14
Cloud access to Heron and Nighthawk QPUs
- Version
- IBM Quantum Platform
- Cost
- Free tier · from $96/min
- Model
- 100+ qubit processors
Amazon Braket
AWS · #5 most active of 18 in Quantum
One API and simulator suite across IonQ, IQM, Rigetti and QuEra hardware.
100
Trust score · Verified
2 data points checked · 2026-09-12
Current version
Braket SDK
Entry cost
Pay-as-you-go. Local simulator is free; quantum processors and managed simulators billed per shot, task, or minute.
Changes / 30d
4
The short answers · verified September 14, 2026
- What is the latest version of Amazon Braket?
- The current shipped version of Amazon Braket is Braket SDK, as of September 14, 2026.
- How much does Amazon Braket cost?
- Amazon Braket has no published flat entry price. Pay-as-you-go. Local simulator is free; quantum processors and managed simulators billed per shot, task, or minute.
- What AI model does Amazon Braket use?
- Amazon Braket runs primarily on AQT IBEX-Q1.
Source: AWS — aws.amazon.com · Reusable under CC BY 4.0 — cite Tomorrow
Capabilities
- multi-vendor hardware
- managed notebooks
- hybrid jobs
- Direct Reservations
- Quantum circuit simulators
- Jupyter notebook development environments
- Hybrid quantum-classical algorithms
- Braket SDK
- Braket Direct
- Embedded simulators
- Quantum Computer Access
- Quantum Circuit Simulators
- Hybrid Quantum-Classical Jobs
- Managed Jupyter Notebooks
- Braket Direct Program
- Braket Python SDK
- Boto3 SDK Integration
- PennyLane & CUDA-Q Support
- Quantum Computers (QPUs)
- Circuit Simulators
- Braket Hybrid Jobs
- Braket Direct (Reserved Access)
- PennyLane Integration Levant
- CUDA-Q Support
- Boto3 SDK Support
- Quantum Hardware Access
- On-Demand Simulators
- Embedded Simulators
- Hybrid Jobs
- Managed Notebooks
- Quantum Computers
- Hybrid Quantum-Classical Algorithms
- Jupyter Notebooks
- Reserved Device Access
- Amazon Braket SDK
- quantum computers
- quantum circuit simulators
- braket direct
- Python SDK
- Jupyter Notebook Development Environments
- Quantum Computing
- Gate-based QPUs
- Rydberg atom-based QPUs
- Braket Direct program
- PennyLane embedded simulators
- Boto 3 SDK
- Simulators
- Quantum Computing SDK
- Gate-based superconducting processors
- Gate-based ion-trap processors
- Neutral atom-based processors
- Braket Direct reserved access
- Quantum computing
- Quantum simulators
- Jupyter notebook environments
- PennyLane Integration
- SDK
- Quantum Simulators
- AQT QPUs
- IonQ QPUs
- IQM QPUs
- QuEra QPUs
- Rigetti QPUs
- AWS SDK/Boto3
- quantum simulators
- quantum hardware access
- hybrid quantum algorithms
- development environment
- braket sdk
- Boto3 Python SDK
- Quantum hardware access
- Managed Jupyter notebooks
- Hybrid Algorithms
- Boto3 SDK
- Jupyter Notebook Environments
Pricing
Local Simulator
Free local simulator in the Amazon Braket SDK
Free
Entry price over time
12 of 42 points reconstructed from Internet Archive captures (hollow dots) — dated by capture, not by when we first saw the page. View a capture
Geek mode
Models under the hood
- disclosed
AQT IBEX-Q1
AQT
- disclosed
Aquila
QuEra
- disclosed
Braket SDK
AWS
- disclosed
Cepheus
Rigetti
- disclosed
Emerald
IQM
- disclosed
Forte
IonQ
- disclosed
Garnet
IQM
- disclosed
IBEX-Q1
AQT
- disclosed
IonQ / IQM / Rigetti / QuEra
partners
- disclosed
IonQ Forte
IonQ
- disclosed
IQM Emerald
IQM
- disclosed
IQM Garnet
IQM
- disclosed
QuEra Aquila
QuEra
- disclosed
Rigetti Cepheus
Rigetti
Context window
—
Public API
yes
Multi-model routing
no
Stack signals
- AWS
- Python
- Jupyter
- PennyLane
- CUDA-Q
Shared model stack
Other tracked products running on the same foundation models — a quick read on how much of the catalog moves when one of these models changes.
- ForteIonQ · 2 products
- IonQ ForteIonQ · 2 products
- AQT IBEX-Q1AQT · 1 product
- AquilaQuEra · 1 product
- Braket SDKAWS · 1 product
- CepheusRigetti · 1 product
- EmeraldIQM · 1 product
- GarnetIQM · 1 product
green disclosed · amber inferred · grey unattributed. Aliases are folded into one model; provider concentration counts only models with an established vendor.
Reported scale
Reference data. Each figure is whatever the source actually said — weekly users, downloads, revenue run-rate — with its own definition and date. These are not comparable between tools and are never used to rank anything.
No public usage figure on record for this product.
