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Qiskit is the world’s most popular software stack for quantum computing. Build circuits, leverage Qiskit functions, transpile with AI tools, and execute workloads in an optimized runtime environment.

Qiskit is the highest-performing quantum SDK

A new open-source suite of tests from leading universities, national labs, and IBM compares the relative speed and quality of quantum frameworks. Based on the results of these tests, Qiskit is the highest performing quantum software development kit for building and transpiling quantum circuits.
Speed: Overall Time to Complete

Speed measures how long it takes an SDK to create and manipulate circuits, as well as how long it takes to synthesize and transpile.

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Speed: Overall Time to Complete

Speed measures how long it takes an SDK to create and manipulate circuits, as well as how long it takes to synthesize and transpile.

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Simplified workflows for nimble quantum exploration

Qiskit offers an open-source SDK with lean libraries, reduced transpilation time, and a streamlined workflow to help efficiently compose utility-scale solutions for domain-specific use cases.

Powerful tools and services for utility-scale workloads

In addition to the open-source SDK, Qiskit offers tools for mapping problems to quantum circuits and preparing them for execution. Qiskit also provides services to optimize, orchestrate, and run quantum workloads.

See Qiskit in action

Explore Qiskit tutorials

Learn how to apply IBM Quantum technology to your workflow and explore utility-scale examples.

Run on the most advanced quantum hardware

Qiskit is built for powerful executions on IBM quantum computers. It also supports hardware from third-party providers.

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Join the largest quantum community

Connect with our global community of quantum innovation leaders, researchers, developers, and enthusiasts advancing the field of quantum computing using IBM technology.

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