Azure Quantum
Hardware from Quantinuum, IonQ and Pasqal with the Q# and resource estimator toolchain.
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Azure Quantum vs D-Wave Leap
Azure Quantum (Microsoft) and D-Wave Leap (D-Wave) both sit in Quantum. Azure Quantum is the cheaper entry point at Free tier / free trial options available, or pay-as-you-go.. D-Wave Leap shipped more tracked changes in the last 30 days (6 vs 5). Every value below comes from the latest crawl of the vendors' own pages.
| Attribute | Azure Quantum Microsoft | D-Wave Leap D-Wave |
|---|---|---|
| Segment | Quantum | Quantum |
| Version | GA | Advantage2 |
| Entry cost | Free tier / free trial options available, or pay-as-you-go. | Free tier · from $2,000/unit |
| Pricing tiers | Free Trial / Free Account free · Pay as you go free | Free Trial free |
| Model stack | Majorana 1 · Q# · Quantinuum / IonQ / Pasqal | Advantage · Advantage2 · hybrid solvers |
| Context window | — | — |
| Public API | ||
| Routes models | ||
| Changes / 30d | 5 | 6 |
| 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 | 4,400+ qubit annealer, hybrid nonlinear solver, real-time access, Real-time quantum access, Quantum-classical hybrid solvers, SOC 2 Type 2 compliance, 99.9% uptime and availability, Codespaces and devcontainers support |
D-Wave Leap
Advantage2 annealer plus hybrid solvers aimed at optimisation workloads.
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