Achieve utility scale with Fire Opal on Qiskit Functions
Unlock turnkey capabilities, speed, and performance with Fire Opal features natively deployed on IBM Quantum Platform
10X
Deeper circuits
1,000X
Reduced compute cost
1,000X
Improved accuracy
Fast track utility-scale applications with peak hardware performance across every run
Fire Opal’s AI-driven error suppression and noise-aware solvers make it possible to run challenging problems and push the boundaries of what’s possible on quantum hardware. Now you can access the power of Fire Opal directly on IBM Quantum Platform with Qiskit Functions.
Performance Management Function
Achieve record-setting results at utility-scale. When running circuits with Fire Opal Performance Management, best-in-class, AI-driven error suppression techniques are applied automatically. The entire pipeline is algorithm-agnostic and fully configured.
Successfully run circuits up to full-device scale with thousands of gates
Apply to any algorithm with no settings or configuration
Reduce compute time up to 1,000X by eliminating error-mitigation overhead.
Optimization Solver Function
Now you can successfully solve meaningful utility-scale optimization problems on real quantum hardware. Simply input the high-level problem definition, and the solver takes care of the rest. The workflow is noise-aware and leverages Fire Opal Performance Management under the hood.
Solve high-value problems at full device scale (156 qubits) achieving 100% accuracy
Save time with a fully packaged and configured hybrid solver
Run any graph or cost function, untethered from device details or connectivity
Getting started with Qiskit Functions is simple
Contact Q-CTRL to get access
Fill out the form to try out either of Q-CTRL’s Qiskit Functions for free.
Connect to the Qiskit Functions Catalog
Import the QiskitFunctionsCatalog from the qiskit-ibm-catalog package.
Authenticate with your IBM Quantum credentials
No need to sign up or manage any other accounts. Simply use your IBM Quantum credentials.
Run your utility-scale workload
Use the Q-CTRL Functions via a single .run call to apply error suppression methods that enable performance at scale.
Where to find Fire Opal
Q-CTRL played a key role in extending our quantum collision-model simulations of Markovian quantum processes on IBM superconducting hardware. Their hardware-aware execution expertise, together with Fire Opal's error-management software, helped us achieve long-time simulations beyond previously demonstrated scales.
Seiji Yunoki
Chief Scientist & Team Leader
,
RIKEN
Working with Q-CTRL gave us a chance to explore a new and fast moving area of technology in a way that was grounded in our real design challenges. The team brought a strong mix of technical expertise and practical focus, helping us understand how quantum machine learning might fit into our workflow. It was a productive and insightful collaboration.
Shimoda Wataru (霜田 航)
,
Mazda Motor Corporation
Higher-quality and more flexible scheduling is a challenging but critical component for future rail services. Q-CTRL’s work has shown how quantum computing can enable and potentially accelerate this capability, with promising results already on their roadmap towards a real-world quantum solver demonstration.
Sarah Sharples
Chief Scientific Advisor
,
Department for Transport
Frequently asked questions
Can I try it for free?
Yes, IBM Quantum Plan customers are eligible for a free trial of Qiskit Functions.
Why use Qiskit Functions vs. Fire Opal?
Use Qiskit Functions if you’re an IBM Quantum customer who wants a similar workflow and developer experience as Qiskit. Fire Opal is great for hardware-agnostic users who want a single interface to improve performance across multiple hardware providers.
What’s the difference between Qiskit Functions and Fire Opal?
The user interface and hosting model are different. Qiskit Functions are offered through IBM’s Qiskit Serverless package, and they are hosted and managed by IBM, which enables them to use IBM authentication. Fire Opal is a standalone Python package connected to a cloud service hosted and managed by Q-CTRL.
Who can use it?
IBM Quantum Premium and Flex Plan customers can access Fire Opal on Qiskit Functions directly on the platform.
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