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How v0’s scores are calculated

The full audit trail, recomputed from the verdict data at build time through the same code that produced the leaderboard: verdict × quality × story weight per cell, cells sum to dimension scores, dimensions blend into the PA Score. Every number on the product page is reproducible from this page alone; for why the formula looks like this, see the methodology.

verdict factors: full ×1.0 · partial ×0.6 · disputed ×0.3 · none ×0.0 · n/a excluded from both sides · cell points = weight × quality × factor · cell max = weight × 10

PA Score21/100

Agent-ready 24.4 × 0.30 = 7.32

API quality 5.1 × 0.20 = 1.02

Openness 21.4 × 0.20 = 4.28

Built-in AI 49.8 × 0.15 = 7.47

Automation 4.5 × 0.15 = 0.67

(7.32 + 1.02 + 4.28 + 7.47 + 0.67) ÷ (0.30 + 0.20 + 0.20 + 0.15 + 0.15) = 20.77 ÷ 1.00 = 20.8

Scores are stored to 1 decimal; the product page’s pills round to whole numbers for display. Each dimension below shows the stories, verdicts, and cited evidence behind its number.

Agent-ready24.4/100×0.30 of the PA blend

Outside-in: can YOUR agent reach and drive this product — API, MCP, CLI, headless runs, agent docs.

Point an agent at llms.txt or agent-oriented docsweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Run the product headlessly / in CI for automationweight 2

2 (weight) × 5 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 6.0 of 20 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://v0.app/docs/api/platform“The v0 API gives you programmatic access to all of v0's capabilities, letting you integrate v0's AI-powered code generation, chat interface, project management, and deployment features into your own applications and workflows.”
  • [github] https://github.com/vercel/v0-sdk“const response = await v0.chats.create({ message: 'Build me a personal website', })”
  • [github] https://github.com/vercel/v0-sdk“Set V0_API_KEY, or deploy server-side code on Vercel with OIDC enabled, then use the default client.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://v0.app/docs/github“Connect a v0 project to GitHub to keep its code in a repository, work on isolated branches, preview changes, run CI, and publish through pull requests.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://v0.app/docs/github“CI checks: See whether checks are running, passing, skipped, or failing.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://v0.app/docs/deployments“v0 reads the relevant logs, diagnoses the failure, and applies a fix.”

Plug MCP servers into this product so it can use their toolsweight 3

3 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 30 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Connect an agent via an official MCP serverweight 3

n/a — not applicable to this product: excluded from numerator and denominator

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Use an official CLIweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://v0.app/docs/api/platform“The v0 API gives you programmatic access to all of v0's capabilities, letting you integrate v0's AI-powered code generation, chat interface, project management, and deployment features into your own applications and workflows.”
  • [github] https://github.com/vercel/v0-sdk“const response = await v0.chats.create({ message: 'Build me a personal website', })”
  • [github] https://github.com/vercel/v0-sdk“Set V0_API_KEY, or deploy server-side code on Vercel with OIDC enabled, then use the default client.”

Drive the product through a documented public APIweight 3

3 (weight) × 8 (quality) × 1.0 (full) = 24.0 of 30 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://v0.app/docs/api/platform“The v0 API gives you programmatic access to all of v0's capabilities, letting you integrate v0's AI-powered code generation, chat interface, project management, and deployment features into your own applications and workflows.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://v0.app/docs/api/platform“Custom chat interfaces - Build your own UI for v0's AI-powered code generation”
  • [claimed-docs] https://v0.app/docs/api/platform“Start with existing files (fast, no tokens)”
  • [claimed-docs] https://v0.app/docs/api/platform“GitHub integration for repository imports”
  • [claimed-docs] https://v0.app/docs/api/platform“Export capabilities for backup and migration”
  • [github] https://github.com/vercel/v0-sdk“const response = await v0.chats.create({ message: 'Build me a personal website', })”
  • [github] https://github.com/vercel/v0-sdk“const result = readV0Stream(serverResult.toResponse())”
  • [github] https://github.com/vercel/v0-sdk“Set V0_API_KEY, or deploy server-side code on Vercel with OIDC enabled, then use the default client.”

Issue scoped/least-privilege API credentials for an agentweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

  • [github] https://github.com/vercel/v0-sdk“Set V0_API_KEY, or deploy server-side code on Vercel with OIDC enabled, then use the default client.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://v0.app/docs/projects“Securely store sensitive information like API keys, tokens, and other credentials.”

