Reflection vs Relace

Reflection lists 1 models and Relace 2. Relace is cheaper on a typical model ($1.23 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

ReflectionRelace
Models listed12
Models with published pricing12
Typical price (median, 3:1 blend per 1M)$1.50$1.23
Cheapest paid modelReflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50)Relace: Relace Apply 3 ($0.95)
Longest contextReflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B (1.0M)Relace: Relace Apply 3 (256K)
Free models00
Newest modelReflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B (2026-10-16)Relace: Relace Search (2025-12-08)
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)ReflectionRelace
Customer-support chatbot
50,000 conversations — each a 6-turn conversation
$135 with Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B$88.75 with Relace: Relace Apply 3
RAG search over documents
20,000 questions — each a question answered from ~8 retrieved passages
$150 with Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B$115 with Relace: Relace Apply 3
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 A23B$156 with Relace: Relace Search
Batch summarisation
10,000 documents — each a 6,000-word report summarised to a page
$98.00 with Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B$75.50 with Relace: Relace Apply 3
Long-document analysis
500 documents — each a 150-page contract or codebase read in one pass
$53.00 with Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B$43.75 with Relace: Relace Apply 3

Cheapest model for each capability

You needReflectionRelace
Any modelReflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50)Relace: Relace Apply 3 ($0.95)
With tool callingReflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50)Relace: Relace Search ($1.50)
With image inputnone listednone listed
With reasoning modeReflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50)none listed
128K+ contextReflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50)Relace: Relace Apply 3 ($0.95)
1M+ contextReflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50)none listed

Line-up by type and price tier

Model typeReflectionRelace
text->text12
Price per 1M (3:1 blend)ReflectionRelace
Free00
Under $0.5000
$0.50 – $312
$3 – $1000
$10 and up00

Frequently asked questions

How does Reflection cost compare with Relace cost?

Relace is cheaper on a typical model: a median of $1.23 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 Relace: Relace Apply 3 at $0.95.

Is Reflection better than Relace?

It depends on the job: Relace offers the broader line-up (1 models vs 2), Relace 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 Relace?

Relace: Reflection lists 1 models and Relace lists 2.

Which provider has the longest context window?

Reflection: Reflection's longest is Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B at 1.0M tokens; Relace's is Relace: Relace Apply 3 at 256K.

Do Reflection or Relace 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. Relace: 0 of 2.

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