IBM Quantum Platform
Utility-scale superconducting processors with Qiskit Runtime primitives and error mitigation.
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IBM Quantum Platform vs D-Wave Leap
IBM Quantum Platform (IBM) and D-Wave Leap (D-Wave) both sit in Quantum. D-Wave Leap is the cheaper entry point at Free tier · from $2,000/unit. IBM Quantum Platform shipped more tracked changes in the last 30 days (17 vs 8). Every value below comes from the latest crawl of the vendors' own pages.
| Attribute | IBM Quantum Platform IBM | D-Wave Leap D-Wave |
|---|---|---|
| Segment | Quantum | Quantum |
| Version | Qiskit SDK | Advantage2 |
| Entry cost | Free tier · from $5,760/min | Free tier · from $2,000/unit |
| Pricing tiers | Open Plan free · Pay-As-You-Go Plan $5760 · Flex Plan $28800 · Premium Plan $249600 · On-Prem Plan free | Free Trial free |
| Model stack | 100+ qubit processors · 100+ qubit quantum processors · Heron r2 QPU · IBM Quantum Fleet (100+ qubit processors) · Qiskit Runtime · Qiskit SDK | Advantage · Advantage2 · hybrid solvers |
| Context window | 5000 two-qubit gates | — |
| Public API | ||
| Routes models | ||
| Changes / 30d | 17 | 8 |
| 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 | 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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