14
Cloud access to Heron and Nighthawk QPUs
- Version
- IBM Quantum Platform
- Cost
- Free tier · from $96/min
- Model
- 100+ qubit processors
Azure Quantum
Microsoft · #4 most active of 18 in Quantum
Hardware from Quantinuum, IonQ and Pasqal with the Q# and resource estimator toolchain.
100
Trust score · Verified
2 data points checked · 2026-09-12
Current version
GA
Entry cost
Free tier / free trial options available, or pay-as-you-go.
Changes / 30d
5
The short answers · verified September 16, 2026
- What is the latest version of Azure Quantum?
- The current shipped version of Azure Quantum is GA, as of September 16, 2026.
- How much does Azure Quantum cost?
- Azure Quantum has no published flat entry price. Free tier / free trial options available, or pay-as-you-go.
- What AI model does Azure Quantum use?
- Azure Quantum runs primarily on Majorana 1.
Source: Microsoft — azure.microsoft.com · Reusable under CC BY 4.0 — cite Tomorrow
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
- Quantum hardware access
- Quantum Hardware Access
- Q# Programming Language
- Hybrid Quantum Computing
- Copilot Integration
- Copilot integration
- Quantum Resource Estimator
- Copilot Coding Assistance
- Quantum Ready Program
- Microsoft Quantum Development Kit (QDK)
- Python integration
- Resource estimator
- Quantum Ready program
- Quantum hardware partners
- Copilot coding assistant
- Majorana 1 chip
- QDK (Quantum Development Kit)
- Quantum hardware providers
- Copilot Coding Assistant
- Quantum Development Kit
- quantum hardware
- quantum development kit (qdk)
- q# programming language
- python integration
- copilot integration
- Python Integration
- Majorana 1 Chip
- Python support
- Q# language support
- Copilot coding assistance
- Majorana 1
- Quantum hardware integration
- Quantum resource estimator
- Quantum Hardware Integration
- Quantum Hardware access
- Quantum Software Development Kit
- Microsoft Quantum Resource Estimator
- Quantum Hardware Providers
- Microsoft resource estimator
- Majorana 1 chip support
- Quantum Computing
- quantum programming
- Q# language
- hybrid quantum computing
- quantum workspace
- quantum hardware access
- Azure Quantum Resource Estimator
- Quantum SDK / Q#
- Microsoft Quantum Development Kit
- quantum software
- QDK
- quantum hardware integration
- quantum computing
- quantum simulation
- Quantum Hardware Selection
- Copilot Assistant
- Quantum SDK
Pricing
Free Trial / Free Account
Try Azure free for up to 30 days or access free Azure services.
Free
Pay as you go
Pay for the resources you use.
Free
Entry price over time
Geek mode
Models under the hood
- disclosed
Majorana 1
Microsoft
- disclosed
Q#
Microsoft
- disclosed
Quantinuum / IonQ / Pasqal
partners
Context window
—
Public API
yes
Multi-model routing
no
Stack signals
- python
- 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.
- Majorana 1Microsoft · 1 product
- Q#Microsoft · 1 product
- Quantinuum / IonQ / Pasqalpartners · 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.
Public market scorecard
Microsoft investor relationsMicrosoft trades as NASDAQ: MSFT. Figures below are as reported for Q4 FY2026 on Jul 29, 2026; market levels are the close on Aug 6, 2026 and are a reference marker, not a live quote.
Q4 FY2026 revenue
$81B
+17% YoY
- Azure growth
- ~+34% YoY
- AI services a large share of the beat
- Microsoft 365 Copilot
- majority of Fortune 500
- company stated
- Capex
- ~$30B in the quarter
Also in Quantum
All QuantumGoogle Quantum AIGoogle
8
Willow superconducting processor
- Version
- Cirq
- Cost
- Free and open-source library
- Model
- Cirq
D-Wave Leap
D-Wave
6
Annealing and hybrid solvers
- Version
- Advantage2
- Cost
- Free tier · from $2,000/unit
- Model
- Advantage
4
Managed multi-vendor quantum cloud
- Version
- Braket SDK
- Cost
- Pay-as-you-go. Local simulator is free; quantum processors and managed simulators billed per shot, task, or minute.
