Some hardware providers may require an appropriate account.
emulate by provider
The SDK exposes an emulate flag on several backend preference types; semantics differ by provider:
| Provider | Doc section |
|---|---|
| IBM Quantum | IBM hardware noise simulation (emulate) |
| IonQ (direct API) | IonQ hardware noise simulation (emulate) |
| Azure Quantum | IonQ hardware noise simulation on Azure Quantum (emulate) |
| Amazon Braket | Device emulation (emulate) |