Head of Taste.
Machines can now make text, images, code and whole products in seconds. Making is no longer the hard part. Knowing what is good is.
Head of Taste judges the difference, starting with the homepages of AI and software companies.
The Taste Index
Edition 01 October 2026
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Rank 1
Stripe
An orange and violet ribbon tints the hero and every product card. Where it crosses the headline, words are hard to read.
Taste Score 87
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Rank 2
Linear
The pictures are the product itself, on a dark page. The grey captions are faint.
Taste Score 85
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Rank 3
Mistral AI
Orange and red pixel blocks build the hero, with a pixel cat on top.
Taste Score 84
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Rank 4
Resend
Glossy black 3D renders, starting with the hero cube, stand on a black page.
Taste Score 83
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Rank 5
Baseten
Every section reads like an engineering drawing, inked in green.
Taste Score 82
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Rank 6, shared
Notion
Ink-drawn characters sit on a plain grid of cards.
Taste Score 82
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Rank 6, shared
Poolside
A left sidebar runs down an off-white page. The model and blog cards are mostly empty space.
Taste Score 82
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Rank 8
Figma
Black and white frame the page, and the design work brings the colour. The Get started button floats alone in the hero.
Taste Score 81
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Rank 9, shared
Clay
Hand-moulded 3D figures stand on rolling green hills in the hero.
Taste Score 81
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Rank 9, shared
Harvey
App screens rest on brushed grey-green paint, framed like pictures on an off-white wall.
Taste Score 81