Reflection vs Reka

Reflection lists 1 models and Reka 1. Reka is cheaper on a typical model ($0.10 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

ReflectionReka
Models listed11
Models with published pricing11
Typical price (median, 3:1 blend per 1M)$1.50$0.10
Cheapest paid modelReflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50)Reka Edge ($0.10)
Longest contextReflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B (1.0M)Reka Edge (16K)
Free models00
Newest modelReflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B (2026-10-16)Reka Edge (2026-03-20)
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)ReflectionReka
Customer-support chatbot
50,000 conversations — each a 6-turn conversation
$135 with Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B$9.50 with Reka Edge
RAG search over documents
20,000 questions — each a question answered from ~8 retrieved passages
$150 with Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B$13.00 with Reka Edge
Coding / tool-using agent
2,000 tasks — each a multi-step task with tool calls and file context
$156 with Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23Bno suitable model
Batch summarisation
10,000 documents — each a 6,000-word report summarised to a page
$98.00 with Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B$8.60 with Reka Edge
Long-document analysis
500 documents — each a 150-page contract or codebase read in one pass
$53.00 with Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23Bno suitable model

Cheapest model for each capability

You needReflectionReka
Any modelReflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50)Reka Edge ($0.10)
With tool callingReflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50)Reka Edge ($0.10)
With image inputnone listedReka Edge ($0.10)
With reasoning modeReflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50)none listed
128K+ contextReflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50)none listed
1M+ contextReflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50)none listed

Line-up by type and price tier

Model typeReflectionReka
text+image+video->text01
text->text10
Price per 1M (3:1 blend)ReflectionReka
Free00
Under $0.5001
$0.50 – $310
$3 – $1000
$10 and up00

Frequently asked questions

How does Reflection cost compare with Reka cost?

Reka is cheaper on a typical model: a median of $0.10 per 1M tokens (3:1 input/output) against $1.50 for Reflection. The cheapest paid models are Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B at $1.50 and Reka Edge at $0.10.

Is Reflection better than Reka?

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

Neither — both list 1 models.

Which provider has the longest context window?

Reflection: Reflection's longest is Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B at 1.0M tokens; Reka's is Reka Edge at 16K.

Do Reflection or Reka offer free models?

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

Which provider has models that can read images?

Reflection: 0 of 1 models accept images. Reka: 1 of 1.

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