Beam Models by Reflection AI

Reflection AIApache 2.0Open source
Reflection AI releases · 1 in the last 12 monthsChangelog →
1 model2026Up to 1M ctxFrom $1.30/1M input

Last refreshed 2026-10-16. Next refresh: weekly.

Details

ResearcherReflection AI
LicenseApache 2.0OSI-approved
Commercial useCommercial use: permitted
Models1
Released2026
Max context1M

Capabilities

ReasoningAll models
JSON / Tool useAll models
Structured OutputsAll models

About

Beam is Reflection AI's family of open-weight mixture-of-experts language models for coding, reasoning, and agentic work, trained from scratch. Beam 1.0 (501B total, 23B active parameters) was announced on 5 October 2026 as a waitlisted API preview. Reflection released the weights on Hugging Face under Apache 2.0 on 16 October 2026 and opened self-serve API keys.

Decision facts

Best fit
codingreasoningJSON / Tool use
Capability starting point
Beam with 1M context and reasoning, JSON / Tool use, and structured outputs
Lowest tracked input
Beam · $1.30/1M · Vercel AI Gateway
Closest related family
360Zhinao

Current Variants

Use-when guidance is based on each model's tracked capabilities, context window, release date, and replacement status.

1 in view
BeamCurrent

Use when the workload needs 1M context, reasoning, and JSON / Tool use.

2026-101M contextreasoningJSON / Tool use

Release Timeline

1 release group
2026-10
1 current
Beam
1M contextreasoningJSON / Tool use
Current

Specifications(1 models)

Beam model specifications comparison
ModelReleasedContextParametersReasoningJSON / Tool useStructured Outputs
Beam2026-101M501B (23B activated)YesYesYes

Available From(1 provider)

Pricing

Beam model pricing by provider
ModelProviderInput / 1MOutput / 1MType
BeamVercel AI Gateway$1.3$4.3Serverless