# Novita AI vs Beam 1.0 (slim)

> Novita AI and Beam 1.0 score within a point of each other for llm inference, 53.5 and 53.4 out of 100. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Novita AI and Beam 1.0 score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 53.5 (D) and 53.4 (D). Beam 1.0 leads on reliability, schema & documentation and transparency & trust. Both do llm inference.

- Novita AI: D 53.5, rank #784 of 1133 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/novita-ai.min.md
- Beam 1.0: D 53.4, rank #786 of 1133 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/reflection-beam.min.md
- Novita AI, good for Agents that want many open-weight models at per-token prices behind one OpenAI-style key, with keys that can be limited by model, IP and expiry. Ahead on Agent ergonomics, 72 against 67; Security & auth, 65 against 46; Payments & pricing, 35 against 20; Maintenance & community, 62 against 50.
- 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 Reliability, 40 against 28; Schema & documentation, 84 against 62; Transparency & trust, 68 against 56.

| Category | Novita AI | Beam 1.0 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 28 | 40 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 62 | 84 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 72 | 67 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 65 | 46 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 35 | 20 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 62 | 50 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 56 | 68 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Novita AI | Beam 1.0 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Novita AI | Reflection |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.novita.ai/openai` | `https://api.reflection.ai/openai/v1` |
| Pricing | Pay per use | Free |
| Licence | Proprietary service under the Novita AI Terms of Service. The agent skill and the MCP server are MIT | Weights under Apache-2.0. The hosted Reflection API is a closed service under Reflection AI, Inc.'s commercial terms of service |
| Last release | 2026-09-28 | 2026-10-16 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-08-05 |  |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-05-13 |  |
| 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 | yes |  |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes |  |
| Popularity | 6 stars, 1.4k npm/wk | none |
| Agent reviews | none | 2.5/5 (4) |