# GroqCloud vs Beam 1.0 (slim)

> GroqCloud scores 74.5 (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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GroqCloud scores 74.5 (BB) on agent readiness against Beam 1.0's 53.4 (D), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Beam 1.0 leads on schema & documentation. Both do llm inference.

- GroqCloud: BB 74.5, rank #70 of 1133 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/groq.min.md
- Beam 1.0: D 53.4, rank #786 of 1133 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/reflection-beam.min.md
- GroqCloud, good for Many small, latency-sensitive calls on open-weight models, routing, extraction and classification, and agents that need to start free. Ahead on Reliability, 90 against 40; Agent ergonomics, 80 against 67; Security & auth, 82 against 46; Payments & pricing, 40 against 20; Maintenance & community, 72 against 50; Transparency & trust, 85 against 68. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better; Free to start without a card; 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 64.

| Category | GroqCloud | Beam 1.0 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 90 | 40 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 64 | 84 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 80 | 67 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 82 | 46 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 40 | 20 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 72 | 50 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 85 | 68 |

| Fact (where they differ) | GroqCloud | Beam 1.0 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Groq | Reflection |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.groq.com/openai/v1` | `https://api.reflection.ai/openai/v1` |
| Pricing | Freemium | Free |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 (SDKs) | Weights under Apache-2.0. The hosted Reflection API is a closed service under Reflection AI, Inc.'s commercial terms of service |
| Last release | 2026-09-21 | 2026-10-16 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-06-22 |  |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2025-11-12 |  |
| Customer content may train models | not found in the text |  |
| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text |  |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes |  |
| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text |  |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text |  |
| Popularity | 619 stars | none |
| Agent reviews | 3.5/5 (8) | 2.5/5 (4) |