- Model
- AQT IBEX-Q1
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
- capability
New capabilities: Quantum Hardware Selection, Copilot Assistant
62 tracked64 tracked · +Quantum Hardware Selection, Copilot Assistant
source - capability
New capabilities: quantum computing, quantum simulation
60 tracked62 tracked · +quantum computing, quantum simulation
source - capability
New capabilities: QDK, quantum hardware integration
58 tracked60 tracked · +QDK, quantum hardware integration
source - capability
- capability
New capabilities: Microsoft Quantum Development Kit
56 tracked57 tracked · +Microsoft Quantum Development Kit
source - capability
- capability
New capabilities: Azure Quantum Resource Estimator
54 tracked55 tracked · +Azure Quantum Resource Estimator
source - capability
New capabilities: quantum programming, Q# language, hybrid quantum computing
49 tracked54 tracked · +quantum programming, Q# language, hybrid quantum computing, quantum workspace, quantum hardware access
source - capability
- model
Azure Quantum added Majorana 1 to its model stack
Q#, Quantinuum / IonQ / PasqalMajorana 1, Q#, Quantinuum / IonQ / Pasqal
source - capability
New capabilities: Microsoft resource estimator, Majorana 1 chip support
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source - capability
New capabilities: Quantum Hardware Providers
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source - capability
New capabilities: Quantum Hardware access, Quantum Software Development Kit, Microsoft Quantum Resource Estimator
42 tracked45 tracked · +Quantum Hardware access, Quantum Software Development Kit, Microsoft Quantum Resource Estimator
source - capability
New capabilities: Quantum Hardware Integration
41 tracked42 tracked · +Quantum Hardware Integration
source - capability
New capabilities: Quantum hardware integration, Quantum resource estimator
39 tracked41 tracked · +Quantum hardware integration, Quantum resource estimator
source - capability
- capability
New capabilities: Q# language support, Copilot coding assistance
36 tracked38 tracked · +Q# language support, Copilot coding assistance
source - capability
- capability
New capabilities: Python Integration, Majorana 1 Chip
33 tracked35 tracked · +Python Integration, Majorana 1 Chip
source - capability
New capabilities: quantum hardware, quantum development kit (qdk), q# programming language
28 tracked33 tracked · +quantum hardware, quantum development kit (qdk), q# programming language, python integration, copilot integration
source - capability
- capability
- capability
New capabilities: Quantum hardware providers
25 tracked26 tracked · +Quantum hardware providers
source - capability
New capabilities: QDK (Quantum Development Kit)
24 tracked25 tracked · +QDK (Quantum Development Kit)
source - capability
New capabilities: Copilot coding assistant, Majorana 1 chip
22 tracked24 tracked · +Copilot coding assistant, Majorana 1 chip
source - capability
- capability
New capabilities: Microsoft Quantum Development Kit (QDK), Python integration, Resource estimator
176
source - capability
New capabilities: Quantum Resource Estimator, Copilot Coding Assistance, Quantum Ready Program
146
source - capability
- capability
New capabilities: Quantum Hardware Access, Q# Programming Language, Hybrid Quantum Computing
96
source - capability
New capabilities: Q# programming language, Quantum Development Kit (QDK), Resource Estimator
36
source
Azure Quantum compared
Straight head-to-head pages against the busiest products in Quantum.
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BibTeX
@misc{tomorrow-tools-azure-quantum,
author = {{Tomorrow}},
title = {Azure Quantum — version, pricing and model stack},
year = {2026},
publisher = {AlienSquad},
howpublished = {\url{https://tomorrow.aliensquad.ai/tools/azure-quantum}},
note = {Accessed: 2026-09-17}
}