Model picker

When to use #

Use it for

Letting the user trade speed for quality.
Showing a short description beside each model.

Skip it when

There is only one model.

Installation #

terminal

pnpm dlx shadcn@latest add @caliper/model-picker

Adds its 4 files to components/ui/, each with its own stylesheet, and installs their packages. Pro installs with your access token, set up once per project. See Pro access. The first part also adds Caliper UI’s tokens; import them once as in Installation.

Usage #

Import it from your copy of the source. The example behind the preview comes with the source.

example.tsx

import { ModelPicker } from "@/components/ui/model-picker"

The worked example comes with Pro

The 16-line example behind the preview opens here with a Pro or Team licence.

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API reference #

ModelPicker

component

PropTypeDefault

models *readonly ModelOption[]—

value *string—

onValueChange *(id: string) => void—

effortstring—

onEffortChange((effort: string) => void)—

labelstring"Model"

classNamestring—

It exposes img, listbox, presentation and option semantics, with aria-label, aria-hidden, aria-activedescendant, aria-selected and aria-disabled kept in step with state.

KeyBehaviour

↓Moves to the next item or value.

↑Moves to the previous item or value.

HomeJumps to the first item or the minimum.

EndJumps to the last item or the maximum.

EnterActivates the focused control.

SpaceActivates the focused control.

Motion #

It declares no animation in its component source. Any transition comes from its stylesheet, which uses the duration tokens that collapse to instant under prefers-reduced-motion.