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Reflection AI Unveils Beam: A 501B Open-Weight Model Challenging Chinese AI on Inference Cost
Reflection AI launched Beam on October 5, 2026, an open-weight 501B parameter model. It aims to beat Chinese open models on inference cost and matches Z.ai's GLM-5.2 on advanced reasoning benchmarks.
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