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Azure Quantum is the largest ecosystem of Quantum and Quantum inspired optimization solutions and is your best path to leverage the latest Optimization technologies from Microsoft and our Partners, as you seek long term cost-saving solutions.

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Azure Quantum offers a range of quantum solutions offered by Microsoft and its partners. Microsoft partners define and control the pricing of the solutions they make available. You can review a detailed list of the available plans and pricing for all partners in Azure Quantum documentation pricing page.

Microsoft QIO Solvers

Microsoft QIO solvers are offered in two tiers, without any minimum commitment, and allow you to scale as demand and the complexity of your problems grow.

SKU
Quota per month
SOLVERS PERFORMANCE PRICE (GLOBAL)
Price per compute hour, billed per second
Learn & Develop
1/20 hours of compute (default/max)
Simulated annealing
Simulated annealing (Parameter-free)
Parallel tempering
Parallel tempering (Parameter-free)
Quantum Monte Carlo
Tabu search
Up to 5 concurrent jobs 0-1 hour - Free
1-20 hours - $-/hour
Performance at scale
1,000 hours of compute (default)
50,000 hour of compute (max)
Simulated annealing
Simulated annealing (Parameter-free)
Parallel tempering
Parallel tempering (Parameter-free)
Quantum Monte Carlo
Tabu search
Up to 100 concurrent jobs 0-1 hour - Free
1-100 hours - $-/hour
100-500 hours - $-/hour
500-1,000 hours - $-/hour
> 1,000 hours - $-/hour

*In supported regions

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