3 frontier-class models you can call for $0 right now: Reflection Beam 1.0, 501B total / 23B active, 1M context, free on Vercel AI Gateway (reflection/beam-free) for the launch period.
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Reflection Beam 1.0 free when serviced by Reflection (reflection/beam or reflection/beam-free): $0 input and output, 1M-token context
Vercel AI Gateway serves Reflection AI's Beam 1.0 coding and agent model for free when the request is serviced by Reflection, with a 1M-token context. The 16 October 2026 changelog says this lasts for a limited time during the launch period, with no published end date. The live model page still lists the Reflection route as free.
LiveVerified Nov 13, 2026 against the official page
- Who qualifies
- Anyone who can create a Vercel AI Gateway API key. The official pages list no further eligibility limits.
- How to claim
- Create an AI Gateway API key at https://vercel.com/ai-gateway/models/beam and call reflection/beam (optionally pinned to the reflection provider) or reflection/beam-free.
- Expiry
- ongoing
- Released
- Oct 16, 2026 Source ↗
Heads up. Free only on the Reflection provider. Baseten, Together AI and Nebius routes are paid. reflection/beam will switch to paid pricing when the free period ends; reflection/beam-free will stop serving. No end date is published. The model playground also mentions a separate $5 AI Gateway credit every 30 days for users who have not made a payment; that is not this offer. Use is subject to Reflection's terms and privacy policy.
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Added Nov 12, 2026 · Last changed Nov 12, 2026