Build against official SDKsweight 2

2 (weight) × 7 (quality) × 1.0 (full) = 14.0 of 20 max

  • [github] https://github.com/vercel/v0-sdk“const response = await v0.chats.create({ message: 'Build me a personal website', })”
  • [github] https://github.com/vercel/v0-sdk“const result = readV0Stream(serverResult.toResponse())”
  • [github] https://github.com/vercel/v0-sdk“Set V0_API_KEY, or deploy server-side code on Vercel with OIDC enabled, then use the default client.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://v0.app/docs/api/platform“The v0 API gives you programmatic access to all of v0's capabilities, letting you integrate v0's AI-powered code generation, chat interface, project management, and deployment features into your own applications and workflows.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://v0.app/docs/api/platform“Custom chat interfaces - Build your own UI for v0's AI-powered code generation”

Subscribe to events via webhooksweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Agent-ready = 44.0 ÷ 180 × 100 = 24.4

API quality5.1/100×0.20 of the PA blend

The programmable surface once an agent is there — machine-readable spec, interactive docs, sandbox, versioning discipline.

Explore an interactive API reference with runnable examplesweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://v0.app/docs/api/platform“The v0 API gives you programmatic access to all of v0's capabilities, letting you integrate v0's AI-powered code generation, chat interface, project management, and deployment features into your own applications and workflows.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://v0.app/docs/api/platform“Custom chat interfaces - Build your own UI for v0's AI-powered code generation”
  • [github] https://github.com/vercel/v0-sdk“const response = await v0.chats.create({ message: 'Build me a personal website', })”
  • [github] https://github.com/vercel/v0-sdk“const result = readV0Stream(serverResult.toResponse())”
  • [github] https://github.com/vercel/v0-sdk“Set V0_API_KEY, or deploy server-side code on Vercel with OIDC enabled, then use the default client.”

Download a machine-readable API spec (OpenAPI or equivalent)weight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://v0.app/docs/api/platform“The v0 API gives you programmatic access to all of v0's capabilities, letting you integrate v0's AI-powered code generation, chat interface, project management, and deployment features into your own applications and workflows.”
  • [github] https://github.com/vercel/v0-sdk“const response = await v0.chats.create({ message: 'Build me a personal website', })”
  • [github] https://github.com/vercel/v0-sdk“Set V0_API_KEY, or deploy server-side code on Vercel with OIDC enabled, then use the default client.”

Test against a sandbox environment without touching production dataweight 1

1 (weight) × 6 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 3.6 of 10 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://v0.app/docs/deployments“Preview deployments are built from working branches.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://v0.app/docs/github“work on isolated branches, preview changes, run CI, and publish through pull requests”
  • [claimed-docs] https://v0.app/docs/projects“When multiple chats share a Project, deploying from any of them updates the same production URL.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://v0.app/docs/projects“One Project shares deployment, hosting, domains, and environment variables for the chats connected to it.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://v0.app/docs/projects“Available integrations include databases like Upstash for Redis and Neon for Serverless Postgres, backend services like Supabase, and AI model providers.”

Rely on versioned APIs with a documented deprecation policyweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

API quality = 3.6 ÷ 70 × 100 = 5.1

Openness21.4/100×0.20 of the PA blend

Can you leave, inspect, or self-host — data export, open source, portability.

Do everything through the API that I can do in the UIweight 2

2 (weight) × 5 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 6.0 of 20 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://v0.app/docs/api/platform“The v0 API gives you programmatic access to all of v0's capabilities, letting you integrate v0's AI-powered code generation, chat interface, project management, and deployment features into your own applications and workflows.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://v0.app/docs/api/platform“GitHub integration for repository imports”
  • [claimed-docs] https://v0.app/docs/api/platform“Export capabilities for backup and migration”
  • [github] https://github.com/vercel/v0-sdk“const response = await v0.chats.create({ message: 'Build me a personal website', })”
  • [github] https://github.com/vercel/v0-sdk“Set V0_API_KEY, or deploy server-side code on Vercel with OIDC enabled, then use the default client.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://v0.app/docs/api/platform“Custom chat interfaces - Build your own UI for v0's AI-powered code generation”
  • [claimed-docs] https://v0.app/docs“Clone pages with screenshots or Figma files”
  • [claimed-docs] https://v0.app/docs/github“open the branch menu and select Fix Conflicts, Fix CI, or Fix CI + Conflicts.”

Export all of my data in open formats and leaveweight 3

3 (weight) × 5 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 9.0 of 30 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://v0.app/docs/github“Connect a v0 project to GitHub to keep its code in a repository, work on isolated branches, preview changes, run CI, and publish through pull requests.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://v0.app“Connect to GitHub and push code directly to your repository.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://v0.app/docs/github“work on isolated branches, preview changes, run CI, and publish through pull requests”
  • [claimed-docs] https://v0.app/docs/api/platform“Export capabilities for backup and migration”

Read the product's source under an open licenseweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Self-host the core productweight 3

n/a — not applicable to this product: excluded from numerator and denominator

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Openness = 15.0 ÷ 70 × 100 = 21.4

Built-in AI49.8/100×0.15 of the PA blend

Inside-out: how agentic the product itself is for its users — built-in assistants, autonomous features.

