DeepSeek vs Reflection Beam comparison
DeepSeek and Reflection Beam compared side by side in AI.
DeepSeek
A high-performance Chinese AI chatbot that is free to use. The models are also released as open source
What is good
- Chatbot fully free
- Good at math and reasoning
- API is very cheap
What could be better
- Controversy over overseas transfer of personal data
- Slows down when traffic is heavy
Reflection Beam
A 501B open-weight model that US-based Reflection AI released in October 2026. It drew attention as a US-made alternative to Chinese open models, with low inference compute as its strength
What is good
- A large US-made open-weight model (Apache 2.0)
- Strong coding benchmarks (SWE-bench Verified 80.9, official announcement)
- GLM-5.2-class reasoning with 3 to 4 times less compute (official announcement)
What could be better
- API price and free limits not disclosed
- Text only (no image support, etc.)
At a glance
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| Item | DeepSeekVisit site | Reflection BeamVisit site |
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| Starting price | FreeNot applicable | FreeNot applicable |
| Free tier | Free | Free |
| Korean support | Good | Limited |
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| Beam (501B total, 23B active MoE, text only) |
| Type | AI services | AI services |
| Category | Chatbot/Assistant, Open Models | Open Models |
| Company | DeepSeek, China | Reflection AI, United States |
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Prices and benefits may change. Check the official site before you pay.
Prices converted at 1 USD = ₩1,325.57 (2026-10-21). Original price shown in brackets. Taxes as listed by each provider.