Chat UX: value-based model picker (Private / Green / Public grouping) #7

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2026-09-30T03:18:00Z

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2026-09-30 03:18:00 +00:00

Ticket: chat UX — value-based model picker

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What's the idea?

Improve the model picker in chat.inference.coop so models are grouped by provider values rather than shown as flat provider/model strings:

Private (Tinfoil) — architecturally private (TEE enclaves)
Green (GreenPT) — 100% renewable energy
Public (PublicAI) — publicly developed, sovereign open models

Each group could carry a one-line explainer (drawn from the docs' model page, https://git.inference.coop/co-op/docs/src/content/docs/models.md) so members see the co-op's core idea — choosing AI by what you value — every time they pick a model.

Why?

The co-op's central value prop is member choice across differently-valued providers. The current picker lists model IDs alphabetically with no framing, so new members can't see the values dimension at all.

Context

The co-op's models page already defines the framing: privacy (architectural vs policy) and green energy as independent axes, plus sovereignty for PublicAI.
Vision-capable models are marked in the docs; the picker could also surface a small vision badge.
The chat chrome itself is now themed to the co-op's house style (cream/green, Figtree) via the custom.css hook; the picker is the next surface.

Constraints

Open WebUI's license requires attribution; UI modifications should stay license-compatible (the current theme approach is; a fork later would need thought).
Model list comes from the gateway dynamically — grouping must not require manual updates when models are added (group by the provider/ prefix).

Acceptance idea

Model picker groups by provider prefix with a values label and one-line explainer
New models appear in the right group automatically
Works in both light and dark mode with the co-op theme

Ticket: chat UX — value-based model picker Body: ## What's the idea? Improve the model picker in chat.inference.coop so models are grouped by **provider values** rather than shown as flat `provider/model` strings: - **Private (Tinfoil)** — architecturally private (TEE enclaves) - **Green (GreenPT)** — 100% renewable energy - **Public (PublicAI)** — publicly developed, sovereign open models Each group could carry a one-line explainer (drawn from the docs' model page, https://git.inference.coop/co-op/docs/src/content/docs/models.md) so members see the co-op's core idea — choosing AI by what you value — every time they pick a model. ## Why? The co-op's central value prop is **member choice across differently-valued providers**. The current picker lists model IDs alphabetically with no framing, so new members can't see the values dimension at all. ## Context - The co-op's models page already defines the framing: privacy (architectural vs policy) and green energy as independent axes, plus sovereignty for PublicAI. - Vision-capable models are marked in the docs; the picker could also surface a small vision badge. - The chat chrome itself is now themed to the co-op's house style (cream/green, Figtree) via the custom.css hook; the picker is the next surface. ## Constraints - Open WebUI's license requires attribution; UI modifications should stay license-compatible (the current theme approach is; a fork later would need thought). - Model list comes from the gateway dynamically — grouping must not require manual updates when models are added (group by the `provider/` prefix). ## Acceptance idea - Model picker groups by provider prefix with a values label and one-line explainer - New models appear in the right group automatically - Works in both light and dark mode with the co-op theme

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Reference: co-op/support#7