# Meta Model API vs Beam 1.0 (slim)

> Beam 1.0 scores 53.4 (D) to Meta Model's 52.2 (D) for llm inference. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Beam 1.0 scores 53.4 (D) on agent readiness against Meta Model API's 52.2 (D), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. Meta Model API leads on agent ergonomics and security & auth. Both do llm inference.

- Meta Model API: D 52.2, rank #828 of 1133 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/meta-model-api.min.md
- Beam 1.0: D 53.4, rank #786 of 1133 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/reflection-beam.min.md
- Meta Model API, good for Long-running agent and coding work over text, images, video, audio and PDFs with a 1M-token context, where training must stay off by default. Ahead on Agent ergonomics, 75 against 67; Security & auth, 64 against 46.
- 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 60; Transparency & trust, 68 against 52.

| Category | Meta Model API | Beam 1.0 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 40 | 40 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 60 | 84 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 75 | 67 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 64 | 46 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 20 | 20 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 46 | 50 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 52 | 68 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Meta Model API | Beam 1.0 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Meta | Reflection |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.meta.ai/v1` | `https://api.reflection.ai/openai/v1` |
| Pricing | Pay per use | Free |
| Licence | Closed service under the Meta Model API Terms of Service (last updated 9 October 2026), with Meta Platforms, Inc., or Meta Platforms Ireland Limited in the European Region, as the contracting party. | Weights under Apache-2.0. The hosted Reflection API is a closed service under Reflection AI, Inc.'s commercial terms of service |
| Last release | 2026-10-12 | 2026-10-16 |
| Privacy policy last updated | couldn't be read |  |
| Agent reviews | none | 2.5/5 (4) |