Context
A compound component system for displaying AI model context window usage, token consumption, and cost estimation.
The Context component provides a comprehensive view of AI model usage through a compound component system. It displays context window utilization, token consumption breakdown (input, output, reasoning, cache), and cost estimation in an interactive hover card interface.
Installation
npx ai-elements@latest add context
Features
- Compound Component Architecture: Flexible composition of context display elements
- Visual Progress Indicator: Circular SVG progress ring showing context usage percentage
- Token Breakdown: Detailed view of input, output, reasoning, and cached tokens
- Cost Estimation: Real-time cost calculation using the
tokenlenslibrary - Intelligent Formatting: Automatic token count formatting (K, M, B suffixes)
- Interactive Hover Card: Detailed information revealed on hover
- Context Provider Pattern: Clean data flow through React Context API
- TypeScript Support: Full type definitions for all components
- Accessible Design: Proper ARIA labels and semantic HTML
- Theme Integration: Uses currentColor for automatic theme adaptation
Props
<Context />
Prop
Type
<ContextTrigger />
Prop
Type
<ContextContent />
Prop
Type
<ContextContentHeader />
Prop
Type
<ContextContentBody />
Prop
Type
<ContextContentFooter />
Prop
Type
Usage Components
All usage components (ContextInputUsage, ContextOutputUsage, ContextReasoningUsage, ContextCacheUsage) share the same props:
Prop
Type
Component Architecture
The Context component uses a compound component pattern with React Context for data sharing:
<Context>- Root provider component that holds all context data<ContextTrigger>- Interactive trigger element (default: button with percentage)<ContextContent>- Hover card content container<ContextContentHeader>- Header section with progress visualization<ContextContentBody>- Body section for usage breakdowns<ContextContentFooter>- Footer section for total cost- Usage Components - Individual token usage displays (Input, Output, Reasoning, Cache)
Token Formatting
The component uses Intl.NumberFormat with compact notation for automatic formatting:
- Under 1,000: Shows exact count (e.g., "842")
- 1,000+: Shows with K suffix (e.g., "32K")
- 1,000,000+: Shows with M suffix (e.g., "1.5M")
- 1,000,000,000+: Shows with B suffix (e.g., "2.1B")
Cost Calculation
When a modelId is provided, the component automatically calculates costs using the tokenlens library:
- Input tokens: Cost based on model's input pricing
- Output tokens: Cost based on model's output pricing
- Reasoning tokens: Special pricing for reasoning-capable models
- Cached tokens: Reduced pricing for cached input tokens
- Total cost: Sum of all token type costs
Costs are formatted using Intl.NumberFormat with USD currency.
Styling
The component uses Tailwind CSS classes and follows your design system:
- Progress indicator uses
currentColorfor theme adaptation - Hover card has customizable width and padding
- Footer has a secondary background for visual separation
- All text sizes use the
text-xsclass for consistency - Muted foreground colors for secondary information