D-Wave Advantage2 at FAU

D-Wave Advantage2 at FAU is a quantum annealing quantum computer operated by Florida Atlantic University in USA. It has 4,400 physical qubits. It ranks 1 of 6 annealing machines in this table by physical qubit count. 3 sourced specs are in the spec sheet. No benchmark figures are recorded for it yet.

Also known as FAU Advantage2

Florida Atlantic University signed a USD 20 million agreement on 27 January 2026 to buy and install an Advantage2 on its Boca Raton campus, with deployment expected later in 2026. FAU says it will be the first Florida university to host a large dedicated quantum computer on site, with a D-Wave Quantum Applications Academy. No installation report was found, so it is recorded as planned.

Spec sheet

Technical details as the builder or a paper states them, each with its own source. A blank is a fact we could not source, not a zero. Fidelity and coherence figures are in the benchmark table below.

Spec	Value	Basis	Note	Source
Processor	Advantage2 processor, 4,400+ qubits	Vendor reported	FAU's announcement of 27 January 2026.	fau.edu
Access and pricing	University-owned on-site system for FAU researchers and students	Vendor reported	Purchase price USD 20 million; includes a planned D-Wave Quantum Applications Academy.	fau.edu thequantuminsider.com
Roadmap	Installation on the Boca Raton campus expected later in 2026	Vendor reported	As stated on 27 January 2026.	fau.edu thequantuminsider.com

Timeline

2026-01-27: Announced
2026-01-27: Status checked: planned

Comparable annealing machines

Closest in physical qubit count within the same technology. Counts of different qubit types are not interchangeable across technologies.

Machine	Operator	Qubits	Status
JUPSI	Forschungszentrum Julich	4,400	upgraded
D-Wave Advantage2	D-Wave Quantum	4,400	operational
D-Wave Advantage2 at SQT Como	Swiss Quantum Technology	4,400	planned
JUPSI-2	Forschungszentrum Julich	4,400	operational
MareNostrum-Ona	Barcelona Supercomputing Center	10	operational