Google vs Reflection

Google lists 58 models and Reflection 1. Google is cheaper on a typical model ($0.80 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

GoogleReflection
Models listed581
Models with published pricing571
Typical price (median, 3:1 blend per 1M)$0.80$1.50
Cheapest paid modelGoogle: Gemma 2 9B ($0.04)Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50)
Longest contextGoogle: Gemini 2.0 Flash (1.0M)Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B (1.0M)
Free models90
Newest modelGoogle: Gemini 4 Argon (2026-10-13)Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B (2026-10-16)
Price changes in the last 90 days240

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)GoogleReflection
Customer-support chatbot
50,000 conversations — each a 6-turn conversation
$4.05 with Google: Gemma 2 9B$135 with Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B
RAG search over documents
20,000 questions — each a question answered from ~8 retrieved passages
$4.50 with Google: Gemma 2 9B$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
$7.80 with Google: Gemma 3 12B$156 with Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B
Batch summarisation
10,000 documents — each a 6,000-word report summarised to a page
$4.60 with google/gemma-3-4b-it$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
$2.60 with google/gemma-3-4b-it$53.00 with Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B

Cheapest model for each capability

You needGoogleReflection
Any modelGoogle: Gemma 2 9B ($0.04)Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50)
With tool callingGoogle: Gemma 3 12B ($0.08)Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50)
With image inputgoogle/gemma-3-4b-it ($0.06)none listed
With reasoning modeGoogle: Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite (batch) ($0.09)Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50)
128K+ contextgoogle/gemma-3-4b-it ($0.06)Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50)
1M+ contextGoogle: Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite (batch) ($0.09)Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50)

Line-up by type and price tier

Model typeGoogleReflection
text+image+file+audio+video->text310
text+image+file+audio->text10
text+image+video->text50
text+image->text60
text+image->text+audio20
text+image->text+image70
text->text61
Price per 1M (3:1 blend)GoogleReflection
Free90
Under $0.50150
$0.50 – $3221
$3 – $10110
$10 and up00

Frequently asked questions

How does Google cost compare with Reflection cost?

Google is cheaper on a typical model: a median of $0.80 per 1M tokens (3:1 input/output) against $1.50 for Reflection. The cheapest paid models are Google: Gemma 2 9B at $0.04 and Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B at $1.50.

Is Google better than Reflection?

It depends on the job: Google offers the broader line-up (58 models vs 1), Google the lower typical price. The workload table above shows which wins for chat, RAG, agents, batch jobs and long documents.

Which has more models, Google or Reflection?

Google: Google lists 58 models and Reflection lists 1.

Which provider has the longest context window?

It is a tie: Google's longest is Google: Gemini 2.0 Flash at 1.0M tokens; Reflection's is Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B at 1.0M.

Do Google or Reflection offer free models?

Google: 9 free models (e.g. Google: Gemma 3 12B (free)). Reflection: none.

Which provider has models that can read images?

Google: 52 of 58 models accept images. Reflection: 0 of 1.

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