---
title: "GET /jobs/estimate"
method: GET
path: "/jobs/estimate"
---

# GET /jobs/estimate

`GET /jobs/estimate`

## Query parameters

- `backend` string, required — Available options: `simulator`, `qpu.aria-1`, `qpu.aria-2`, `qpu.forte-1`, `qpu.forte-enterprise-1`
- `type` string
- `qubits` integer
- `shots` integer
- `1q_gates` integer
- `2q_gates` integer
- `error_mitigation` boolean

## Response `200`

Successfully retrieved the cost estimate of a job.

- GetJobEstimateResponse
  - `input_values` GetJobEstimateQueryParams, required
    - `backend` string, required — Available options: `simulator`, `qpu.aria-1`, `qpu.aria-2`, `qpu.forte-1`, `qpu.forte-enterprise-1`
    - `type` string
    - `qubits` integer
    - `shots` integer
    - `1q_gates` integer
    - `2q_gates` integer
    - `error_mitigation` boolean
  - `estimated_at` string, required
  - `cost_unit` string, required
  - `rate_information` object, required
    - `qct_cost_cents` number, double, nullable, required
    - `rate_type` 'qct' | '2qge', required
    - `job_cost_minimum` number, double, nullable, required
    - `cost_2q_gate` number, double, nullable, required
    - `cost_1q_gate` number, double, nullable, required
    - `organization` string, required
  - `estimated_cost` number, double, required
  - `estimated_execution_time` number, double, required
  - `estimated_quantum_compute_time_us` number, double
  - `current_predicted_queue_time` number, double, required

## Other responses

- `429` — Too Many Requests. To get a higher rate limit, please reach out to support@ionq.co
- `500` — A generic server failure, please reach out to support@ionq.co for help with this error
- `502` — Bad Gateway, this can be caused by misbehaving proxies, or by service issues. These can be retried, and downtime can be found on status.ionq.co
- `503` — Service Unavailable, this is indicative of service outage, please check status.ionq.co

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