D-Wave Leap pricing in 2026: free trial, then quote-only
D-Wave's Leap cloud offers a free trial (1 minute of QPU time plus 20 minutes of hybrid-solver time, expiring a month after signup) and a commercial subscription that is quote-only, with no public 2026 list price. D-Wave is also paradigm-distinct: the Advantage2 is a 4,400-plus-qubit quantum annealer, not a gate-model machine, so its pricing and its qubits are not directly comparable to IBM, IonQ or Rigetti. This page states the verified free-trial terms and marks the commercial rate quote-only rather than republish a stale 2023 figure.
1.How D-Wave Leap bills
The Leap free trial is genuinely free: 1 minute of QPU access and 20 minutes of hybrid-solver time, expiring one month after signup. The commercial Leap subscription is sold by quote; D-Wave has not republished a public list price since 2023 industry coverage (which cited roughly $2,000/hr, a figure we do not republish without re-verification). Because Advantage2 is an annealer, it targets optimisation and sampling workloads rather than the gate-model circuits the rest of this site prices.
2.D-Wave Leap devices and verified rates
Table 1 — D-Wave Leap offerings, 2026
| Offering | Tech | Qubits | Price | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D-Wave Leap — Trial | annealer | 4400 | $0 free trial | verified primary |
| D-Wave Leap — Commercial | annealer | 4400 | quote n/a | quote only |
Each offering links to its full per-device analysis. Prices verified 2026-06-03 against the source on each provider page. Estimate a specific job with the cost calculator.
3.Frequently asked questions
How much does D-Wave quantum cost?
D-Wave Leap has a free trial (1 minute of QPU time plus 20 minutes of hybrid-solver time, expiring a month after signup). The commercial subscription is quote-only: D-Wave has not published a public 2026 list price. Older industry coverage cited roughly $2,000/hour in 2023, but that figure should not be treated as current without re-verification.
Is D-Wave a real quantum computer?
D-Wave's Advantage2 is a quantum annealer with over 4,400 flux qubits, not a gate-model (universal) quantum computer like IBM, IonQ or Rigetti. It solves optimisation and sampling problems by quantum annealing rather than running arbitrary circuits, so its pricing, qubit count and fidelity are not directly comparable to the gate-model providers priced elsewhere on this site.
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