Allenai vs Reflection

Allenai lists 7 models and Reflection 1. Allenai is cheaper on a typical model ($0.20 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

AllenaiReflection
Models listed71
Models with published pricing71
Typical price (median, 3:1 blend per 1M)$0.20$1.50
Cheapest paid modelAllenAI: Olmo 2 32B Instruct ($0.09)Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50)
Longest contextAllenAI: Olmo 2 32B Instruct (128K)Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B (1.0M)
Free models00
Newest modelAllenAI: Molmo2 8B (2026-01-09)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)AllenaiReflection
Customer-support chatbot
50,000 conversations — each a 6-turn conversation
$7.75 with AllenAI: Olmo 2 32B Instruct$135 with Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B
RAG search over documents
20,000 questions — each a question answered from ~8 retrieved passages
$8.00 with AllenAI: Olmo 2 32B Instruct$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
no suitable model$156 with Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B
Batch summarisation
10,000 documents — each a 6,000-word report summarised to a page
$5.20 with AllenAI: Olmo 2 32B Instruct$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
$2.70 with AllenAI: Olmo 2 32B Instruct$53.00 with Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B

Cheapest model for each capability

You needAllenaiReflection
Any modelAllenAI: Olmo 2 32B Instruct ($0.09)Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50)
With tool callingAllenAI: Olmo 3.1 32B Instruct ($0.30)Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50)
With image inputAllenAI: Molmo2 8B ($0.20)none listed
With reasoning modeAllenAI: Olmo 3 7B Think ($0.14)Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50)
128K+ contextAllenAI: Olmo 2 32B Instruct ($0.09)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 typeAllenaiReflection
text+image+video->text10
text->text61
Price per 1M (3:1 blend)AllenaiReflection
Free00
Under $0.5070
$0.50 – $301
$3 – $1000
$10 and up00

Frequently asked questions

How does Allenai cost compare with Reflection cost?

Allenai is cheaper on a typical model: a median of $0.20 per 1M tokens (3:1 input/output) against $1.50 for Reflection. The cheapest paid models are AllenAI: Olmo 2 32B Instruct at $0.09 and Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B at $1.50.

Is Allenai better than Reflection?

It depends on the job: Allenai offers the broader line-up (7 models vs 1), Allenai 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, Allenai or Reflection?

Allenai: Allenai lists 7 models and Reflection lists 1.

Which provider has the longest context window?

Reflection: Allenai's longest is AllenAI: Olmo 2 32B Instruct at 128K tokens; Reflection's is Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B at 1.0M.

Do Allenai or Reflection offer free models?

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

Which provider has models that can read images?

Allenai: 1 of 7 models accept images. Reflection: 0 of 1.

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