AI21 vs Reflection

AI21 lists 1 models and Reflection 1. Reflection is cheaper on a typical model ($1.50 per 1M tokens median). Below: line-up, price tiers, the cheapest model for each capability, and what each costs for five real workloads.

At a glance

AI21Reflection
Models listed11
Models with published pricing11
Typical price (median, 3:1 blend per 1M)$3.50$1.50
Cheapest paid modelAI21: Jamba Large 1.7 ($3.50)Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50)
Longest contextAI21: Jamba Large 1.7 (256K)Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B (1.0M)
Free models00
Newest modelAI21: Jamba Large 1.7 (2025-08-08)Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B (2026-10-16)
Price changes in the last 90 days00

What each costs for real workloads

For each workload: the cheapest model from each provider that can actually do it (fits the context window; tool calling required for the agent), and its monthly cost at list price.

Workload (per month)AI21Reflection
Customer-support chatbot
50,000 conversations — each a 6-turn conversation
$310 with AI21: Jamba Large 1.7$135 with Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B
RAG search over documents
20,000 questions — each a question answered from ~8 retrieved passages
$320 with AI21: Jamba Large 1.7$150 with Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B
Coding / tool-using agent
2,000 tasks — each a multi-step task with tool calls and file context
$336 with AI21: Jamba Large 1.7$156 with Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B
Batch summarisation
10,000 documents — each a 6,000-word report summarised to a page
$208 with AI21: Jamba Large 1.7$98.00 with Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B
Long-document analysis
500 documents — each a 150-page contract or codebase read in one pass
$108 with AI21: Jamba Large 1.7$53.00 with Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B

Cheapest model for each capability

You needAI21Reflection
Any modelAI21: Jamba Large 1.7 ($3.50)Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50)
With tool callingAI21: Jamba Large 1.7 ($3.50)Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50)
With image inputnone listednone listed
With reasoning modenone listedReflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50)
128K+ contextAI21: Jamba Large 1.7 ($3.50)Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50)
1M+ contextnone listedReflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50)

Line-up by type and price tier

Model typeAI21Reflection
text->text11
Price per 1M (3:1 blend)AI21Reflection
Free00
Under $0.5000
$0.50 – $301
$3 – $1010
$10 and up00

Frequently asked questions

How does AI21 cost compare with Reflection cost?

Reflection is cheaper on a typical model: a median of $1.50 per 1M tokens (3:1 input/output) against $3.50 for AI21. The cheapest paid models are AI21: Jamba Large 1.7 at $3.50 and Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B at $1.50.

Is AI21 better than Reflection?

It depends on the job: both list 1 models, Reflection the lower typical price, Reflection the longest context (1.0M tokens). The workload table above shows which wins for chat, RAG, agents, batch jobs and long documents.

Which has more models, AI21 or Reflection?

Neither — both list 1 models.

Which provider has the longest context window?

Reflection: AI21's longest is AI21: Jamba Large 1.7 at 256K tokens; Reflection's is Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B at 1.0M.

Do AI21 or Reflection offer free models?

Neither lists a free model; both are pay-per-token.

Which provider has models that can read images?

AI21: 0 of 1 models accept images. Reflection: 0 of 1.

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