Compare · Quantum computers
Aquila vs Heron r3
RANKED BY PHYSICAL QUBITS ON AN OPERATIONAL SYSTEM
#3 VS #4
CHECKED 06 SEPT 2026
Side by side
Verdict
Aquila ranks #3 of 16 on Physical qubits on an operational system (256); Heron r3 ranks #4 (156).
Rank 03 of 16 · leads
Physical qubits on an operational system
256
MakerQuEra
Date2022
Verified04 Sept 2026
Evidence
QuEra Aquila product page: 256-qubit analog neutral-atom system, parameter table Number of Qubits 256. Available via Amazon Braket. Secondary quality figure on QuEra's roadmap for this NISQ system: 99.5% physical gate fidelity.Rank 04 of 16
Physical qubits on an operational system
156
MakerIBM
Date2025
Verified04 Sept 2026
Evidence
IBM Quantum hardware page: Heron r2/r3 156 programmable qubits, EPLG 3.7E-3. IBM Newsroom 4 May 2026: median two-qubit error rate 1.17E-3. Condor (1,121 qubits, 2023) is not on the current available-QPU list.Try another pair
Source Vendor product pages and official announcements (Atom Computing AC1000, QuEra Gemini and Aquila, IBM Quantum hardware, Pasqal Orion Gamma…
Last checked 06 Sept 2026