Reflection AI Introduces New Open-Weight Model Beam
The Nvidia and Sequoia Capital-backed startup has launched Beam, a new open-weight artificial intelligence model focused on coding.
American startup Reflection AI, backed by major investors like Nvidia and Sequoia Capital, has unveiled its first open-weight model called Beam, which focuses on coding and AI agents.
New Model Developed by Reflection AI
Founded in 2024 by former Google DeepMind researchers Misha Laskin and Ioannis Antonoglou, Reflection AI has publicly announced its long-awaited artificial intelligence model named Beam.
Investment Support and Company Valuation
The startup raised billions of dollars in funding from investors such as Nvidia, Sequoia, Disruptive Technology Advisers, and 1789 Capital, bringing its valuation to $25 billion.
Technical Performance of the Beam Model
According to statements made, Beam ranks on par with the GLM-5.2 model developed by Z.ai in reasoning performance, despite requiring less computing power.
Challenges Faced by Anthropic
Facing new waves of competition in the market, Anthropic is also struggling with decisions by major customers like Meta and Microsoft to reduce their use of Claude tools, alongside a planned initial public offering process.