Perceptron lists 2 models and Reflection 1. Perceptron is cheaper on a typical model ($0.49 per 1M tokens median). Below: line-up, price tiers, the cheapest model for each capability, and what each costs for five real workloads.
| Perceptron | Reflection | |
|---|---|---|
| Models listed | 2 | 1 |
| Models with published pricing | 2 | 1 |
| Typical price (median, 3:1 blend per 1M) | $0.49 | $1.50 |
| Cheapest paid model | Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1 ($0.49) | Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50) |
| Longest context | Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1.5 (37K) | Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B (1.0M) |
| Free models | 0 | 0 |
| Newest model | Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1.5 (2026-09-25) | 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) | Perceptron | Reflection |
|---|---|---|
| Customer-support chatbot 50,000 conversations — each a 6-turn conversation | $41.25 with Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1 | $135 with Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B |
| RAG search over documents 20,000 questions — each a question answered from ~8 retrieved passages | $33.00 with Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1 | $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 | $21.00 with Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1 | $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 | Perceptron | Reflection |
|---|---|---|
| Any model | Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1 ($0.49) | Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50) |
| With tool calling | Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1.5 ($0.49) | Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50) |
| With image input | Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1 ($0.49) | none listed |
| With reasoning mode | Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1 ($0.49) | 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 | Perceptron | Reflection |
|---|---|---|
| text+image+audio+video->text | 1 | 0 |
| text+image+video->text | 1 | 0 |
| text->text | 0 | 1 |
| Price per 1M (3:1 blend) | Perceptron | Reflection |
|---|---|---|
| Free | 0 | 0 |
| Under $0.50 | 2 | 0 |
| $0.50 – $3 | 0 | 1 |
| $3 – $10 | 0 | 0 |
| $10 and up | 0 | 0 |
Perceptron is cheaper on a typical model: a median of $0.49 per 1M tokens (3:1 input/output) against $1.50 for Reflection. The cheapest paid models are Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1 at $0.49 and Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B at $1.50.
It depends on the job: Perceptron offers the broader line-up (2 models vs 1), Perceptron 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.
Perceptron: Perceptron lists 2 models and Reflection lists 1.
Reflection: Perceptron's longest is Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1.5 at 37K tokens; Reflection's is Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B at 1.0M.
Neither lists a free model; both are pay-per-token.
Perceptron: 2 of 2 models accept images. Reflection: 0 of 1.