Alternatives?
CheaperGPT-6.1 Solxhigh×17.8-31%$0.39Remove unsupported parameters+5
BetterClaude Haiku 5.5low×4.2-96%$0.024Remove sampling parameters+5
OpenGLM 5.3max×13.8+255%$2.01Memory (4-bit): 301 GB → 452 GB+4
CheaperMiMo v2.6 ProthinkingOpen×11.5-76%$0.13Memory (4-bit): 301 GB → 615 GB+4
CheaperDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017maxOpen×11.2-54%$0.26Memory (4-bit): 301 GB → 458 GB+5GPT-6.1 Solxhigh×17.8-31%$0.39Remove unsupported parameters+5MiMo v2.6 ProthinkingOpen×11.5-76%$0.13Memory (4-bit): 301 GB → 615 GB+4DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017maxOpen×11.2-54%$0.26Memory (4-bit): 301 GB → 458 GB+5Claude Haiku 5.5max×10.8-62%$0.21Remove sampling parameters+5GLM 5.3 FlashmaxOpen×10.8-50%$0.28Defaults to max · Self-hosted+4Claude Haiku 5.5low×4.2-96%$0.024Remove sampling parameters+5GPT-6 Lunaxhigh×2.7-93%$0.042Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3MiMo v2.6 FlashthinkingOpen×7.5-89%$0.062Pass back reasoning_content+3GPT-6.1 Sollow×10.2-77%$0.13Remove unsupported parameters+5GPT-6 Sollow×3-77%$0.13GLM 5.3maxOpen×13.8+255%$2.01Memory (4-bit): 301 GB → 452 GB+4MiMo v2.6 ProthinkingOpen×11.5-76%$0.13Memory (4-bit): 301 GB → 615 GB+4DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017maxOpen×11.2-54%$0.26Memory (4-bit): 301 GB → 458 GB+5
Ling 3.1 FlashOpen×11+77%$1.00Memory (4-bit): 301 GB → 343 GB
Step 5 PreviewthinkingOpen×11+81%$1.03Memory (4-bit): 301 GB → 363 GB+3Run it yourself
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in Agents & Tool UseFAQ
How much does Beam 1.0 501B A23B cost?›
$0.25 per 1M input tokens and $1 per 1M output tokens (cheapest host: Nebius). A typical benchmark task costs about $0.57 at default effort.
Is Beam 1.0 501B A23B free to use?›
There is no free API; the cheapest paid price is $0.25 per 1M input tokens. The weights are open, so you can run it yourself.
How good is Beam 1.0 501B A23B, and what is it best at?›
#64 of 334 in Chat & Knowledge, #46 of 132 in Coding, #37 of 133 in Agents & Tool Use, #50 of 133 in Vision & Documents. Strongest at: Reasoning, Long context, Knowledge.
Is Beam 1.0 501B A23B better than Claude Sonnet 4.6?›
On Terminal-Bench 4.0, Beam 1.0 501B A23B scores 3 vs 3 — about the same. It is 77% cheaper per task.
How can I use Beam 1.0 501B A23B?›
Through the API of BaseTen, CoreWeave, Nebius, Together.
What is the context window of Beam 1.0 501B A23B?›
1M tokens, with up to 944K output tokens.
When was Beam 1.0 501B A23B released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2026-10-16. It is the current version in its line.
Is Beam 1.0 501B A23B open source?›
Yes, the weights are open (Apache-2.0 licence).
Can I run Beam 1.0 501B A23B locally?›
The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.
Can Beam 1.0 501B A23B read images?›
No, it accepts text only.
What is Beam 1.0 501B A23B?›
Beam 1.0 501B A23B is an open-weights language model from Reflection, released Oct 2026.
What are the best alternatives to Beam 1.0 501B A23B?›
GPT-6.1 Sol (cheaper), Claude Haiku 5.5 (better), GLM 5.3 (open weights).