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title: Upgrade from the Open Plan
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description: upgrade from the IBM Quantum Open Plan to an IBM Cloud Standard (Pay-As-You-Go) Plan
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platform: cloud
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---
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<Admonition type="note">
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This documentation is relevant to the new IBM Quantum® Platform. If you need the previous version, return to the [IBM Quantum Platform Classic documentation.](https://docs.quantum.ibm.com/guides/)
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</Admonition>
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# Upgrade from the Open Plan
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This guide is for entities who want to upgrade from the IBM Quantum® Open Plan to an IBM Cloud® Standard (Pay-As-You-Go) Plan. For instructions to set up a cloud account, set up a service instance, and work with users, follow these steps.
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If you are an individual setting up the service for the first time or if you have been invited to an instance by an administrator, follow the steps in [Install Qiskit](./install-qiskit) instead.
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## Before you begin
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If necessary, follow the steps in the [Set up to use IBM Cloud](./cloud-setup#cloud) section to complete the following:
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- Sign up for an IBM Cloud account.
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- Create an IBM Quantum instance.
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<span id="update-cloud-account"></span>
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## Upgrade your IBM Cloud account
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Skip this if you already have an IBM Cloud account with a Pay-As-You-Go Plan. All new IBM Cloud accounts are set up with a Pay-As-You-Go Plan.
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You must upgrade your IBM Cloud account in the following circumstances:
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- You have a Trial account.
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- You have a Lite account (deprecated) that you created before 25 October 2021.
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After you upgrade, you can continue to use any instances that you created with your Lite account. To upgrade to a Pay-As-You-Go account, complete the following steps:
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1. Go to Manage > [Account](https://cloud.ibm.com/account) in the IBM Cloud console.
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2. Select **Account settings**, and click **Add credit card**.
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3. Enter your payment information and click **Next** to submit your information.
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4. After your payment information is processed, your account is upgraded, and you can explore and access the full IBM Cloud catalog.
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## Create a new instance
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To use your IBM Cloud Standard Plan, create a new [instance](./instances) and assign it to the Standard Plan. All jobs sent to QPUs by specifying this instance will incur a cost, except under special circumstances, such as if you have credits that give you free usage.
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## Next steps
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<Admonition type="tip" title="Recommendations">
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- [Manage cost](manage-cost) when using the Standard Plan.
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- Learn about the available [plans.](plans-overview)
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- Follow the steps in [Hello world](hello-world) to write and run a quantum program.
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- [Get started with IBM Quantum on Cloud.](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/quantum-computing?topic=quantum-computing-get-started)
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- Try a [tutorial](https://learning.quantum.ibm.com/catalog/tutorials) in IBM Quantum Learning.
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</Admonition> |