# Model & effort — Detent

> Pick a model and how hard it thinks. Effort is a real detent you drag and flick, with the time and cost of every model running with your finger, so you feel what thinking harder costs before you choose.

Canonical: https://detentui.com/components/models
Last updated: 2026-11-10

## About

Pick a model and how hard it thinks. Effort is a real detent you drag and flick, with the time and cost of every model running with your finger, so you feel what thinking harder costs before you choose.

## Details

- Grab the plate and drag or flick it along Low, Medium, High and Max. It catches in each notch with a soft tick, and a flick works out where it would come to rest before it settles there.
- Time and cost run continuously with your finger on every row at once. They don’t jump at each stop, so the whole list is a comparison while you’re still deciding.
- Catch it mid-flight and it keeps its speed in your hand. Push past either end and it gives like a rubber band.
- A model that doesn’t reason ignores effort and stays put, which says so without a word.
- The trigger reads the setting, “Pro Medium”, and fits in any composer. The menu opens upward. Pass `muted` to silence the tick.

## Keyboard shortcuts

| Keys | Action |
| --- | --- |
| ↑ / ↓ | Move through the models |
| ← / → | Change effort |
| ↵ | Choose |
| Esc | Close |

## Install

```bash
npx shadcn add https://detentui.com/r/models
```

## Related
- [All components](https://detentui.com/components)
- [Pro](https://detentui.com/pro)