@Earman I think it would be best to ask such questions in an email to info@hpqc.org, or if you want to write directly to me, you can write to nike@hpqc.org. In terms of "pricing", there is no free at the moment, and it is a registered not-for-profit research institute. However you would likely need to have some level of research collaboration with an HPQC Labs faculty member (such as myself).