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Heron r3 vs Orion Gamma
RANKED BY PHYSICAL QUBITS ON AN OPERATIONAL SYSTEM
#4 VS #5
CHECKED 06 SEPT 2026
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Verdict
Heron r3 ranks #4 of 16 on Physical qubits on an operational system (156); Orion Gamma ranks #5 (140).
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 05 of 16
Physical qubits on an operational system
140
MakerPasqal
Date2025
Verified04 Sept 2026
Evidence
Pasqal processor brochure April 2026, Orion Gamma: nominal 140 qubits, maximum 200, analog mode. June 2026 analyst presentation: 7 QPUs with 100-200+ qubits in commercial use. No published 2Q randomized-benchmarking fidelity on this product sheet; rank uses nominal 140 not the 200 maximum.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