Qiskit

{
  "service_type": "platform",
  "base_url": "https://www.ibm.com/quantum/qiskit",
  "auth_method": "none",
  "auth_config": {},
  "endpoints": [
    {
      "name": "IBM Quantum REST API (for backend access)",
      "url": "https://api.quantum-computing.ibm.com/runtime",
      "method": "POST",
      "description": "REST endpoint for submitting quantum jobs to IBM Quantum backends and retrieving results. Qiskit itself is a client SDK; actual remote execution uses the IBM Quantum API."
    },
    {
      "name": "Qiskit Aer local simulator",
      "url": "local",
      "method": "N/A",
      "description": "Local high-performance simulator for quantum circuits, no network endpoint."
    }
  ],
  "pricing_model": {
    "type": "freemium",
    "details": {
      "sdk": "Qiskit SDK is open-source (Apache 2.0), free to use and modify.",
      "ibm_quantum_cloud": "IBM Quantum Platform offers free tier with limited access to quantum hardware and simulators; paid plans available for premium access, higher limits, and enterprise support."
    }
  },
  "rate_limits": {
    "note": "Rate limits apply to IBM Quantum Platform usage, not to the local Qiskit SDK. Free tier has job and time limits; paid tiers increase quotas."
  },
  "capabilities": [
    "Open-source quantum computing SDK",
    "Circuit construction and transpilation",
    "Quantum operators and primitives",
    "Integration with IBM Quantum hardware and simulators",
    "Local simulation via Aer",
    "Support for quantum algorithms and applications",
    "Python and (experimental) other language bindings",
    "Extensive documentation and community support"
  ],
  "raw_analysis": "Qiskit is an open-source quantum computing software development kit (SDK) developed by IBM. It allows developers, researchers, and students to build, simulate, and execute quantum circuits on simulators or real quantum hardware. The SDK itself is a Python library (with some Rust/C++ components) and does not expose a public REST API for general use; instead, it communicates with IBM Quantum services via the IBM Quantum REST API for job submission and results. The platform targets quantum computing developers and is mature, with regular releases, a large community, and integration into IBM's quantum cloud. Pricing for the SDK is free (open-source), while access to IBM's quantum hardware and advanced simulators follows a freemium model through IBM Quantum Platform. Rate limits are tied to the cloud service tiers, not the SDK. Key capabilities include circuit design, transpilation, error mitigation, primitives, and algorithm libraries. The platform is well-documented and actively maintained."
}

1/3 tests passed

{
  "overall": 68,
  "dimensions": {
    "token_efficiency": 8.0,
    "first_try_success": 6.0,
    "response_parseability": 6.5,
    "error_clarity": 6.0,
    "doc_quality": 9.0,
    "auth_simplicity": 5.0,
    "latency": 6.5,
    "consistency": 7.5
  },
  "pricing_normalized": {
    "model": "freemium",
    "free_tier": "IBM Quantum Platform free tier with limited hardware/simulator access; Qiskit SDK fully open-source (Apache 2.0)",
    "paid_tiers": "Premium access, higher limits, enterprise support",
    "pricing_transparency": "moderate — tiers described but exact pricing not published on landing page"
  },
  "issues": [
    "No robots.txt (404) — poor discoverability governance for crawlers/agents",
    "No llms.txt (404) — missing LLM-friendly entry point, agents can't quickly ingest platform capabilities",
    "Auth path not clearly documented on landing page; sign-up flow for IBM Quantum Platform not trivial for agent-assisted onboarding",
    "Pricing details not surfaced — freemium → paid boundary unclear without deeper docs",
    "564ms landing latency is acceptable but not fast for a docs-heavy platform",
    "Mixed structured/unstructured docs; SDK-focused but API surface less explicitly enumerable than expected"
  ],
  "recommendations": [
    "Publish robots.txt and llms.txt to expose a machine-readable capability and pricing summary — major agent-efficiency win",
    "Add a structured API reference (OpenAPI/JSON schema) for IBM Quantum Platform endpoints",
    "Simplify/agentify sign-up: magic link or OAuth with IBMid, plus clear free-tier quota disclosure up front",
    "Surface exact free vs. paid boundaries (shots, jobs/month, queue priority) on a single comparisons page",
    "Provide a 'quickstart for agents' page: install, token, first circuit, run on simulator/hardware in <5 min",
    "Cache/CDN optimize landing page to push latency under 400ms",
    "Maintain a public status page link on the main site for uptime transparency"
  ]
}