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 trial available; pricing not publicly listed for paid tiers.. IBM Quantum Platform shipped more tracked changes in the last 30 days (13 vs 4). 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 | Advantage2 |
| Entry cost | Free tier · from $2,880/min | Free trial available; pricing not publicly listed for paid tiers. |
| Pricing tiers | Open Plan free · Pay-As-You-Go Plan $5760 · Flex Plan $4320 · Premium Plan $2880 | Free Trial free |
| Model stack | 100+ qubit processors · 100+ qubit quantum processing units (QPUs) · IBM Quantum fleet (100+ qubit processors) | Advantage · Advantage2 · hybrid solvers |
| Context window | 5000 two-qubit gates | — |
| Public API | ||
| Routes models | ||
| Changes / 30d | 13 | 4 |
| 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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