Prime Intellect vs Reflection

Prime Intellect lists 1 models and Reflection 1. Prime Intellect is cheaper on a typical model ($0.43 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

Prime IntellectReflection
Models listed11
Models with published pricing11
Typical price (median, 3:1 blend per 1M)$0.43$1.50
Cheapest paid modelPrime Intellect: INTELLECT-3 ($0.43)Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50)
Longest contextPrime Intellect: INTELLECT-3 (131K)Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B (1.0M)
Free models00
Newest modelPrime Intellect: INTELLECT-3 (2025-11-27)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)Prime IntellectReflection
Customer-support chatbot
50,000 conversations — each a 6-turn conversation
$37.00 with Prime Intellect: INTELLECT-3$135 with Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B
RAG search over documents
20,000 questions — each a question answered from ~8 retrieved passages
$35.00 with Prime Intellect: INTELLECT-3$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
$37.20 with Prime Intellect: INTELLECT-3$156 with Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B
Batch summarisation
10,000 documents — each a 6,000-word report summarised to a page
$22.60 with Prime Intellect: INTELLECT-3$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
$11.10 with Prime Intellect: INTELLECT-3$53.00 with Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B

Cheapest model for each capability

You needPrime IntellectReflection
Any modelPrime Intellect: INTELLECT-3 ($0.43)Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50)
With tool callingPrime Intellect: INTELLECT-3 ($0.43)Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50)
With image inputnone listednone listed
With reasoning modePrime Intellect: INTELLECT-3 ($0.43)Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50)
128K+ contextPrime Intellect: INTELLECT-3 ($0.43)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 typePrime IntellectReflection
text->text11
Price per 1M (3:1 blend)Prime IntellectReflection
Free00
Under $0.5010
$0.50 – $301
$3 – $1000
$10 and up00

Frequently asked questions

How does Prime Intellect cost compare with Reflection cost?

Prime Intellect is cheaper on a typical model: a median of $0.43 per 1M tokens (3:1 input/output) against $1.50 for Reflection. The cheapest paid models are Prime Intellect: INTELLECT-3 at $0.43 and Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B at $1.50.

Is Prime Intellect better than Reflection?

It depends on the job: both list 1 models, Prime Intellect 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, Prime Intellect or Reflection?

Neither — both list 1 models.

Which provider has the longest context window?

Reflection: Prime Intellect's longest is Prime Intellect: INTELLECT-3 at 131K tokens; Reflection's is Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B at 1.0M.

Do Prime Intellect or Reflection offer free models?

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

Which provider has models that can read images?

Prime Intellect: 0 of 1 models accept images. Reflection: 0 of 1.

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