IBM Quantum Platform
Utility-scale superconducting processors with Qiskit Runtime primitives and error mitigation.
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IBM Quantum Platform vs Quantinuum Helios
IBM Quantum Platform (IBM) and Quantinuum Helios (Quantinuum) both sit in Quantum. IBM Quantum Platform shipped more tracked changes in the last 30 days (13 vs 6). Every value below comes from the latest crawl of the vendors' own pages.
| Attribute | IBM Quantum Platform IBM | Quantinuum Helios Quantinuum |
|---|---|---|
| Segment | Quantum | Quantum |
| Version | Qiskit | Helios |
| Entry cost | Free tier · from $2,880/min | Hardware-as-a-service / access via Nexus cloud or on-premise. Pricing is not published (contact sales). |
| Pricing tiers | Open Plan free · Pay-As-You-Go Plan $5760 · Flex Plan $4320 · Premium Plan $2880 | — |
| Model stack | 100+ qubit processors · 100+ qubit quantum processing units (QPUs) · IBM Quantum fleet (100+ qubit processors) | Guppy / TKET · Helios · Helios trapped-ion QPU |
| Context window | 5000 two-qubit gates | — |
| Public API | ||
| Routes models | ||
| Changes / 30d | 13 | 6 |
| 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 | all-to-all connectivity, 99.9%+ 2Q fidelity, real-time conditional logic, Hardware-as-a-Service, On-premise access, Cloud access, 99.921% Two-qubit gate fidelity, 99.921% two-qubit gate fidelity |
Quantinuum Helios
Highest published two-qubit fidelities, all-to-all connectivity, real-time classical control.
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