num_repeats effect on costs (DWave's solvers)

Hello, and thank you for your interest in Braket! The num_repeats parameter on D-Wave's qbsolv does not correspond directly to Braket tasks or Braket shots. The qbsolv algorithm decomposes an annealing problem into smaller subproblems which are then sent to a sampling device. The num_repeats parameter controls how many times this happens, but the number of subproblems generated on each pass of the algorithm is dependent upon the input annealing problem which is to be solved. You can try using D-Wave's TrackingComposite (documentation) with one of the local samplers to test out how qbsolv may slice up your annealing problem.