Reflection AI launches Beam, an open-weight model with 501 billion parameters
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Reflection AI unveils Beam, an open-weight Mixture-of-Experts model designed for agentic coding, reasoning capabilities, and agentic use cases. According to the startup, this launch marks the beginning of a series aimed at establishing a "Western open intelligence," with a clearly stated ambition in comparison to China.
The announced series aims for a "Western open intelligence"
According to Reflection AI, the release of Beam constitutes the first step in a succession of models. The company aims to see the emergence of a "Western open intelligence." The startup also expresses the ambition to surpass China in the field of AI. Reflection AI is a young company positioned in this sector.
A first open-weight model officially announced on October 5
After several rumors regarding the arrival of a model developed by Reflection AI, the startup unveiled Beam on October 5. This is its first open-weight model, marking the end of speculation about its launch.
Mixture-of-Experts architecture and 501 billion parameters
Beam utilizes a Mixture-of-Experts architecture and comprises 501 billion parameters, of which 23 billion are activated with each request. This model has been primarily designed for agentic coding, reasoning, and agentic tasks.
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