// Reflection
Beam 1.0 501B A23B
A Reflection model. 4 prices across 4 channels side by side, each with its source and check date – plus specs, licence, speed and benchmarks.
- Official in/out per 1M
- —
- Lowest (Nebius)
- $0.25 / $1
- Context
- 1.05M
- AA index
- 30.3
Prices checked 2026-10-22Official sources linked on every rowNo estimatesCheapest LLM APIs →
01Specs at a glance
Official values first; gaps filled from OpenRouter’s API where the vendor page is silent.
| Vendor | Reflection |
|---|---|
| Context window | 1.05M (1,048,576 tokens) |
| Max output | 131K |
| Input | Text |
| Output | Text |
| Tool calling / JSON | Yes / Yes |
| Weights & licence | Open weights · Apache-2.0 · Hugging Face |
| Parameters | 501B (from weight files) |
| Released | Oct 16, 2026 (OpenRouter listing date) |
| Model IDs | reflection/beam-1.0-501b-a23b |
02Prices on 4 channels
Per 1M tokens, in the currency each source publishes (1 USD = 6.7 CNY for the blended column). Sorted: official first, then cheapest.
| Channel | Source | Input | Output | Cache hit | Blended $ | Context | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebius · fp8 Via OpenRouter / provider listed there | OpenRouter 10-22 | $0.25 | $1 | $0.05 | 0.438 | 1.05M | Nebius price as listed on OpenRouter (pass-through; quantization=fp8); not checked against Nebius's own page |
| coreweave · fp4 Via OpenRouter / provider listed there | OpenRouter 10-22 | $0.3 | $1 | $0.04 | 0.475 | 1.05M | CoreWeave price as listed on OpenRouter (pass-through; quantization=fp4); not checked against CoreWeave's own page |
| Together · unknown Via OpenRouter / provider listed there | OpenRouter 10-22 | $0.4 | $1.2 | $0.04 | 0.6 | 1.05M | Together price as listed on OpenRouter (pass-through; quantization=unknown); not checked against Together's own page |
| BaseTen · fp4 Via OpenRouter / provider listed there | OpenRouter 10-22 | $0.4 | $1.2 | $0.04 | 0.6 | 1.05M | BaseTen price as listed on OpenRouter (pass-through; quantization=fp4); not checked against BaseTen's own page |
“Official” = vendor pricing page; “Platform” = the platform’s own pricing page; “OpenRouter” = price listed on OpenRouter, not checked on the platform’s site. Click a source tag to open the original page.
03Where you can use it
Derived only from the price sources above. Country restrictions are set by each vendor – check their terms before you sign up.
- Via OpenRouter / provider listed there
Nebius · coreweave · Together · BaseTen - Self-host the open weights
GPU / VRAM sizing and build plans→ - Free option
Beam 1.0 501B-A23B→
04Performance
Speed and AA index from Artificial Analysis public leaderboards (not our own tests); benchmark scores from our benchmark library, best result per benchmark.
- AA indexBeam 1.0
- 30.3
- Output speed (median)
- 327 tok/s
- Time to first token
- 0.8s
- AA index per $ (blended)
- 69.33
05Price changes we recorded
All price changes →From our daily re-checks of the sources above.
- 2026-10-22 · BaseTen · cache read0.13 → 0.04 USD (-69.2%)
- 2026-10-22 · BaseTen · output4.3 → 1.2 USD (-72.1%)
- 2026-10-22 · BaseTen · input1.3 → 0.4 USD (-69.2%)
- 2026-10-22 · Nebius · cache read— → 0.05 USD
- 2026-10-20 · coreweave · cache read0.1 → 0.04 USD (-60%)
- 2026-10-20 · coreweave · output3 → 1 USD (-66.7%)
- 2026-10-20 · coreweave · input1 → 0.3 USD (-70%)
- 2026-10-19 · BaseTen · new listing
- 2026-10-19 · coreweave · new listing
- 2026-10-19 · Together · new listing
- 2026-10-19 · Nebius · new listing
FAQ
How much does the Beam 1.0 501B A23B API cost?
There is no official pay-as-you-go price in our data. The lowest listed price is $0.25 / $1 on Nebius.
What is the context window of Beam 1.0 501B A23B?
1.05M tokens of context, up to 131K output tokens. Platforms may cap it lower – see the table.
Is Beam 1.0 501B A23B open source?
Yes, the weights are published on Hugging Face (reflection/Beam-1.0-501B-A23B). Licence: Apache-2.0.