Meta vs Reflection

Meta lists 9 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

MetaReflection
Models listed91
Models with published pricing91
Typical price (median, 3:1 blend per 1M)$2.00$1.50
Cheapest paid modelMeta: Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor ($0.13)Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50)
Longest contextMeta: Muse Spark 1.1 (1.0M)Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B (1.0M)
Free models00
Newest modelMeta: Muse Spark Open (2026-10-15)Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B (2026-10-16)
Price changes in the last 90 days110

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)MetaReflection
Customer-support chatbot
50,000 conversations — each a 6-turn conversation
$11.50 with Meta: Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor$135 with Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B
RAG search over documents
20,000 questions — each a question answered from ~8 retrieved passages
$14.00 with Meta: Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor$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
$14.40 with Meta: Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor$156 with Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B
Batch summarisation
10,000 documents — each a 6,000-word report summarised to a page
$9.20 with Meta: Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor$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
$5.20 with Meta: Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor$53.00 with Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B

Cheapest model for each capability

Line-up by type and price tier

Model typeMetaReflection
text+image+file+audio+video->text20
text+image+file+video->text50
text+image->text20
text->text01
Price per 1M (3:1 blend)MetaReflection
Free00
Under $0.5030
$0.50 – $351
$3 – $1010
$10 and up00

Frequently asked questions

How does Meta 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 $2.00 for Meta. The cheapest paid models are Meta: Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor at $0.13 and Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B at $1.50.

Is Meta better than Reflection?

It depends on the job: Meta offers the broader line-up (9 models vs 1), 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, Meta or Reflection?

Meta: Meta lists 9 models and Reflection lists 1.

Which provider has the longest context window?

It is a tie: Meta's longest is Meta: Muse Spark 1.1 at 1.0M tokens; Reflection's is Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B at 1.0M.

Do Meta or Reflection offer free models?

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

Which provider has models that can read images?

Meta: 9 of 9 models accept images. Reflection: 0 of 1.

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