Inclusionai vs Reflection

Inclusionai lists 13 models and Reflection 1. Inclusionai is cheaper on a typical model ($0.08 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

InclusionaiReflection
Models listed131
Models with published pricing131
Typical price (median, 3:1 blend per 1M)$0.08$1.50
Cheapest paid modelinclusionAI: Ling-2.6-flash ($0.01)Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50)
Longest contextinclusionAI: Ling 3.0 Flash (262K)Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B (1.0M)
Free models50
Newest modelinclusionAI: Ling 3.1 Flash (2026-10-02)Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B (2026-10-16)
Price changes in the last 90 days50

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)InclusionaiReflection
Customer-support chatbot
50,000 conversations — each a 6-turn conversation
$1.35 with inclusionAI: Ling-2.6-flash$135 with Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B
RAG search over documents
20,000 questions — each a question answered from ~8 retrieved passages
$1.50 with inclusionAI: Ling-2.6-flash$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
$1.56 with inclusionAI: Ling-2.6-flash$156 with Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B
Batch summarisation
10,000 documents — each a 6,000-word report summarised to a page
$0.98 with inclusionAI: Ling-2.6-flash$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
$0.53 with inclusionAI: Ling-2.6-flash$53.00 with Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B

Cheapest model for each capability

You needInclusionaiReflection
Any modelinclusionAI: Ling-2.6-flash ($0.01)Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50)
With tool callinginclusionAI: Ling-2.6-flash ($0.01)Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50)
With image inputinclusionAI: Ling 3.0 Flash VL ($0.09)none listed
With reasoning modeinclusionAI: Ling 3.0 Flash ($0.03)Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50)
128K+ contextinclusionAI: Ling-2.6-flash ($0.01)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 typeInclusionaiReflection
text+image+video->text20
text->text111
Price per 1M (3:1 blend)InclusionaiReflection
Free50
Under $0.5080
$0.50 – $301
$3 – $1000
$10 and up00

Frequently asked questions

How does Inclusionai cost compare with Reflection cost?

Inclusionai is cheaper on a typical model: a median of $0.08 per 1M tokens (3:1 input/output) against $1.50 for Reflection. The cheapest paid models are inclusionAI: Ling-2.6-flash at $0.01 and Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B at $1.50.

Is Inclusionai better than Reflection?

It depends on the job: Inclusionai offers the broader line-up (13 models vs 1), Inclusionai 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, Inclusionai or Reflection?

Inclusionai: Inclusionai lists 13 models and Reflection lists 1.

Which provider has the longest context window?

Reflection: Inclusionai's longest is inclusionAI: Ling 3.0 Flash at 262K tokens; Reflection's is Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B at 1.0M.

Do Inclusionai or Reflection offer free models?

Inclusionai: 5 free models (e.g. inclusionAI: Ling 3.0 Flash Fin (free)). Reflection: none.

Which provider has models that can read images?

Inclusionai: 2 of 13 models accept images. Reflection: 0 of 1.

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