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The state of design slop

We scanned 22 well-known landing pages across AI builders, SaaS, big tech, and a few deliberately plain classics, against the 2026.10 fingerprint the CLI runs (uncalibrated beta). 68% carry detectable default-template tells (score 10 or higher).

A slop score is a signal, not a verdict. This measures how generic a page reads, never the team behind it. Third-party grades and tiers are withheld unless the domain owner opts in via email-verified directory listing (/directory).

22 pages scannedavg slop 14.9 (uncalibrated beta)7 Clean14 Mild1 Heavy

Across every page slop-detect has scored: 7,884 scans, average 16.1/100 (uncalibrated beta), 64% carry slop.

Slop distribution

Where the corpus falls on the 0–100 scale. Most pages cluster where default-template styles land.

Slop scores across 22 scanned pages, in ten bands. Lower is cleaner: Clean is 0–9, Mild 10–27, Heavy 28+. Individual scores stay off this chart.

Per-pattern prevalence Aggregate statistics

Mean patterns triggered per page: 3 of 45 rules (uncalibrated beta).

Per-pattern trigger density across 22 corpus pages.
pattern bandpagesprevalence
0 patterns triggered418%
1–2 patterns triggered418%
3–4 patterns triggered941%
5+ patterns triggered523%
Per-pattern prevalence by rule ID across 22 corpus pages.
pattern idpagesprevalence
gradient_backgrounds1045%
slop_fonts836%
glassmorphism627%
perma_dark_mode523%
nested_cards418%
crushed_tracking418%
purple_accent418%
icon_card_grid418%
all_caps_labels314%
flat_type_hierarchy29%
bento_grid29%
stat_banner29%
centered_hero29%
hero_eyebrow_pill29%
gradient_text29%
low_contrast_text29%
accent_stripe15%
gradient_letter_avatars15%
colored_glows15%
numbered_steps15%
aurora_mesh_gradient15%

By category Aggregate stats · opt-in grades only

Category averages and corpus domains. Individual third-party grades are shown only for email-verified directory listings.

Classic, deliberately plain · 5 · avg 3.2/100 (uncalibrated beta)

  1. ·berkshirehathaway.comopt-in required
  2. ·craigslist.orgopt-in required
  3. ·gnu.orgopt-in required
  4. ·motherfuckingwebsite.comopt-in required
  5. ·news.ycombinator.comopt-in required

SaaS & dev tools · 9 · avg 22.3/100 (uncalibrated beta)

  1. ·cal.comopt-in required
  2. ·clerk.comopt-in required
  3. ·linear.appopt-in required
  4. ·posthog.comopt-in required
  5. ·railway.appopt-in required
  6. ·resend.comopt-in required
  7. ·stripe.comopt-in required
  8. ·supabase.comopt-in required
  9. ·vercel.comopt-in required

Big tech · 3 · avg 1/100 (uncalibrated beta)

  1. ·anthropic.comopt-in required
  2. ·figma.comopt-in required
  3. ·notion.soopt-in required

AI builders · 5 · avg 21.6/100 (uncalibrated beta)

  1. ·aura.buildopt-in required
  2. ·bolt.newopt-in required
  3. ·framer.comopt-in required
  4. ·replit.comopt-in required
  5. ·v0.devopt-in required

By builder

Average slop score grouped by how the site was built. Tools, not teams.

Average slop score (uncalibrated beta) grouped by how the site was built.
built withnavg slop
static43.3
bolt115
custom1215.8
next117
v0122
framer123
replit123
aura125

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Methodology: each URL scanned once in a headless browser against the 45-pattern, weighted, deterministic design-slop fingerprint (definitions 2026.10, uncalibrated beta), 2026-10-20. Reproduce any row: npx slop-detect <url>. A slop score is a fingerprint, not a verdict: it measures how generic the result reads, nothing about the team behind it.