# Beam 1.0 vs SiliconFlow (slim)

> Beam 1.0 scores 53.4 (D) to SiliconFlow's 46.7 (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 SiliconFlow's 46.7 (D), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. SiliconFlow leads on payments & pricing. Both do llm inference.

- Beam 1.0: D 53.4, rank #786 of 1133 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/reflection-beam.min.md
- SiliconFlow: D 46.7, rank #956 of 1133 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/siliconflow.min.md
- 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 33; Schema & documentation, 84 against 65; Agent ergonomics, 67 against 60; Security & auth, 46 against 39; Transparency & trust, 68 against 51.
- SiliconFlow, good for Agents that want recent open-weight chat models, plus image, video and speech, behind one OpenAI-style key at low per-token prices, and can live without a status page or SLA. Ahead on Payments & pricing, 35 against 20.

| Category | Beam 1.0 | SiliconFlow |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 40 | 33 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 84 | 65 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 67 | 60 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 46 | 39 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 20 | 35 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 50 | 47 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 68 | 51 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Beam 1.0 | SiliconFlow |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Reflection | SiliconFlow Labs Pte. Ltd. |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.reflection.ai/openai/v1` | `https://api.siliconflow.com/v1` |
| Pricing | Free | Pay per use |
| Licence | Weights under Apache-2.0. The hosted Reflection API is a closed service under Reflection AI, Inc.'s commercial terms of service | Proprietary service under the SiliconFlow Terms of Use |
| Last release | 2026-10-16 | 2026-09-14 |
| Terms last updated |  | no date given |
| Privacy policy last updated |  | no date given |
| Customer content may train models |  | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict automated access |  | yes |
| Terms restrict benchmarking |  | yes |
| Terms or service can change without notice |  | yes |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver |  | yes |