Reflex
Coverage of Reflex in the Nexus archive.
- Reflex (YC W23) Is Hiring SWEs, Growth, and GTM Roles
Reflex, a company backed by Y Combinator's Winter 2023 batch (YC W23), is hiring for Software Engineering, Growth, and GTM roles. The article provides links to their job listings and Hacker News discussion.
- Using AI to click around on a website burns 45x as many tokens as just using APIs
Reflex compared vision agents with API agents and found that vision agents consume 45 times more tokens than API agents to complete tasks. The test involved finding a customer's pending reviews and marking an order as delivered. Vision agents rely on image processing, while API agents use direct API calls.
- AWS lets agents drive its virtual cloudy desktops – which could cost 500,000 tokens per click
Amazon Web Services has introduced a new service allowing AI agents to access and control its WorkSpaces virtual PCs. The service is currently in preview and recommends assigning unique identities to agents for easier activity tracking. This move could increase costs, with one study suggesting agent-driven actions may be 45 times more expensive than using APIs.
- Computer Use Is 45x More Expensive Than Structured APIs
Computer use is found to be 45 times more expensive than using structured APIs, according to an article on Reflex blog. The article highlights the cost difference between these two approaches. This comparison could have significant implications for businesses and organizations.