Get AI-generated insights and suggestions from my data inside the productweight 2

2 (weight) × 4 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 4.8 of 20 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://v0.app/docs/deployments“v0 reads the relevant logs, diagnoses the failure, and applies a fix.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://v0.app/docs“Automatically fix errors in your code with intelligent diagnostics.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://v0.app/docs/deployments“select Fix with v0 or Fix Build. v0 reads the relevant logs, diagnoses the failure, and applies a fix.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://v0.app“v0 plans, creates tasks, and connects to databases as it builds.”

Set up automations that run autonomously in the backgroundweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://v0.app/docs/deployments“v0 reads the relevant logs, diagnoses the failure, and applies a fix.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://v0.app/docs/deployments“select Fix with v0 or Fix Build. v0 reads the relevant logs, diagnoses the failure, and applies a fix.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://v0.app/docs/github“open the branch menu and select Fix Conflicts, Fix CI, or Fix CI + Conflicts.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://v0.app“v0 plans, creates tasks, and connects to databases as it builds.”

Delegate tasks to a built-in AI assistant inside the productweight 3

3 (weight) × 8 (quality) × 1.0 (full) = 24.0 of 30 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://v0.app“v0 plans, creates tasks, and connects to databases as it builds.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://v0.app/docs/deployments“v0 reads the relevant logs, diagnoses the failure, and applies a fix.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://v0.app/docs“Automatically fix errors in your code with intelligent diagnostics.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://v0.app/docs/deployments“select Fix with v0 or Fix Build. v0 reads the relevant logs, diagnoses the failure, and applies a fix.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://v0.app/docs/github“open the branch menu and select Fix Conflicts, Fix CI, or Fix CI + Conflicts.”
  • [community] https://hn.algolia.com/api/v1/items/45163212“Built a feature-rich internal app (time tracker w/ auth, roles, export) and had a working MVP in users' hands by Monday. 'The speed was incredible, not just code generation, but the entire dev-to-deploy cycle. v0 instantly solved the blank canvas problem for me.'”
  • [probe] https://v0.app/docs.md“PROBE docs-md: HTTP 200 at https://v0.app/docs.md --- title: What is v0? description: v0 is an AI agent that helps anyone create real code and full-stack apps and agents.”

Operate the product with natural-language commandsweight 2

2 (weight) × 8 (quality) × 1.0 (full) = 16.0 of 20 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://v0.app/docs“Create custom hooks and functionality”
  • [claimed-docs] https://v0.app/docs“Turn mockups into real, high-fidelity user interfaces that reflect user flows and constraints.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://v0.app/docs/deployments“v0 reads the relevant logs, diagnoses the failure, and applies a fix.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://v0.app/docs“Quickly scaffold full-stack apps or components following best practices and modern standards.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://v0.app/docs“Migrate to the latest Next.js features”
  • [claimed-docs] https://v0.app/docs“Automatically fix errors in your code with intelligent diagnostics.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://v0.app“v0 plans, creates tasks, and connects to databases as it builds.”
  • [github] https://github.com/vercel/v0-sdk“const response = await v0.chats.create({ message: 'Build me a personal website', })”
  • [community] https://hn.algolia.com/api/v1/items/45163212“Built a feature-rich internal app (time tracker w/ auth, roles, export) and had a working MVP in users' hands by Monday. 'The speed was incredible, not just code generation, but the entire dev-to-deploy cycle. v0 instantly solved the blank canvas problem for me.'”
  • [probe] https://v0.app/docs.md“PROBE docs-md: HTTP 200 at https://v0.app/docs.md --- title: What is v0? description: v0 is an AI agent that helps anyone create real code and full-stack apps and agents.”

Built-in AI = 44.8 ÷ 90 × 100 = 49.8

Automation4.5/100×0.15 of the PA blend

Depth of automation primitives — rules, scheduling, bulk operations, webhooks.

Perform bulk operations across many items at onceweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Define rules that trigger actions automatically on eventsweight 3

3 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 30 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Schedule recurring jobs or workflowsweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Version, review, and roll back my automationsweight 1

1 (weight) × 6 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 3.6 of 10 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://v0.app/docs/github“Connect a v0 project to GitHub to keep its code in a repository, work on isolated branches, preview changes, run CI, and publish through pull requests.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://v0.app/docs/github“The Duplicate Branch dialog creates a new chat and branch containing the current branch's commits.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://v0.app/docs/github“open the branch menu and select Fix Conflicts, Fix CI, or Fix CI + Conflicts.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://v0.app/docs/github“CI checks: See whether checks are running, passing, skipped, or failing.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://v0.app/docs/github“work on isolated branches, preview changes, run CI, and publish through pull requests”

Automation = 3.6 ÷ 80 × 100 = 4.5