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# Welcome Beam: a 501B open model you can own, customize, and scale

> [Open the canonical story](<https://aidr.today/c9a61849?lang=en>)

**Published:** 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
**Category:** Open Source
**Topics:** open\-source, agent, devtools, llm

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## Sources

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- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/mervenoyann/status/2111083082031976572>)
- [Story source](<https://huggingnews.com/ai/reflection-ai-open-sources-beam-coding-model-with-501b-parameters-e822d9e7>)
- [Story source](<https://marketbrief.now/ai/reflection-ai-open-sources-beam-coding-model-with-501b-parameters-e822d9e7>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/brandondamos/status/2111083376299880881>)

