Alpindale 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.
| Alpindale | Reflection | |
|---|---|---|
| Models listed | 1 | 1 |
| Models with published pricing | 1 | 1 |
| Typical price (median, 3:1 blend per 1M) | $4.69 | $1.50 |
| Cheapest paid model | Goliath 120B ($4.69) | Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50) |
| Longest context | Goliath 120B (6K) | Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B (1.0M) |
| Free models | 0 | 0 |
| Newest model | Goliath 120B (2023-11-10) | Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B (2026-10-16) |
| Price changes in the last 90 days | 0 | 0 |
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) | Alpindale | Reflection |
|---|---|---|
| Customer-support chatbot 50,000 conversations — each a 6-turn conversation | $431 with Goliath 120B | $135 with Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B |
| RAG search over documents 20,000 questions — each a question answered from ~8 retrieved passages | no suitable model | $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 | no suitable model | $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 | no suitable model | $53.00 with Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B |
| You need | Alpindale | Reflection |
|---|---|---|
| Any model | Goliath 120B ($4.69) | Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50) |
| With tool calling | none listed | Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50) |
| With image input | none listed | none listed |
| With reasoning mode | none listed | Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50) |
| 128K+ context | none listed | Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50) |
| 1M+ context | none listed | Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50) |
| Model type | Alpindale | Reflection |
|---|---|---|
| text->text | 1 | 1 |
| Price per 1M (3:1 blend) | Alpindale | Reflection |
|---|---|---|
| Free | 0 | 0 |
| Under $0.50 | 0 | 0 |
| $0.50 – $3 | 0 | 1 |
| $3 – $10 | 1 | 0 |
| $10 and up | 0 | 0 |
Reflection is cheaper on a typical model: a median of $1.50 per 1M tokens (3:1 input/output) against $4.69 for Alpindale. The cheapest paid models are Goliath 120B at $4.69 and Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B at $1.50.
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.
Neither — both list 1 models.
Reflection: Alpindale's longest is Goliath 120B at 6K tokens; Reflection's is Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B at 1.0M.
Neither lists a free model; both are pay-per-token.
Alpindale: 0 of 1 models accept images. Reflection: 0 of 1.