100%,720px)}
.mc{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:10px;margin-top:14px}
.m{text-align:left;border:1.5px solid var(--line);background:var(--surface);border-radius:14px;padding:14px;cursor:pointer;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:8px;position:relative}
.m[aria-checked=true]{border-color:var(--accent);background:color-mix(in srgb,var(--accent) 6%,var(--surface))}
.m b{color:var(--ink);font-size:15px}.m p{margin:0;font-size:13px;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.45}
.new{position:absolute;top:10px;right:10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;color:var(--accent);background:var(--accent-soft);border-radius:99px;padding:1px 8px}
.mt{display:grid;grid-template-columns:52px 1fr;align-items:center;gap:6px;font-size:12px;color:var(--muted)}
.dots{display:flex;gap:3px}.dots i{width:14px;height:6px;border-radius:3px;background:var(--surface-2)}.dots i.on{background:var(--accent)}
@media(max-width:600px){.mc{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div class="wrap"><div class="card">
  <h2>Choose a model</h2><p class="muted" style="margin:0" id="sel" aria-live="polite"></p>
  <div class="mc" role="radiogroup" aria-label="Model" id="g">
    <button class="m" type="button" role="radio" aria-checked="false" data-n="Fast" data-s="5" data-q="2"><b>Fast</b><p>Quick replies for simple questions and short tasks.</p></button>
    <button class="m" type="button" role="radio" aria-checked="true" data-n="Balanced" data-s="3" data-q="4"><b>Balanced</b><p>A good choice for writing, summaries and everyday work.</p></button>
    <button class="m" type="button" role="radio" aria-checked="false" data-n="Deep" data-s="1" data-q="5"><span class="new">New</span><b>Deep</b><p>Takes longer, but thinks through hard problems and code.</p></button>
  </div>
</div></div>
<script>
// Demo helper: add ?theme=dark or ?theme=light to the address to preview a theme.
(function(){var t=new URLSearchParams(location.search).get('theme');if(t)document.documentElement.dataset.theme=t;})();
function radioGroup(group,onPick){var items=[].slice.call(group.querySelectorAll('[role=radio]'));
  function pick(it,focus){items.forEach(function(x){var on=x===it;x.setAttribute('aria-checked',on);x.tabIndex=on?0:-1;});if(focus)it.focus();onPick(it);}
  items.forEach(function(it,i){it.addEventListener('click',function(){pick(it,false);});
    it.addEventListener('keydown',function(e){var n=null;if(e.key==='ArrowRight'||e.key==='ArrowDown')n=items[(i+1)%items.length];if(e.key==='ArrowLeft'||e.key==='ArrowUp')n=items[(i-1+items.length)%items.length];
      if(n){e.preventDefault();pick(n,true);}});});
  pick(items.filter(function(x){return x.getAttribute('aria-checked')==='true';})[0]||items[0],false);}
document.querySelectorAll('.m').forEach(function(m){['Speed','Quality'].forEach(function(k){var v=+m.dataset[k==='Speed'?'s':'q'],row=document.createElement('div');row.className='mt';
  row.innerHTML='<span>'+k+'</span><span class="dots" aria-hidden="true">'+[1,2,3,4,5].map(function(i){return '<i'+(i<=v?' class="on"':'')+'></i>';}).join('')+'</span>';m.appendChild(row);});
  m.setAttribute('aria-label',m.dataset.n+'. Speed '+m.dataset.s+' of 5, quality '+m.dataset.q+' of 5');});
radioGroup(document.getElementById('g'),function(it){document.getElementById('sel').textContent='Selected: '+it.dataset.n;});
</script>
</body>
</html>

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