Azure Quantum
Hardware from Quantinuum, IonQ and Pasqal with the Q# and resource estimator toolchain.
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Azure Quantum vs IBM Quantum Platform
Azure Quantum (Microsoft) and IBM Quantum Platform (IBM) both sit in Quantum. Azure Quantum is the cheaper entry point at Free tier/credits available; paid usage determined by Microsoft partners who define and control hardware pricing.. IBM Quantum Platform shipped more tracked changes in the last 30 days (13 vs 3). Every value below comes from the latest crawl of the vendors' own pages.
| Attribute | Azure Quantum Microsoft | IBM Quantum Platform IBM |
|---|---|---|
| Segment | Quantum | Quantum |
| Version | Azure Quantum | Qiskit |
| Entry cost | Free tier/credits available; paid usage determined by Microsoft partners who define and control hardware pricing. | Free tier · from $2,880/min |
| Pricing tiers | Free account / Explore today free | Open Plan free · Pay-As-You-Go Plan $5760 · Flex Plan $4320 · Premium Plan $2880 |
| Model stack | Majorana 1 · Q# · Quantinuum / IonQ / Pasqal | 100+ qubit processors · 100+ qubit quantum processing units (QPUs) · IBM Quantum fleet (100+ qubit processors) |
| Context window | — | 5000 two-qubit gates |
| Public API | ||
| Routes models | ||
| Changes / 30d | 3 | 13 |
| 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 |
IBM Quantum Platform
Utility-scale superconducting processors with Qiskit Runtime primitives and error mitigation.
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