Frontier map
Models on quality against cost, with the best edge.
Definition · Updated Nov 2, 2026
A frontier map places each model by quality and cost, sized by spend, and draws the efficient edge. Suggested moves are listed with their monthly effect. Use it for model choice and cost reviews.
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Sample data: five models on quality against cost, with four suggested moves
- Data shape
- Quality, cost and spend per model
- Good for
- Model choice, cost reviews
- Avoid when
- There is no cost
- Sizes
- XS, S, M and L, re-laid out from the data
Anatomy
Inspect it like the Figma file.
The same layers, names and tokens as the component. Select one to read its size, fill and style.
Layers
109 / Frontier map
- Layer
- model · vega 1.5
- Type
- Ellipse
- Size
- 16 × 16
- Stroke
- data/primary
- Group
- Marks · 19
Layers
109 / Frontier map
- Layer
- model · kite 2 pro
- Type
- Ellipse
- Size
- 16 × 16
- Stroke
- text/unselected
- Group
- Marks · 19
Layers
109 / Frontier map
- Layer
- model · kite 2 pro
- Type
- Ellipse
- Size
- 12 × 12
- Stroke
- text/unselected
- Group
- Marks · 19
Sizes
Re-laid out, never scaled.
The same data at XS, S, M and L. Every size is redrawn from the data, so text and line weights never shrink.
M against S
Width360 px480 px
Plot328 px440 px
Labels2929
Marks1919
Height212 px246 px
Same tokens at every size: text styles, 1 px lines and mark radius stay put.
When to use
Paying for what you get?
Three signs it fits, and three signs another type fits better.
Code and Figma
One name in Figma and in code.
Every Figma property is a prop with the same name and values. One command installs it.
Figma
chart/109-frontier-map
npx shadcn add @chartory/frontier-mapimport { FrontierMap } from "@/components/chartory/frontier-map"import { modelFrontier } from "./model-frontier"export function ModelFrontier() { return ( <FrontierMap data={modelFrontier} size="m" legend={true} /> )}Hearth widget
Frontier map as a widget.
The chart in a Hearth card with a hero number and two blocks. One token set, light and dark.
EmberPreset
ChartoryDefault preset
Pick the blocks, the size and the preset for your own widget.
Read the Hearth widget docsFAQ
Frontier map questions.
What people ask before they put a frontier map in a dashboard.
Something else?
hello@usechartory.comSuggested changes with their monthly effect (1 · research −$600 / mo in the sample), matched to numbers on the plot.
Spend, named in the legend (MODEL · SIZE IS SPEND).
One data object in the sample’s shape: quality, cost and spend per model. The docs page lists every field and links its JSON Schema; the sample data comes with the component, so you can start from it and swap in your own.
Series take the preset’s data colours in order, and states such as up, down or warning take its status colours. Change the preset in Figma or in code to recolour every chart at once.
XS, S, M and L, in light and dark. Each size is laid out again from the data, so text and lines keep their size.
Yes. It plays in when it scrolls into view, and when the data changes every mark moves from its old place to its new one. With reduced motion on, it does not move.
Yes. The Figma component comes with Figma and Complete, the React component with Code and Complete.
Ask for it by name. The MCP server tells the agent what data it needs and runs the same command: npx shadcn add @chartory/frontier-map. You review the diff.
Related types
Other ways to show relationship.
The same question, a different shape of answer. Every type ships in Figma and in code.
Same family
Relationship
17 types in Chartory answer this question.