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Beam 1.0 vs Pixtral-12B

Beam 1.0 leads the LLM Stats Score 44.6 to -2.1. Pixtral-12B is 4.0x cheaper per token.

Reflection AI · Mistral AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Beam 1.0 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 44.6 to -2.1, ranking #46 overall.

On price, Pixtral-12B is roughly 4.0x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.

Beam 1.0 also accepts a larger context window (1,048,576 input tokens), making it the stronger choice for long documents and large codebases.

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 process long inputs — it offers a 1,048,576 token context window
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026

Choose Pixtral-12B

  • cost matters — it's about 4.0x cheaper per token

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Beam 1.0
Reflection AI
Pixtral-12B
Mistral AI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
44.6
#46
-2.1
#362
Reasoning
45.5
#37
-4.2
#364
Coding
33.7
#39
-2.7
#275
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$0.40 / M
$0.15 / M
Output price
$1.20 / M
$0.15 / M
Context window
1,048,576
128,000

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

2 shared
Index
Beam 1.0
Pixtral-12B
Math
35.1#45
1.0#308
Vision
15.9#105
-0.0#200
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

22 reported for Beam 1.0 · 12 for Pixtral-12B

No common benchmarks found

Beam 1.0 and Pixtral-12Bdon'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

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Pixtral-12B costs less

For input processing, Beam 1.0 ($0.40/1M tokens) is 2.7x more expensive than Pixtral-12B ($0.15/1M tokens).

For output processing, Beam 1.0 ($1.20/1M tokens) is 8.0x more expensive than Pixtral-12B ($0.15/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Beam 1.0 is more expensive than Pixtral-12B.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers
Fri Oct 23 2026 • llm-stats.com
Reflection AI
Beam 1.0
Input tokens$0.40
Output tokens$1.20
Best providerTogether
Mistral AI
Pixtral-12B
Input tokens$0.15
Output tokens$0.15
Best providerMistral
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

488.9B diff

Beam 1.0 has 488.9B more parameters than Pixtral-12B, making it 3942.7% larger.

Reflection AI
Beam 1.0
501.3Bparameters
Mistral AI
Pixtral-12B
12.4Bparameters
501.3B
Beam 1.0
12.4B
Pixtral-12B

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Beam 1.0 accepts 1,048,576 input tokens compared to Pixtral-12B's 128,000 tokens. Beam 1.0 can generate longer responses up to 131,072 tokens, while Pixtral-12B is limited to 8,192 tokens.

Reflection AI
Beam 1.0
Input1,048,576 tokens
Output131,072 tokens
Mistral AI
Pixtral-12B
Input128,000 tokens
Output8,192 tokens
Fri Oct 23 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Pixtral-12B supports multimodal inputs, whereas Beam 1.0 does not.

Pixtral-12B can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Beam 1.0

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Pixtral-12B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

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

Pixtral-12B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Beam 1.0 was released on 2026-10-16, while Pixtral-12B was released on 2024-09-17.

Beam 1.0 is 25 months newer than Pixtral-12B.

Beam 1.0

Oct 16, 2026

3 days ago

2.1yr newer
Pixtral-12B

Sep 17, 2024

2.1 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Beam 1.0 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2026-06-30, while Pixtral-12B'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 Pixtral-12B's cutoff date.

Beam 1.0

Jun 2026

Pixtral-12B

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Provider Availability

Beam 1.0 is available from Together, Reflection AI. Pixtral-12B is available from Mistral AI.

Beam 1.0

together logo
Together
Input Price:Input: $0.40/1MOutput Price:Output: $1.20/1M
reflection logo
Unknown Organization

Pixtral-12B

mistral logo
Mistral
Input Price:Input: $0.15/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.15/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Beam 1.0 and Pixtral-12B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Beam 1.0
✓ Preferred
Pixtral-12B
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FAQ

Common questions about Beam 1.0 vs Pixtral-12B.

Which is better, Beam 1.0 or Pixtral-12B?

Beam 1.0 leads the LLM Stats Score 44.6 to -2.1. Beam 1.0 is made by Reflection AI and Pixtral-12B is made by Mistral AI. 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 Pixtral-12B 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%. Pixtral-12B scores DocVQA: 90.7%, ChartQA: 81.8%, VQAv2: 78.6%, MT-Bench: 76.8%, HumanEval: 72.0%.

Is Beam 1.0 cheaper than Pixtral-12B?

Pixtral-12B is 2.7x cheaper for input tokens. Beam 1.0 costs $0.40/M input and $1.20/M output via together. Pixtral-12B costs $0.15/M input and $0.15/M output via mistral.

What are the context window sizes for Beam 1.0 and Pixtral-12B?

Beam 1.0 supports 1.0M tokens and Pixtral-12B supports 128K 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 Pixtral-12B?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (44.6 vs -2.1), context window (1.0M vs 128K), input pricing ($0.40 vs $0.15/M), multimodal support (no vs yes). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Beam 1.0 and Pixtral-12B?

Beam 1.0 is developed by Reflection AI and Pixtral-12B is developed by Mistral AI.

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