B Grade B

Quantinuum Helios: Physical qubits

98 qubits

As stated in the source: “98-qubit trapped-ion quantum processor”

Caveats

Qubit count is the hardware design figure stated by the builder; it does not say all 98 qubits are usable at the quoted fidelities in every program.

Set-up
Full Helios processor as described in the paper
Method
Standard
Compared only with
results in the group “gate based”
Measured
Not stated
Published
17 June 2026
Measured by
Quantinuum
Independent of the maker
No
Peer-reviewed
Yes
Repeated by others
Not yet

Source

A 98-qubit trapped-ion quantum computer with all-to-all connectivity, Nature (Springer Nature), vol. 655, pp. 81-86. Peer-reviewed paper. DOI: 10.1038/s41586-026-10676-4

Comparable results

Machine ValueSet-upPublishedMeasured byGradeRecord
IBM Nighthawk r2 120 gate based 31 Aug 2026 Maker B r-000015
Quantinuum H2 56 gate based 2025 Maker B r-000022
Google Willow 105 gate based 9 Dec 2024 Maker B r-000008
Atom Computing Ytterbium atom array 256 gate based 18 Nov 2024 Maker B r-000036
IonQ Tempo 100 gate based – Maker B r-000026

History

Spotted a mistake? Report an error, quoting r-000016.