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

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Reflection AI unveils Beam open-weight model to compete with Chinese AI

Nvidia-backed Reflection AI debuted Beam, a 501B parameter sparse MoE model with 23B active parameters, designed to compete with lower-cost Chinese models like DeepSeek in coding and agentic tasks.

Oct 5, 2026·5 sourcesOpen-source AIChina tech & industrial strategyAGI arms race & geopoliticsAI agentsOpen weights vs closed modelsMixture of experts (MoE)AI coding assistants
Reflection AI unveils Beam open-weight model to compete with Chinese AI
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Reflection AI Introduces Beam: A 501B Open-Weight MoE Model With 23B Active Parameters for Coding and Agentic Workloads