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AWS Braket — QuEra Aquila

QuEra Aquila (analog Hamiltonian simulator, Rydberg) · neutral-atom · 256 physical qubits

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Pricing model

$0.30 per task + $0.01 per shot. Analog Rydberg-blockade programs only — not gate-model.

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 analog program	$1.30	Sub-$2 pilot access to neutral-atom hardware.
10,000-shot analog program	$100.30	Mid-range cost for analog workloads.

2.Structural hardware advantage

256-atom neutral-atom analog quantum simulator. Operates as a Rydberg-blockade Hamiltonian simulator — not a gate-model QPU. Useful for specific quantum simulation problems (MIS, MaxCut, certain spin-glass) without the gate-overhead of digital approaches.

3.Position in the 2026 stack

Production, paradigm-specific. The largest publicly-accessible analog quantum simulator. QuEra's gate-model machine (Gemini) is forthcoming but not yet publicly priced.

4.Best-fit workloads

Maximum Independent Set (MIS) problems
Quantum simulation of Rydberg spin systems
Combinatorial optimisation via analog techniques

5.Pricing trap

Watch for: Analog-only programs. Do not budget Aquila for gate-model circuits — it cannot run them. If your workload requires digital gates, Aquila is not the right hardware regardless of cost.

Verification note. Analog mode only — not a gate-model device; 2Q fidelity not comparable. Reserved $2,500/hr.

6.Source

https://aws.amazon.com/braket/pricing/ · verified 2026-06-03