- Score
- 8.6 (+2.10 points)
- Total Cost (Current Price)
- $0.061 · 91.2% cheaper
- Response Time (avg)
- 7.51s · 18.2% faster
Summary
Beam 1.0 501B A23B scores 6.5 on AI BENCHY and ranks #226. It has 10.0 reliability, a 63.8% pass rate, $0.688 total cost, and 9.18s 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 #13.
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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.
6.5
Consistency
8.3
10.0
$0.688
Total Output Tokens
158,497
Total Input Tokens
212,065
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
5
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.
#226 Beam 1.0 501B A23B
xhigh- Cost
- $0.009
- Time
- 16.5s
- Tokens
- 6,827 tok
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Score | Consistency | Tests Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agentic | 3.0 | 10.0 | |
| Anti-AI Tricks | 9.2 | 8.4 | |
| Coding | 10.0 | 10.0 | |
| Combined | 3.0 | 10.0 | |
| Data parsing and extraction | 10.0 | 10.0 | |
| Domain specific | 5.9 | 7.2 | |
| General Intelligence | 5.1 | 3.4 | |
| Instructions following | 9.8 | 10.0 | |
| Puzzle Solving | 5.8 | 4.4 | |
| Tool Calling | 3.0 | 10.0 | |
| Trivia | 3.0 | 10.0 |