Quantum computing billing is complex. Each platform uses a different pricing model — from simple per-shot pricing to exotic unit systems like AQT and HQC. These calculators help you estimate costs before submitting jobs.
Enter your circuit parameters — qubit count, circuit depth, 1Q and 2Q gate counts, measurements, and shot count — and instantly estimate the cost across every compatible QPU and cloud platform. Supports per-shot, per-second, AQT, and HQC pricing models.
Calculate the exact cost for jobs on IonQ QPUs using the Algorithmic Qubit Token (AQT) pricing model. Input your circuit's two-qubit and one-qubit gate counts with shot count to see costs across IonQ Cloud, Amazon Braket, Azure Quantum, and qBraid.
Compute costs for Quantinuum H1-1 and H2-1 jobs using the Hardware Quantum Credit (HQC) model. The HQC formula accounts for circuit complexity: single-qubit gates, two-qubit gates, measurements, and shot count. Compare Azure Quantum vs Strangeworks pricing.
Estimate costs for quantum jobs on Amazon Braket across all supported QPUs: IonQ Forte, IonQ Aria, Rigetti Ankaa-3, IQM Garnet, AQT PINE, QuEra Aquila, and D-Wave Advantage. Covers per-shot and per-task pricing with the $0.30 task fee.
Understanding how quantum cloud providers charge is essential for cost control. Here are the four main billing approaches:
total = price_per_shot × shots + task_fee
Example: Rigetti Ankaa-3 on Braket: $0.00090/shot × 1,000 + $0.30 = $1.20
total = price_per_second × execution_time_seconds
Example: IBM Heron r2: $1.60/sec × 10 sec = $16.00
AQT = shots × (n_2q + 0.1 × n_1q) total = $0.00097 × AQT
Example: 1,000 shots, 20 two-qubit gates → AQT = 20,000 → cost = $19.40
HQC = (n_1q + 10 × n_2q + 5 × n_meas) × shots total = price_per_hqc × HQC
Example: H2-1: 10 2Q gates, 5 1Q gates, 5 meas, 100 shots → HQC = 1,600 → $440
For per-shot pricing, the task fee ($0.30) is fixed. Running 10,000 shots spreads this fee over more executions, reducing cost per shot.
For AQT/HQC pricing, 2Q gates are 10× more expensive than 1Q gates. Use transpiler optimization to reduce CNOT/CZ gate count before submission.
Quantinuum H2-1 emulator costs $5.50/HQC vs $275/HQC for the real QPU — 50× cheaper. Validate circuit logic before running on hardware.
The same QPU can cost differently on different platforms. Rigetti Ankaa-3 is cheapest on Rigetti QCS ($0.00075/shot) vs Amazon Braket ($0.00090/shot).
IBM Quantum offers free access to Eagle QPUs. Azure Quantum gives $500 credits for new accounts. qBraid gives 300 credits on signup. Start free.
Optimization problems with 1,000+ variables are cheaper on D-Wave annealing ($2,000/min but problems solve in microseconds). Don't use gate QPUs for pure optimization.