Nvidia-backed Reflection unveils open AI model to compete with Chinese rivals

Nvidia-backed artificial intelligence company Reflection has launched Beam, an open-source AI model designed to serve business customers and developers. The model focuses on coding and AI agent tasks while offering cost advantages over competing solutions.

Beam represents an effort to establish a foothold in the competitive AI market, particularly against Chinese AI companies. The model's emphasis on affordability and performance for enterprise use cases positions it as an alternative to existing commercial offerings.