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Heron r3 vs Forte
RANKED BY PHYSICAL QUBITS ON AN OPERATIONAL SYSTEM
#4 VS #13
CHECKED 06 SEPT 2026
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Verdict
Heron r3 ranks #4 of 16 on Physical qubits on an operational system (156); Forte ranks #13 (36).
Rank 04 of 16 · leads
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.Rank 13 of 16
Physical qubits on an operational system
36
MakerIonQ
Date2024
Verified04 Sept 2026
Evidence
IonQ Forte product page and compare page: 36 physical qubits, 2Q gate fidelity 99.6%, 1Q fidelity 99.98%. Tempo remains omitted as a Late 2026 target system.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