- Score
- 6.6 (+0.17 points)
- Total Cost (Current Price)
- $0.121 · 72.2% cheaper
- Response Time (avg)
- 4.40s · 10.1% faster
Summary
Beam 1.0 501B A23B scores 6.4 on AI BENCHY and ranks #238. It has 10.0 reliability, a 60.9% pass rate, $0.432 total cost, and 4.89s average response time.
What makes Beam 1.0 501B A23B unique: It stands out most in Coding, where it ranks #1, while Agentic is its weakest area at #15. It is notably fast compared with similar models.
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Model facts
Researched on 2026-10-17
- Parameters
- 501B total (23B active)
- Architecture
- MoE
- Availability
- Open source
- License
- Apache-2.0
The official model card reports 501B total and 23B active parameters, Apache-2.0 weights and public inference integrations. Text-only reasoning model for coding, tool use and mathematical/scientific work. OpenRouter declares mandatory reasoning with low, medium, high, xhigh and max efforts. All four current provider endpoints publish training=false. Provider rates differ; the catalog currently quotes CoreWeave at $1/$3 per million, while eligible Nebius starts at $0.25/$1. Fallback release date records this onboarding request date.
6.4
Consistency
8.0
10.0
$0.432
Total Output Tokens
71,250
Total Input Tokens
218,076
Input Price
$1.000 / 1M
Output Price
$3.000 / 1M
Cache Read Price
$0.100 / 1M
Cache Write Price
N/A
Cache prices apply to input tokens. Reads reuse cached prompts; writes store them and can cost extra. Output tokens use the output price.
Flaky tests
6
Flaky tests had mixed outcomes across runs (at least one pass and one fail).
Hamster playing table tennis
Prompt: Create a detailed SVG illustration of a hamster playing table tennis.
#238 Beam 1.0 501B A23B
low- Cost
- $0.006
- Time
- 12.0s
- Tokens
- 4,777 tok
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Score | Consistency | Tests Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agentic | 3.0 | 10.0 | |
| Anti-AI Tricks | 10.0 | 10.0 | |
| Coding | 10.0 | 10.0 | |
| Combined | 3.0 | 10.0 | |
| Data parsing and extraction | 10.0 | 10.0 | |
| Domain specific | 2.9 | 4.4 | |
| General Intelligence | 6.5 | 3.4 | |
| Instructions following | 8.4 | 6.9 | |
| Puzzle Solving | 6.1 | 4.7 | |
| Tool Calling | 3.0 | 10.0 | |
| Trivia | 3.0 | 10.0 |