Quantinuum has announced the commercial launch of its new Helios quantum computer, which the company describes as the most accurate general-purpose quantum system available to enterprises. The launch includes initial customers such as Amgen, BMW Group, JPMorganChase, and SoftBank Corp.
According to Quantinuum, Helios features high computational fidelity and a real-time control engine that allows developers to program it similarly to heterogeneous classical computers. The company also introduced Guppy, a Python-based programming language designed for hybrid quantum-classical computing within a single program. Helios is accessible via Quantinuum’s cloud service and on-premise solutions.
Dr. Rajeeb Hazra, President & CEO of Quantinuum, stated: “The next computing inflection point starts today. For the first time enterprises can access a highly accurate general purpose quantum computer to drive real world impact, transforming how industries innovate – from drug discovery to finance to advanced materials.”
Helios is positioned to enhance generative AI models by integrating quantum-generated data, which could advance applications in data analysis, material design, and quantum chemistry. To support these capabilities, Quantinuum is expanding its partnership with NVIDIA by integrating NVIDIA GB200 hardware through NVQLink and adopting NVIDIA accelerated computing for current and future systems. The integration will use Guppy alongside NVIDIA CUDA-Q for real-time error correction.
Early users and collaborators of Helios include organizations across several sectors:
- Amgen is working with Quantinuum as an investor and research collaborator on hybrid quantum-machine learning approaches for biologics.
- BlueQubit is applying AI image recognition using driving video data.
- BMW Group is conducting materials research focused on fuel cell catalysts.
- JPMorganChase is exploring advanced financial analytics capabilities.
- SoftBank Corp. is investigating organic materials for batteries, optical switches, and solar cells.
Quantinuum also signed a strategic partnership agreement with Singapore’s National Quantum Office (NQO) and National Quantum Computing Hub (NQCH). This agreement will provide access to Helios in Singapore for projects in computational biology, financial modeling, advanced materials, chemistry, and combinatorial optimization. As part of this collaboration, Quantinuum will establish an R&D and Operations Centre in Singapore.
Additionally, Quantinuum introduced two ecosystem programs: Q-Net—a user group aimed at fostering customer feedback—and a startup partner program designed to encourage third-party application development on Helios.
Helios’ technical specifications include 98 physical qubits with high gate fidelities (99.921% for 2-qubit gates; 99.9975% for 1-qubit gates), along with globally entangled logical qubits demonstrating improved performance in various simulations.
Quantinuum employs over 630 people worldwide across the US, UK, Germany, and Japan. More information about the company can be found at www.quantinuum.com.
Helios’ ion trap was manufactured by Honeywell under license from Honeywell International Inc., though Honeywell does not make representations or warranties regarding the service.
