FRONTIER LAB / LLM · WORTH A LOOK
Reflection
AI lab making open frontier models; flagship Beam is a 501B open-weight model.
What Reflection does
AI lab making open frontier models; flagship Beam is a 501B open-weight model. Releases open-weight models (Beam) with weights on Hugging Face and an API platform for developers.
Good for
- Self-hostable large model for privacy-sensitive work
- Open alternative to closed frontier APIs
Try this in 10 minutes
- Self-hostable large model for privacy-sensitive work. Pick one real example from your own business and try just that.
- Open alternative to closed frontier APIs. Put the result next to how you do it today. Is it faster, cheaper or better?
- Sign up (free plan or trial if available) and try it on one real task from this week.
Mini-tasks based on common small-business uses for this tool.
Honest take
No red flags in our notes so far
- Mostly relevant for technical clients; watch it on OpenRouter/Together.
Pricing
Own API pricing Unknown; Together AI lists Reflection Beam at $0.40 input / $1.20 output per M tokens.
Prices as listed by the maker when we last checked (2026-10-18); usually in US dollars. Check the website for current prices.
Latest update
No major updates recorded since we added it.
Is Reflection worth it? Quick answers
Is Reflection worth it?
Reflection is worth a look if it matches a job you already do (Frontier lab / LLM). Mostly relevant for technical clients; watch it on OpenRouter/Together. It is a paid tool, so test it on one real task before committing.
How much does Reflection cost?
Own API pricing Unknown; Together AI lists Reflection Beam at $0.40 input / $1.20 output per M tokens.
What is Reflection used for?
AI lab making open frontier models; flagship Beam is a 501B open-weight model. Typical uses: self-hostable large model for privacy-sensitive work; open alternative to closed frontier APIs.