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Beam 1.0 vs IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview

Beam 1.0 leads the LLM Stats Score 44.6 to -5.9.

Reflection AI · IBM · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Beam 1.0 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 44.6 to -5.9, ranking #46 overall.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Beam 1.0

  • overall performance matters — it scores 44.6 and ranks #46 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026

Choose IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview

  • you are already invested in the IBM ecosystem

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Beam 1.0
Reflection AI
IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview
IBM
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
44.6
#46
-5.9
#384
Reasoning
45.5
#37
-5.9
#374
Coding
33.7
#39
2.8
#243
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$0.40 / M
— / M
Output price
$1.20 / M
— / M
Context window
1,048,576
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Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Beam 1.0
IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview
Math
35.1#45
-5.8#331
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

22 reported for Beam 1.0 · 12 for IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview

No common benchmarks found

Beam 1.0 and IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Previewdon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

494.3B diff

Beam 1.0 has 494.3B more parameters than IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview, making it 7061.4% larger.

Reflection AI
Beam 1.0
501.3Bparameters
IBM
IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview
7.0Bparameters
501.3B
Beam 1.0
7.0B
IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Beam 1.0 specifies input context (1,048,576 tokens). Only Beam 1.0 specifies output context (131,072 tokens).

Reflection AI
Beam 1.0
Input1,048,576 tokens
Output131,072 tokens
IBM
IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Thu Oct 22 2026 • llm-stats.com

License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under Apache 2.0.

Both models share the same licensing terms, providing consistent usage rights.

Beam 1.0

Apache 2.0

Open weights

IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Beam 1.0 was released on 2026-10-16, while IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview was released on 2025-05-02.

Beam 1.0 is 18 months newer than IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview.

Beam 1.0

Oct 16, 2026

4 days ago

1.5yr newer
IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview

May 2, 2025

1.5 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Beam 1.0 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2026-06-30, while IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Beam 1.0's training data extends to 2026-06-30, but cannot make a direct comparison without IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview's cutoff date.

Beam 1.0

Jun 2026

IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview

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Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Beam 1.0 and IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Beam 1.0
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FAQ

Common questions about Beam 1.0 vs IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview.

Which is better, Beam 1.0 or IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview?

Beam 1.0 leads the LLM Stats Score 44.6 to -5.9. Beam 1.0 is made by Reflection AI and IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview is made by IBM. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Beam 1.0 compare to IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview in benchmarks?

Beam 1.0 scores AIME 2026: 97.7%, GPQA: 90.6%, LiveCodeBench: 88.3%, SWE-Bench Verified: 81.6%, MCP Atlas: 80.8%. IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview scores AttaQ: 86.1%, HumanEval: 82.4%, HumanEval+: 78.3%, GSM8k: 70.1%, IFEval: 63.0%.

What are the context window sizes for Beam 1.0 and IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview?

Beam 1.0 supports 1.0M tokens and IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Beam 1.0 and IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (44.6 vs -5.9). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Beam 1.0 and IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview?

Beam 1.0 is developed by Reflection AI and IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview is developed by IBM.

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