Nvidia-Backed Reflection Launches Beam AI Model to Compete with Chinese Open Models
Nvidia-backed startup Reflection AI launched its first open-weight model, Beam, aiming to compete with Chinese AI models like DeepSeek, Kimi, and Z.ai's GLM-5.2 in coding and agentic tasks. Beam has 501 billion total parameters but activates only 23 billion per task to enhance speed and cost-efficiency. Founded in 2024 by former DeepMind researchers, Reflection focuses on automating software development and recently partnered with SpaceX for computing capacity at its Colossus 2 data center.
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We measured how 3 outlets covered this story. No outlet gave this story a measurable political slant — there is no left–right reading to report. Overall sentiment is positive (64/100). Lens Score 40/100.
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Sentiment was consistent across outlets (52–70/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
economictimes broke this story on 6 Oct, 03:25 am. Other outlets followed.