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AWS Braket — IonQ Forte

IonQ Forte (36 qubits, Yb-171+ trapped-ion) · trapped-ion · 36 physical qubits · 99.60% 2Q fidelity

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Pricing model

$0.30 per task + $0.08 per shot. Minimum 2,500 shots per task when error mitigation is on.

1.Representative workload costs

Concrete circuit costs for common workload sizes. Where the pricing model is non-linear (per-program minimums, per-month subscriptions), the table surfaces the floor and break-even points.

Table 1 — Workload cost reference

Workload	Cost (USD)	Note
100-shot pilot circuit	$8.30	Sub-$10 entry to trapped-ion access. Most-favourable category for first-circuit exploration.
10,000-shot characterisation	$800.30	Linear in shots; predictable budget planning.
Single 2,500-shot mitigated task (minimum)	$200.30	Floor cost when error mitigation is on. Pay for the floor even if your algorithm needs fewer.
VQE 200k shots (200 tasks x 1k)	$16,060.00	200 task fees plus 200,000 shots at $0.08. Trapped-ion fidelity can cut the shot budget needed, which is the only way this comes down.

2.Structural hardware advantage

36-qubit trapped-ion with 99.6% 2Q fidelity. Deeper algorithm support than 99.1% superconducting alternatives — practical for chemistry-style circuits where depth matters. Yb-171+ ion architecture has microsecond-scale coherence — practically unlimited for current circuit depths.

3.Position in the 2026 stack

Production trapped-ion. IonQ's flagship commercial QPU. Forte Enterprise variant has slightly more reliable scheduling for production workloads.

4.Best-fit workloads

Quantum chemistry pilots (deep circuits)
Algorithm benchmark studies
Fidelity-bottlenecked workloads where 2Q error rate dominates

5.Pricing trap

Watch for: Mitigation-on minimum is 2,500 shots per task. Many real workloads benefit from running multiple distinct tasks rather than batching — the per-task minimum drives up cost. Test mitigation-off first if your algorithm doesn't strictly require it.

Verification note. Minimum 2,500 shots per task when error mitigation is on. Reserved access $7,000/hr. Re-verified 2026-09-07 against the AWS Price List API Braket offer file (publication 2026-08-31): $0.30 per task, $0.08 per shot, $7,000 per reserved hour, unchanged. Forte-Enterprise-1 carries the same rates.

6.Source

https://aws.amazon.com/braket/pricing/ · verified 2026-09-07