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Quantum computers, cloud access platforms and the SDKs used to program them.

17 tools · 2 changes / 30d

Alice & Bob

Alice & BobEU

Cat-qubit approach to hardware-level error protection.

Version
Boson 4
Cost
Cloud + partnerships
Model
cat qubit
Amazon Braket

AWS

Managed multi-vendor quantum cloud

Version
GA
Cost
Free simulator tier, per-task hardware pricing
Model
IonQ / IQM / Rigetti / QuEra
Atom Computing

Atom Computing

Neutral-atom systems with 1,000+ qubit arrays.

Version
2025
Cost
Partnership-based
Model
neutral atom
Azure Quantum

Microsoft

Quantum cloud plus resource estimation

Version
GA
Cost
Free credits then per-hardware pricing
Model
Quantinuum / IonQ / Pasqal
CUDA-Q

NVIDIA

Hybrid quantum-classical programming platform.

Version
0.x
Cost
Free
Model
simulators + partner QPUs
D-Wave Leap

D-Wave

Annealing and hybrid solvers

Version
Advantage2
Cost
Free dev tier, then per-second QPU billing
Model
Advantage2 annealer
Google Quantum AI

Google

Willow superconducting processor

Version
Willow
Cost
Research access only
Model
Willow QPU
IBM Quantum Platform

IBM

1

Cloud access to Heron and Nighthawk QPUs

Version
Heron r2 / Nighthawk
Cost
from $96/mo
Model
Heron r2 QPU
IonQ Forte

IonQ

Trapped-ion QPUs via cloud

Version
Forte Enterprise
Cost
from ~$0.03 per shot-gate
Model
Forte QPU
IQM

IQMEU

On-premise superconducting quantum computers for HPC centres.

Version
Radiance
Cost
System sales
Model
superconducting
Pasqal

PasqalEU

European neutral-atom quantum systems.

Version
Orion
Cost
System sales + cloud
Model
neutral atom
PennyLane

Xanadu

Differentiable quantum programming

Version
0.4x
Cost
Open source (Apache-2.0)
Model
Catalyst JIT
PsiQuantum

PsiQuantum

Photonic fault-tolerant machines under construction.

Version
Omega
Cost
Pre-commercial
Model
photonic
Qiskit

IBM

Open-source quantum SDK

Version
2.x
Cost
Open source (Apache-2.0)
Model
Rust transpiler core
Quantinuum Helios

Quantinuum

1

Trapped-ion QCCD systems

Version
Helios
Cost
Enterprise contract / credits
Model
Helios trapped-ion QPU
QuEra

QuEra

Neutral-atom computing with analog and digital modes.

Version
Gemini-class
Cost
Cloud usage + systems
Model
neutral atom
Rigetti Novera

Rigetti

Superconducting systems and on-prem QPUs.

Version
Ankaa-3
Cost
Cloud usage + system sales
Model
superconducting

Recent changes in Quantum

  • version

    IBM Quantum Platform — Nighthawk processor announced alongside Heron r2 fleet expansion

    Heron r2Heron r2 / Nighthawk

    source
  • version

    Quantinuum Helios — Helios goes live, succeeding H2

    H2Helios

    source
  • capability

    PennyLane — Catalyst JIT compilation promoted to stable

    —Catalyst JIT

    source
  • capability

    Google Quantum AI — Verifiable quantum advantage claim on Willow with the Quantum Echoes algorithm

    —Quantum Echoes benchmark

    source
  • capability

    IBM Quantum Platform — Qiskit Runtime adds larger dynamic-circuit budgets

    —5000 two-qubit gates

    source
  • version

    Qiskit — Qiskit 2.x transpiler moves further into Rust

    1.x2.x

    source
  • model

    IonQ Forte — Forte Enterprise capacity added in new regions

    —Forte Enterprise

    source
  • pricing

    Amazon Braket — Direct Reservations pricing extended to more devices

    —Reserved QPU windows

    source
  • version

    D-Wave Leap — Advantage2 becomes the default annealer in Leap

    AdvantageAdvantage2

    source