Accelerate utility-scale development with Qiskit Functions

Functions are abstracted services, designed to accelerate algorithm discovery and application prototyping. Premium Plan members can get started with the IBM Circuit function, or purchase licenses from partners.

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Application functions

Integrate quantum into your application workflows, with domain-familiar classical inputs and outputs.
Calculate the ground state energy of molecules and generate the corresponding statevector.
Solve utility-scale optimization problems by inputting a high-level problem definition, and the solver will take care of the rest.

Circuit functions

Accelerate utility-scale algorithm and application discovery, with transpilation, error suppression, and error mitigation managed out-of-the-box.
Compute accurate expectation values on QPUs, with AI-powered circuit optimization, and advanced error mitigation methods.

Performance Management

Q-CTRL

Run larger circuits at peak performance with AI-driven error suppression to automatically reduce errors and save compute time.

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Features and benefits

  • Achieve quality results at utility scale

    Get meaningful results for high-value use cases on real quantum computers with automated error reduction.

  • Build quantum solutions with ease

    Run use cases at peak performance with a single command, and without any specialized hardware knowledge.

  • Save time and resources

    Reduce compute costs by getting the right answer faster and eliminating expensive post-processing overhead.

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Scientific papers related to or supporting this function.

Testimonials

Building quantum machine learning solutions for telecommunications

Hiroshi Yamauchi, Senior Manager - Research Institute of Advanced Technology, SoftBank Corp

"Using Q-CTRL's performance management software, we validated the efficacy of a novel quantum machine learning method on IBM hardware. The performance gave us confidence that in the coming years, quantum will play a crucial role in our commercial operations."

Accelerating scientific discovery with quantum phase estimation

Shu Kanno, Scientist - Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation

"We achieved a significant leap forward in accurately calculating the physical properties of materials, demonstrating a five-fold increase in achievable circuit width over previous Quantum Phase Estimation studies."

Simplify workflows with built-in performance

Ruihao Li, Quantum Research Data Scientist - Cleveland Clinic

"I'm excited to see the capabilities that we've already tested from Q-CTRL surfaced within the IBM Quantum Platform. This integration will make it easier to use performance management within my existing workflow."