AQT QPUs Information

Reviewed on November 21, 2025

The IBEX-Q1 by Alpine Quantum Technologies (AQT) brings trapped-ion technology to the QaaS portfolio. Known for its extremely high fidelity and long coherence time, the IBEX QPU offers all-to-all connectivity between its qubits, simplifying complex circuit design. The device is rack-mountable, operates at room temperature, and consumes less than 2 kilowatts, ideal for precision-critical simulations (like fluid dynamics).

Key Features

• All-to-all connectivity: All-to-All Connectivity: Every qubit is connected to every other qubit. This eliminates the need for SWAP gates, significantly reducing circuit depth and error rates.
• High fidelity: Trapped ions offer some of the lowest error rates in the industry for 2-qubit gates.
• Room temperature operation: The system fits in standard rack cabinets and does not require the massive dilution refrigerators needed for superconducting qubits.

Use cases

Thanks to its connectivity, the IBEX-Q1 QPU is particularly well suited for:

• Combinatorial optimization: Problems where variables are highly interdependent (finance, logistics).
• Quantum simulation: Simulating complex molecules where the entanglement structure is dense.
• Deep circuits: Algorithms requiring long computation times before decoherence sets in.

AQT QPUs and emulators available at Scaleway

The IBEX-Q1, or the QPU-IBEX-12PQ platform on Scaleway, is AQT's general-purpose quantum processor.

By leveraging the power of Qiskit Aer and dedicated resources, we provide digital twins of the IBEX-Q1 quantum computer. This emulation accurately models the all-to-all connectivity and topology of the trapped-ion QPU, offering accessible, cost-effective environments for prototyping and experimentation.