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Beam 1.0 open-weights model offers 1M context for $0.25/1M tokens

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Beam 1.0, a 501 billion parameter Mixture of Experts model, has been released with open weights. This model boasts a 1 million token context window and operates with only 23 billion active parameters at a cost of $0.25 per 1 million tokens input and $1 per 1 million tokens output. AI

IMPACT This open-weights model with a large context window and efficient active parameter usage could significantly lower the barrier to entry for advanced AI applications.

RANK_REASON Frontier-lab model release with system card. [lever_c_demoted from frontier_release: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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Beam 1.0 open-weights model offers 1M context for $0.25/1M tokens

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Frontier-lab model release with system card. [lever_c_demoted from frontier_release: ic=1 ai=1.0]
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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · opensourceaitech ·

    Beam 1.0 501B A23B (Reflection) hits the tracker with a 1M-token context and open weights, at $0.25 in / $1 out per 1M. A 501B MoE with only 23B active at that

    Beam 1.0 501B A23B (Reflection) hits the tracker with a 1M-token context and open weights, at $0.25 in / $1 out per 1M. A 501B MoE with only 23B active at that price? Worth a look. https:// olud.ai/latest.html # AI # LLM # OpenSource

    LINKS olud.ai/latest.html

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