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Reflection AI Unveils Beam, an Open-Weight AI Model to Compete with Chinese Models

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Updated Oct 5

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Reflection AI has launched Beam, its first open-weight AI model, claiming it matches the performance of leading Chinese models while significantly reducing compute costs. Beam is a text-only mixture-of-experts model with 501 billion parameters, trained on 23.8 trillion tokens, and is positioned as a workhorse for enterprises and public sector applications.

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What Changed Since Last Update

Oct 5

The introduction of Beam marks Reflection AI's entry into the competitive landscape of AI models, specifically targeting the performance and cost-efficiency of existing Chinese models.

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Official Claim

Beam matches the performance of leading Chinese open models on advanced reasoning benchmarks at dramatically lower costs.

Official Claim

Beam scores on par with Z.ai’s GLM-5.2 and outperforms today’s leading Western open models while using 3-4x less inference compute.

Confirmed Fact

Reflection has raised roughly $4.7 billion from backers including Nvidia, Sequoia Capital, and Lightspeed Venture Partners.

Confirmed Fact

Reflection signed deals collectively worth more than $7 billion with SpaceX and Nebius to secure access to Nvidia’s GB300 chips through 2029.

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Reflection debuts Beam, an open-weight AI model to rival Chinese models at lower compute cost

TechCrunch·Oct 5