Azure Quantum
Hardware from Quantinuum, IonQ and Pasqal with the Q# and resource estimator toolchain.
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Azure Quantum vs IonQ Forte
Azure Quantum (Microsoft) and IonQ Forte (IonQ) both sit in Quantum. IonQ Forte shipped more tracked changes in the last 30 days (6 vs 3). Every value below comes from the latest crawl of the vendors' own pages.
| Attribute | Azure Quantum Microsoft | IonQ Forte IonQ |
|---|---|---|
| Segment | Quantum | Quantum |
| Version | Azure Quantum | Forte |
| Entry cost | Free tier/credits available; paid usage determined by Microsoft partners who define and control hardware pricing. | Pricing is not published. Sign up for a free account to access simulators and manage API keys; hardware/QPU access is paid. |
| Pricing tiers | Free account / Explore today free | IonQ Quantum Cloud Free Account free |
| Model stack | Majorana 1 · Q# · Quantinuum / IonQ / Pasqal | Forte · Forte QPU · IonQ Forte · IonQ Forte QPU |
| Context window | — | — |
| Public API | ||
| Routes models | ||
| Changes / 30d | 3 | 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 | 36 algorithmic qubits, cloud + on-prem systems, native gate access, Trapped ion quantum computing, IonQ Quantum Cloud access, Forte noise model simulator, Qiskit integration, Cirq integration |
IonQ Forte
Forte and Forte Enterprise systems available through Braket, Azure and IonQ Cloud.
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