Fireworks vs Reflection

Fireworks 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

FireworksReflection
Models listed11
Models with published pricing11
Typical price (median, 3:1 blend per 1M)$6.00$1.50
Cheapest paid modelFireworks: Ember-1 ($6.00)Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50)
Longest contextFireworks: Ember-1 (1.0M)Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B (1.0M)
Free models00
Newest modelFireworks: Ember-1 (2026-09-24)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)FireworksReflection
Customer-support chatbot
50,000 conversations — each a 6-turn conversation
$525 with Fireworks: Ember-1$135 with Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B
RAG search over documents
20,000 questions — each a question answered from ~8 retrieved passages
$510 with Fireworks: Ember-1$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
$540 with Fireworks: Ember-1$156 with Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B
Batch summarisation
10,000 documents — each a 6,000-word report summarised to a page
$330 with Fireworks: Ember-1$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
$165 with Fireworks: Ember-1$53.00 with Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B

Cheapest model for each capability

You needFireworksReflection
Any modelFireworks: Ember-1 ($6.00)Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50)
With tool callingFireworks: Ember-1 ($6.00)Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50)
With image inputFireworks: Ember-1 ($6.00)none listed
With reasoning modeFireworks: Ember-1 ($6.00)Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50)
128K+ contextFireworks: Ember-1 ($6.00)Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50)
1M+ contextFireworks: Ember-1 ($6.00)Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50)

Line-up by type and price tier

Model typeFireworksReflection
text+image->text10
text->text01
Price per 1M (3:1 blend)FireworksReflection
Free00
Under $0.5000
$0.50 – $301
$3 – $1010
$10 and up00

Frequently asked questions

How does Fireworks 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 $6.00 for Fireworks. The cheapest paid models are Fireworks: Ember-1 at $6.00 and Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B at $1.50.

Is Fireworks better than Reflection?

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

Which has more models, Fireworks or Reflection?

Neither — both list 1 models.

Which provider has the longest context window?

It is a tie: Fireworks's longest is Fireworks: Ember-1 at 1.0M tokens; Reflection's is Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B at 1.0M.

Do Fireworks or Reflection offer free models?

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

Which provider has models that can read images?

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

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