Reflection vs Unbiased

Reflection lists 1 models and Unbiased 3. 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

ReflectionUnbiased
Models listed13
Models with published pricing13
Typical price (median, 3:1 blend per 1M)$1.50$3.75
Cheapest paid modelReflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50)Pareto 26.10 Preview ($1.40)
Longest contextReflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B (1.0M)Pareto 26.10 Preview (1.0M)
Free models00
Newest modelReflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B (2026-10-16)Pareto 26.9 (2026-10-13)
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)ReflectionUnbiased
Customer-support chatbot
50,000 conversations — each a 6-turn conversation
$135 with Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B$124 with Pareto 26.10 Preview
RAG search over documents
20,000 questions — each a question answered from ~8 retrieved passages
$150 with Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B$128 with Pareto 26.10 Preview
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$134 with Pareto 26.10 Preview
Batch summarisation
10,000 documents — each a 6,000-word report summarised to a page
$98.00 with Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B$83.20 with Pareto 26.10 Preview
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$43.20 with Pareto 26.10 Preview

Cheapest model for each capability

You needReflectionUnbiased
Any modelReflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50)Pareto 26.10 Preview ($1.40)
With tool callingReflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50)Pareto 26.10 Preview ($1.40)
With image inputnone listedPareto 26.10 Preview ($1.40)
With reasoning modeReflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50)none listed
128K+ contextReflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50)Pareto 26.10 Preview ($1.40)
1M+ contextReflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50)Pareto 26.10 Preview ($1.40)

Line-up by type and price tier

Model typeReflectionUnbiased
text+image->text03
text->text10
Price per 1M (3:1 blend)ReflectionUnbiased
Free00
Under $0.5000
$0.50 – $311
$3 – $1002
$10 and up00

Frequently asked questions

How does Reflection cost compare with Unbiased cost?

Reflection is cheaper on a typical model: a median of $1.50 per 1M tokens (3:1 input/output) against $3.75 for Unbiased. The cheapest paid models are Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B at $1.50 and Pareto 26.10 Preview at $1.40.

Is Reflection better than Unbiased?

It depends on the job: Unbiased offers the broader line-up (1 models vs 3), 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, Reflection or Unbiased?

Unbiased: Reflection lists 1 models and Unbiased lists 3.

Which provider has the longest context window?

It is a tie: Reflection's longest is Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B at 1.0M tokens; Unbiased's is Pareto 26.10 Preview at 1.0M.

Do Reflection or Unbiased 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. Unbiased: 3 of 3.

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