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6
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- Advantage2
- Cost
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5
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- Version
- GA
- Cost
- Free tier / free trial options available, or pay-as-you-go.
- Model
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IonQ Forte
IonQ
4
Trapped-ion QPUs via cloud
- Version
- Forte
- Cost
- Free cloud account available for managing keys, simulator access, and tracking jobs; contact IonQ for hardware pricing.
- Model
- Forte
PennyLane
Xanadu
2
Differentiable quantum programming
- Version
- 0.45.1
- Cost
- Free and open-source Python library
- Model
- Catalyst JIT
Change history
- capability
New capabilities: Jupyter Notebook Environments
74 tracked75 tracked · +Jupyter Notebook Environments
source - version
- capability
New capabilities: Hybrid Algorithms, Boto3 SDK
72 tracked74 tracked · +Hybrid Algorithms, Boto3 SDK
source - capability
New capabilities: Quantum hardware access, Managed Jupyter notebooks
70 tracked72 tracked · +Quantum hardware access, Managed Jupyter notebooks
source - capability
- capability
New capabilities: quantum simulators, quantum hardware access, hybrid quantum algorithms
64 tracked69 tracked · +quantum simulators, quantum hardware access, hybrid quantum algorithms, development environment, braket sdk
source - capability
- capability
New capabilities: AQT QPUs, IonQ QPUs, IQM QPUs
58 tracked63 tracked · +AQT QPUs, IonQ QPUs, IQM QPUs, QuEra QPUs, Rigetti QPUs
source - capability
- version
- capability
- capability
- version
- capability
New capabilities: Quantum computing, Quantum simulators, Jupyter notebook environments
52 tracked55 tracked · +Quantum computing, Quantum simulators, Jupyter notebook environments
source - pricing
- pricing
- capability
New capabilities: Quantum Computing SDK, Gate-based superconducting processors, Gate-based ion-trap processors
47 tracked52 tracked · +Quantum Computing SDK, Gate-based superconducting processors, Gate-based ion-trap processors, Neutral atom-based processors, Braket Direct reserved access
source - capability
- capability
- pricing
- version
- pricing
- capability
New capabilities: Gate-based QPUs, Rydberg atom-based QPUs, Braket Direct program
41 tracked45 tracked · +Gate-based QPUs, Rydberg atom-based QPUs, Braket Direct program, PennyLane embedded simulators
source - model
Amazon Braket added AQT IBEX-Q1, IonQ Forte, IQM Emerald, IQM Garnet, QuEra Aquila, Rigetti Cepheus to its model stack
Aquila, Braket SDK, Cepheus, Emerald, Forte, Garnet, IBEX-Q1, IonQ / IQM / Rigetti / QuEraAQT IBEX-Q1, Aquila, Braket SDK, Cepheus, Emerald, Forte, Garnet, IBEX-Q1, IQM Emerald, IQM Garnet, IonQ / IQM / Rigetti / QuEra, IonQ Forte, QuEra Aquila, Rigetti Cepheus
source - capability
- capability
New capabilities: Jupyter Notebook Development Environments
39 tracked40 tracked · +Jupyter Notebook Development Environments
source - capability
- capability
New capabilities: quantum computers, quantum circuit simulators, braket direct
35 tracked38 tracked · +quantum computers, quantum circuit simulators, braket direct
source - capability
- capability
New capabilities: Quantum Computers, Hybrid Quantum-Classical Algorithms, Jupyter Notebooks
307
source - capability
- version
- capability
New capabilities: Quantum computing QPUs, Quantum circuit simulators, Hybrid quantum-classical algorithms
6 tracked10 tracked · +Quantum computing QPUs, Quantum circuit simulators, Hybrid quantum-classical algorithms, Managed Jupyter notebooks
source - capability
- capability
New capabilities: Quantum Computer Access, Quantum Circuit Simulators, Hybrid Quantum-Classical Jobs
108
source - model
Amazon Braket added IBEX-Q1, Forte, Emerald, Garnet, Aquila, Cepheus to its model stack
Braket SDK, IonQ / IQM / Rigetti / QuEraAquila, Braket SDK, Cepheus, Emerald, Forte, Garnet, IBEX-Q1, IonQ / IQM / Rigetti / QuEra
source - capability
New capabilities: Quantum circuit simulators, Jupyter notebook development environments, Hybrid quantum-classical algorithms
46
source - model
Amazon Braket added AQT IBEX-Q1, IonQ Forte, IQM Emerald, IQM Garnet, QuEra Aquila, Rigetti Cepheus to its model stack
—AQT IBEX-Q1, IQM Emerald, IQM Garnet, IonQ Forte, QuEra Aquila, Rigetti Cepheus
source - capability
- capability
Amazon Braket compared
Straight head-to-head pages against the busiest products in Quantum.
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BibTeX
@misc{tomorrow-tools-aws-braket,
author = {{Tomorrow}},
title = {Amazon Braket — version, pricing and model stack},
year = {2026},
publisher = {AlienSquad},
howpublished = {\url{https://tomorrow.aliensquad.ai/tools/aws-braket}},
note = {Accessed: 2026-09-17}
}