Benefits
Why AI Elements is the best choice for building AI chat interfaces.
AI Elements provides a purpose-built component library for AI applications. Here's why you should use it.
Fully Composable
Every component is designed as a building block. Compose Message, MessageContent, and MessageResponse together to create exactly the chat UI you need. No rigid structures or forced layouts.
<Message from="assistant">
<MessageContent>
<MessageResponse>{text}</MessageResponse>
</MessageContent>
</Message>More Than Just Styled Components
AI Elements integrates deeply with the AI SDK. Components understand streaming responses, handle loading states, and work seamlessly with hooks like useChat and useCompletion.
- Streaming support - Components like
MessageResponsehandle partial markdown gracefully - Status awareness - UI adapts to pending, streaming, and complete states
- Type safety - Props align with AI SDK types like
UIMessage
Intuitive & Developer-Friendly
If you know React and TypeScript, you already know AI Elements. Components follow familiar patterns:
- Standard React props with TypeScript types
- Sensible defaults that work out of the box
- Full control when you need it
Accessible & Themeable
Built on shadcn/ui, AI Elements inherits:
- WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility baseline
- CSS variables for easy theming
- Dark mode support built-in
- Semantic HTML throughout
Your existing shadcn/ui theme applies automatically.
Fast, Flexible Installation
Install only what you need. The CLI adds components directly to your codebase:
npx ai-elements@latest add message- No hidden dependencies
- Full source code access
- Modify components freely
- Tree-shaking friendly