Overview
- D‑Wave announced on June 18, 2026 that it will offer a gate‑model quantum simulator that models hardware errors and supports up to 21 qubits, with public access planned for September 2026.
- The simulator uses dual‑rail qubit technology acquired from Quantum Circuits Inc. to expose error‑detection data and real‑time control, allowing developers to prototype error‑aware applications and error‑correction routines.
- Access will be delivered through D‑Wave’s Leap cloud and sold in Starter and Premium development bundles that include monthly usage allocations and guidance from D‑Wave experts.
- The company tied the simulator to a staged hardware roadmap that targets a 17‑qubit physical system by end‑2026, 181 physical qubits by 2028, and longer‑term goals of 10 logical qubits by 2030 and 100 logical qubits by 2032, while acknowledging execution risk.
- Investors pushed D‑Wave shares lower after the reveal as the offering sets concrete milestones for execution, and analysts note the 21‑qubit scale is far too small to threaten modern cryptography but useful for improving quantum software and R&D.