IBM Quantum Platform
Utility-scale superconducting processors with Qiskit Runtime primitives and error mitigation.
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IBM Quantum Platform vs Azure Quantum
IBM Quantum Platform (IBM) and Azure Quantum (Microsoft) 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 | IBM Quantum Platform IBM | Azure Quantum Microsoft |
|---|---|---|
| Segment | Quantum | Quantum |
| Version | Qiskit | Azure Quantum |
| Entry cost | Free tier · from $2,880/min | Free tier/credits available; paid usage determined by Microsoft partners who define and control hardware pricing. |
| Pricing tiers | Open Plan free · Pay-As-You-Go Plan $5760 · Flex Plan $4320 · Premium Plan $2880 | Free account / Explore today free |
| Model stack | 100+ qubit processors · 100+ qubit quantum processing units (QPUs) · IBM Quantum fleet (100+ qubit processors) | Majorana 1 · Q# · Quantinuum / IonQ / Pasqal |
| Context window | 5000 two-qubit gates | — |
| Public API | ||
| Routes models | ||
| Changes / 30d | 13 | 3 |
| Origin | Global | Global |
| Capabilities | 156-qubit Heron r2, Qiskit Runtime primitives, dynamic circuits, error mitigation, Quantum computer access, Qiskit Runtime, Qiskit Functions catalog, Error mitigation | Quantinuum + IonQ + Pasqal backends, resource estimator, Q# and Python, Q# programming language, Quantum Development Kit (QDK), Resource Estimator, Copilot for coding, Hybrid quantum computing |
Azure Quantum
Hardware from Quantinuum, IonQ and Pasqal with the Q# and resource estimator toolchain.
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