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.

For algorithm development For optimization applications

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.

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Successfully run circuits up to full-device scale with thousands of gates

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Apply to any algorithm with no settings or configuration

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Reduce compute time up to 1,000X by eliminating error-mitigation overhead.

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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.

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Solve high-value problems at full device scale (156 qubits) achieving 100% accuracy

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Save time with a fully packaged and configured hybrid solver

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Run any graph or cost function, untethered from device details or connectivity

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### 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

Directly on Fire Opal Client
If you’re hardware agnostic or testing out different platforms, use Q-CTRL’s cloud service, Fire Opal.
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IBM Quantum Premium and Flex Plan
Users have access to Fire Opal through Qiskit Functions natively on IBM.
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IBM Pay-as-you-go customers
Access Q-CTRL performance management as part of your Pay-as-you-go plan.
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Powering record-breaking innovation across the industry

Discover how researchers worldwide are leveraging our technology to push the boundaries of what's possible with quantum computing.

Q-CTRL research
Fast, accurate, high-resolution simulation of large-scale Fermi-Hubbard models on a digital quantum processor
Gavin S. Hartnett, Khadijeh Sona Najafi, Aleksei Khindanov, Haoran Liao, Michael Schutzman, Michael R. Hush, Michael J. Biercuk, and Yuval Baum
arXiv
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Q-CTRL research
Simulating the dynamics of an SU(2) matrix model on a trapped-ion quantum computer
Gavin S. Hartnett, Haoran Liao, Enrico Rinaldi
arXiv
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Community research
Constrained Quantum Optimization at Utility Scale: Application to the Knapsack Problem
Naeimeh Mohseni, Julien-Pierre Houle, Ibrahim Shehzad, Giorgio Cortiana, Corey O’Meara and Adam Bene Watts
arXiv
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Community research
Tensor-based phase difference estimation on time series analysis
Shu Kanno, Kenji Sugisaki, Rei Sakuma, Jumpei Kato, Hajime Nakamura, Naoki Yamamoto
arXiv
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Community research
Large circuit execution for NMR spectroscopy simulation on NISQ quantum hardware
Artemiy Burov, Julien Baglio, Clément Javerzac-Galy
arXiv
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Q-CTRL research
Practical protein-pocket hydration-site prediction for drug discovery on a quantum computer
Daniele Loco, Kisa Barkemeyer, Andre R. R. Carvalho, Jean-Philip Piquemal
arXiv
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Community research
Quantum spectroscopy of topological dynamics via a supersymmetric Hamiltonian
Hiroshi Yamauchi, Satoshi Kanno, Yuki Sato, Hiroyuki Tezuka, Yoshi-aki Shimada, Eriko Kaminishi, Naoki Yamamoto
arXiv
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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.