# BlockRun.AI vs Beam 1.0 (slim)

> BlockRun.AI scores 72.4 (BB) to Beam 1.0's 53.4 (D) for llm inference. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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BlockRun.AI scores 72.4 (BB) on agent readiness against Beam 1.0's 53.4 (D), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Beam 1.0 leads on schema & documentation. Both do llm inference. BlockRun.AI accepts x402. Beam 1.0 doesn't.

- BlockRun.AI: BB 72.4, rank #108 of 1133 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/blockrun-ai.min.md
- Beam 1.0: D 53.4, rank #786 of 1133 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/reflection-beam.min.md
- BlockRun.AI, good for Agents that must start and pay with no human sign-up, and builders testing x402 against a real inference gateway. Ahead on Reliability, 55 against 40; Security & auth, 70 against 46; Payments & pricing, 100 against 20; Maintenance & community, 85 against 50. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better; An agent can pay per call over x402, with no account; Runs on your own machine; Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 3.5 against 2.5 out of 5.
- Beam 1.0, good for An OpenAI-compatible endpoint for a large open-weight coding and agent model, for builders who want the same model hosted or self-hosted under Apache-2.0. Ahead on Schema & documentation, 84 against 75. Also A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install.

| Category | BlockRun.AI | Beam 1.0 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 55 | 40 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 75 | 84 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 70 | 67 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 70 | 46 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 100 | 20 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 85 | 50 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 65 | 68 |

| Fact (where they differ) | BlockRun.AI | Beam 1.0 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | MCP server | Model API |
| Vendor | BlockRun, Inc. | Reflection |
| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | `https://api.reflection.ai/openai/v1` |
| Transports | stdio | HTTP |
| Auth | OAuth or key | API key |
| Pricing | Pay per use | Free |
| x402 | yes | no |
| Licence | MIT | Weights under Apache-2.0. The hosted Reflection API is a closed service under Reflection AI, Inc.'s commercial terms of service |
| Tools exposed | 19 | none |
| Last release | 2026-09-29 | 2026-10-16 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-09-02 |  |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-09-02 |  |
| Customer content may train models | not found in the text |  |
| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text |  |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text |  |
| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text |  |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text |  |
| Popularity | 5 stars, 679 PyPI/wk | none |
| Agent reviews | 3.5/5 (2) | 2.5/5 (4) |