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USA · operational · Superconducting circuits
Aqumen Seeker
Aqumen Seeker is a superconducting circuits quantum computer operated by Quantum Circuits in USA. It has 8 physical qubits. It ranks 67 of 74 superconducting machines in this table by physical qubit count. 4 sourced specs are in the spec sheet. No benchmark figures are recorded for it yet.
Also known as Quantum Circuits Aqumen Seeker QPU
Quantum Circuits unveiled the 8-qubit Seeker in November 2024 as the hardware behind its Aqumen full-stack offering, pairing error detection built into each dual-rail qubit with error detection handling and real-time control flow in software. Enterprise customers were already running it, and Algorithmiq used it for a proof-of-concept drug-metabolism study. The company says it detects errors first so fewer qubits are needed at scale, but the launch coverage gives no fidelity, coherence or topology figures, and the claims are vendor statements. Quantum Circuits' website now says it is part of D-Wave Quantum Inc.
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 | Aqumen Seeker, 8-qubit QPU | Vendor reported | Launch coverage of 19 November 2024. | thequantuminsider.com |
| Qubit type | dual-rail superconducting cavity qubits with built-in error detection | Vendor reported | Company site describes dual-rail superconducting cavity qubits; launch article says superconducting circuits in the company blurb. | quantumcircuits.comthequantuminsider.com |
| Software | Real-time control flow (RTCF) and error detection handling (EDH) toolkit, SDK and simulator | Vendor reported | Cloud service, SDK and simulator were released about three months before the hardware launch. | thequantuminsider.comquantumcircuits.com |
| Access and pricing | Cloud service with SDK and simulator; enterprise customers running on the hardware | Vendor reported | Access terms and pricing are not stated. | thequantuminsider.com |
Timeline
- 2024-11: Announced
- 2024-11-19: Status checked: operational
Comparable superconducting machines
Closest in physical qubit count within the same technology. Counts of different qubit types are not interchangeable across technologies.
| Machine | Operator | Qubits | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Lab AQT 8-Qubit Ring | Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory | 8 | operational |
| Rigetti Novera at Montana State University | Montana State University | 9 | operational |
| AWS Ocelot | Amazon | 9 | operational |
| Rigetti Novera at PSC (TangleLab) | PSC | 9 | planned |
| Rigetti Novera at University of Saskatchewan | University of Saskatchewan | 9 | operational |
| Horizon Quantum Testbed | Horizon Quantum Computing | 9 | operational |