Open Source Models on LexxWire — US Tech & AI News Dailyhttps://blog.lexx.in/tags/open-source-models/Recent content in Open Source Models on LexxWire — US Tech & AI News DailyHugoen-usMon, 05 Oct 2026 17:54:00 -0400Reflection AI Unveils Beam, a 501B-Parameter Model Taking on Chinahttps://blog.lexx.in/webstories/reflection-ai-beam-model-webstory/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 17:54:00 -0400https://blog.lexx.in/webstories/reflection-ai-beam-model-webstory/Nvidia-backed Reflection AI has unveiled Beam, its first open-weight model. The 501-billion-parameter system is pitched as a Western answer to China's open AI models — at a fraction of the compute cost.