Google vs 
Reflection
Verdict
- Google's flagship leads: Gemini 4 Argon at 71.2 vs Beam 1.0 at 56.4.
- Google has the better model in 4 of 4 price bands.
- Google's fastest ranked model (Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite, 437 tok/s) beats Reflection's (Beam 1.0, 303 tok/s).
- Google publishes more open-weights models (16 vs 2).
Best model per price band
Each provider’s highest-index model below the price ceiling. Purple marks the winner of the band.
| Price band | Reflection | |
|---|---|---|
| Under $0.50/M | Gemma 4 26B A4B 56.4$0.198/M | – |
| Under $2/M | Gemini 3.8 Flash medium 64.4$1.50/M | Beam 1.0 56.4$1.05/M |
| Under $10/M | Gemini 4 Argon high 71.2$4.00/M | Beam 1.0 56.4$1.05/M |
| Any price | Gemini 4 Argon high 71.2$4.00/M | Beam 1.0 56.4$1.05/M |
Line-up
| Metric | Reflection | |
|---|---|---|
| Flagship index | 71.2 | 56.4 |
| Ranked models | 41 | 1 |
| Open-weights models | 16 | 2 |
| Cheapest ranked, $/M | $0.040 | $1.05 |
| Fastest ranked, tok/s | 437 | 303 |
| Release cadence, days | 14 | – |
| Last release | 6 Oct 2026 | – |
| Next expected | 14 Oct 2026 – 25 Oct 2026 | – |
Data as of 18 Oct 2026. See Google and Reflection in full.