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Technology for the
quantum future

A technology stack for the era of utility

The era of quantum utility demands a quantum computing stack that supports large-scale executions on world-leading quantum computers. IBM and partners offer tools and services that simplify the work of building complex circuits and improve performance.
Qiskit Functions
Qiskit Functions
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Streamline your quantum development workflow with Qiskit Functions, a catalog of managed services provided by IBM and 3rd-party partners.

Qiskit SDK
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Qiskit is the toolkit for useful quantum computing, with stable, easy-to-use documentation and interoperable capabilities.

Qiskit Serverless
Qiskit Serverless
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Qiskit Serverless provides a simple interface to run workloads across quantum and classical resources.

Quantum computers

IBM quantum computers are modular and extensible to leverage HPCs for quantum-centric supercomputing. Access IBM quantum computers via Qiskit Runtime.


Our roadmap to advance useful quantum computing

We are now firmly in the era of quantum utility. That means quantum computers are better at quantum computing than classical computers, and can be leveraged by our users to discover new algorithms and search for quantum advantages. Our extended roadmap articulates our plan to make quantum computers more useful, as we progress toward quantum-centric supercomputing.

To enable users to run utility-scale workloads, we are focused on increasing the qubits on our quantum computers as well as a metric called “gate operations”—a measure of the scale of workloads that a quantum computer can run.

Our roadmap has two sections to track this complex mission. The development roadmap details major releases and the innovation roadmap outlines the technology milestones required to deliver them. Learn more about our progress with the guided explainer below.
The IBM Quantum development roadmap from 2016 - 2033+

Scaling quantum computing

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Circuits run on our quantum computers

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Utility-scale quantum computers worldwide

156

Qubits on the Heron chip, built for real-time classical communication between processors

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Papers leveraging Qiskit® and IBM® quantum services

IBM Quantum data centers provide access to utility-scale quantum computers for our clients worldwide. Today, our New York data center houses the bulk of our global fleet.

In October 2024, IBM established the first European quantum data center in Ehningen, Germany.

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Chancellor Olaf Scholz looking at a quantum computer during the IBM Quantum Data Center opening in Europe.
Ribbon-cutting of the IBM Quantum Data Center in Europe with Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz looking at a quantum computer during the IBM Quantum Data Center opening in Europe.

IBM Quantum System Two™ is the building block of quantum-centric supercomputing

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IBM Quantum Safe

IBM Quantum Safe technology is a comprehensive set of tools, capabilities, and approaches that secures your enterprise for the quantum future. Clients expect security. Get ready for the quantum era.