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

Reflection AI, supported by Nvidia, has introduced Beam, an open-weight model designed to compete with high-performing Chinese counterparts like GLM-5.2. The company claims Beam delivers sophisticated reasoning capabilities while significantly reducing the computational overhead required for inference. By releasing these weights publicly later this month, Reflection AI aims to provide developers with a more efficient, accessible alternative for complex AI tasks, potentially shifting the balance in the global race for lightweight yet powerful generative systems.