DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25) vs Beam 1.0
Which is better for the money: DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25) by DeepSeek or Beam 1.0 by Reflection? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-25.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Beam 1.0
Beam 1.0 vs DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25): 165.8% more intelligence, 30.8% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 62.4% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25) | Beam 1.0 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 11.4 | 30.3 | +165.8% Beam 1.0 is 2.7× more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $460.74 | $318.73 | −30.8% Beam 1.0 is 30.8% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 20.16s | 7.58s | −62.4% Beam 1.0 is 62.4% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $2.00 / $4.00 | $0.40 / $1.20 | |
| Input modalities | Text | Text |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) scores 47.80 for $361.
- Beam 1.0 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, MiMo-V2.6-Pro scores 46.30 for $207.
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