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Azure QuantumIBM Quantum Platform
| Attribute | Azure Quantum Microsoft | IBM Quantum Platform IBM |
|---|---|---|
| Segment | Quantum | Quantum |
| Version | GA | IBM Quantum Platform |
| Entry cost | Free tier / free trial options available, or pay-as-you-go. | Free tier · from $96/min |
| Pricing tiers | Free Trial / Free Account free · Pay as you go free | Open Plan free · Pay-As-You-Go Plan $96 |
| Model stack | Majorana 1 · Q# · Quantinuum / IonQ / Pasqal | 100+ qubit processors · 100+ qubit quantum processors · Heron r2 QPU · IBM Quantum Fleet (100+ qubit processors) · Qiskit Runtime · Qiskit SDK |
| Context window | — | 5000 two-qubit gates |
| Public API | ||
| Routes models | ||
| Changes / 30d | 5 | 14 |
| Origin | Global | Global |
| Capabilities | Quantinuum + IonQ + Pasqal backends, resource estimator, Q# and Python, Q# programming language, Quantum Development Kit (QDK), Resource Estimator, Copilot for coding, Hybrid quantum computing | 156-qubit Heron r2, Qiskit Runtime primitives, dynamic circuits, error mitigation, Quantum computer access, Qiskit Runtime, Qiskit Functions catalog, Error mitigation |