Pay for actual QPU execution time. Ideal for time-efficient circuits.
Free access to select 127-qubit Eagle QPUs; 10 minutes/month on premium systems
10 platforms offering quantum processor access. Compare billing models, free tiers, QPU availability, and pricing structures to find the best platform for your workloads.
Pay for actual QPU execution time. Ideal for time-efficient circuits.
Free access to select 127-qubit Eagle QPUs; 10 minutes/month on premium systems
Pay per individual circuit execution (shot). Good for exploratory workloads with variable shot counts.
Free Simulator usage (SV1, TN1, DM1); no free QPU time
Buy credits in advance, spend across multiple QPU providers.
$500 USD free credits for new accounts; valid for IonQ, Quantinuum, and Rigetti
Monthly/annual subscription for guaranteed access. Research partnerships only.
Research partnerships only; no public paid access
Pay per minute of QPU access. Standard for annealing systems with fast job times.
1 minute of QPU time per month for academic users; developer plan available
Pay per job submitted. Best when running many shots per job batch.
IonQ Algorithmic Qubit Tokens — priced on circuit complexity (gates × shots).
Pay per individual circuit execution (shot). Good for exploratory workloads with variable shot counts.
Buy credits in advance, spend across multiple QPU providers.
300 qBraid credits on signup; credits can be used across multiple QPU backends
Buy credits in advance, spend across multiple QPU providers.
Free tier with limited credits; access to multiple QPU providers
| Platform | Billing | Free Tier | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| IBM Quantum | Per Second | Yes | Details |
| Amazon Braket | Per Shot | Yes | Details |
| Azure Quantum | Credits | Yes | Details |
| Google Quantum AI | Subscription | Yes | Details |
| D-Wave Leap | Per Minute | Yes | Details |
| Xanadu Cloud | Per Task | No | Details |
| IonQ Quantum Cloud | AQT (IonQ metric) | No | Details |
| Rigetti QCS | Per Shot | No | Details |
| qBraid | Credits | Yes | Details |
| Strangeworks | Credits | Yes | Details |