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Reflection unveils Beam to challenge Chinese AI models at lower compute cost

The Nvidia-backed startup says its first open-weight model can compete with leading Chinese alternatives, but its weights are not due until later this month.

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Reflection unveils Beam as its first open model

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Architecture details describe 501 billion total parameters

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Beam targets coding, reasoning and agentic work

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Reflection claims competitive reasoning with lower inference compute

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  1. Nvidia-backed Reflection unveils Beam, its first open-weight model
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  2. Reflection AI releases first open model to rival China
    The Hill
  3. This new AI model could help America close a technological gap with China
    MarketWatch
  4. Nvidia-backed Reflection unveils first AI model to take on Chinese open models
    World News CNA
  5. Reflection presenta Beam, MoE abierto de 501B parámetros
    DEV Community