Fire Opal x IBM Quantum

Accelerate your path to industry value

Access Fire Opal and IBM Quantum hardware through one trusted partner to maximize your quantum investment.

Complexity slows adoption

Removing the friction from quantum computing

Enterprise quantum initiatives are often slowed not by the capabilities of the hardware, but by the friction of the surrounding ecosystem.

Moving from a business challenge to execution on real hardware requires managing fragmented tools, manual error mitigation, and multi-vendor procurement.

Everything you need in one quantum partnership

Your complete enterprise quantum solution

Access IBM Quantum hardware, Fire Opal performance management, AI-powered error suppression, and Q-CTRL expertise through a single, streamlined experience.

Diagram showing interaction flow between developers' quantum applications and IBM Quantum hardware via Fire Opal.

10X

Deeper circuits

1,000X

Reduced compute cost

1,000X

Improved accuracy

Your direct path to quantum value

Simplify enterprise procurement

Reduce purchasing complexity with one contract, one proof of concept, and one bill. Get started faster with a streamlined path to enterprise quantum computing.

Solve industry problems with ease

Skip low-level circuit design entirely. Fire Opal’s hardware-optimized turnkey solvers deliver high-fidelity results for optimization, material science, and chemistry simulations with just a single line of code.

Accelerate application development

Move quickly from use case to application with software abstractions and guidance from Q-CTRL's quantum experts. Spend less time managing infrastructure and more time delivering outcomes.

Unlock more from every quantum run

Maximize return on investment with world-leading quantum hardware and software. Achieve reliable, high-fidelity results through fully automated error suppression, no hardware expertise required.

Case studies

Real-world results

Simplify your quantum execution

One partner for quantum access and algorithm performance

For Enterprise teams

Turn quantum exploration into business outcomes

Solve high-impact problems in logistics, finance, energy, and chemistry with enterprise software, expert guidance, and IBM Quantum access from one trusted partner.

For ALgorithm developers and researchers

Push the boundaries of your quantum execution

Run larger, more complex workloads on real hardware through one streamlined experience, without the overhead of multiple vendors or low-level circuit management.

Getting started with Q-CTRL

We provide the software, hardware access, and expertise you need to move from quantum experimentation to meaningful results.

You need both software and hardware access

Get everything from one partner. Contact us to set up a unified contract that gives your team access to Fire Opal, enterprise solvers, dedicated compute time on utility-scale IBM Quantum hardware.

You already have IBM Quantum access

Get more from your existing investments. Access Fire Opal through the IBM Qiskit Functions catalog, or sign up directly to Fire Opal Client to run your algorithms on IBM Quantum hardware.

World records

Setting the standard in quantum performance

33 qubits

40 qubits

World’s longest-range gate teleportation

Achieving computational gains with quantum error-correction primitives: Generation of long-range entanglement enhanced by error detection.

75 qubits

World’s largest verifiable entangled state

Achieving computational gains with quantum error-correction primitives: Generation of long-range entanglement enhanced by error detection.

103 qubits

World largest constrained quantum optimization

Quantum-enhanced rail scheduling with Network Rail using Fire Opal, accelerating the path to practical quantum advantage.

127 qubits

World’s largest successful quantum optimization

Quantum optimization using a 127-qubit gate-model IBM quantum computer can outperform quantum annealers for nontrivial binary optimization problems.

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Frequently asked questions

Fire Opal includes hardware-optimized solvers for optimization (e.g., logistics, finance, route management) and chemistry simulation, with Monte Carlo solvers coming soon. These allow you to execute domain-specific algorithms with standard high-level inputs, skipping manual circuit design entirely.

Yes. We offer flexible PoC packages that allow your team to benchmark Fire Opal's error-suppression performance and algorithmic solvers on IBM hardware using your specific use cases.

You can still leverage Fire Opal! You can integrate Fire Opal into your existing workflow directly through the IBM Qiskit Functions Catalog or contact our sales team to arrange a direct software license for your allocated IBM backends.

Q-CTRL acts as your single point of contact. Through a unified agreement, you get direct access to utility-scale IBM Quantum hardware paired with Q-CTRL’s Fire Opal software, bundled into one contract and one invoice to streamline enterprise procurement.

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