IBM Quantum Cloud bans Chinese IP access, where else can I use quantum computers
While we are still focused on IBM's landmark 433 quantum bits, the IBM Quantum Computing Cloud Platform has banned access from Chinese IP addresses to.
The owner of this website has banned the country or region (China) where your IP address is located from accessing this website
Quantum computing cloud platform, a service platform that relies on cloud computing technology to provide users with access to physical quantum computers or quantum computing simulators, where users can run algorithms or perform experimental tasks. The quantum computing cloud platform brings many conveniences to users, provides a wider interface to quantum computers, and gives a great impetus to the development of quantum computing research. With the Quantum Computing Cloud Platform, users can perform the required quantum computing even if they do not have access to quantum computers in the field.
The world's first quantum computing cloud platform, IBM Quantum Experience, went live in May 2016, and as of the platform's 5th anniversary, IBM Quantum has over 325,000 users, over 650,000 downloads of the open source Qiskit software development kit, and 2 billion quantum circuits running on IBM Quantum systems every day. More than 700 papers have been published using IBM Quantum.
Among these users are also a large number of domestic researchers, and because of IBM's leadership, almost all of the first domestic exposure to the quantum computing cloud platform is IBM. so, how much impact will this IBM ban on Chinese IP access have?
In fact, in PhotonBox's previous research, we found that the IBM cloud platform for Chinese IPs also only provides 5-bit quantum processors. Therefore, although being banned from access by IBM will have a certain impact, it is not without alternatives. With the rapid development of quantum computing, several quantum computing cloud platforms have been launched in China.
Next is probably the most complete list of domestic quantum computing cloud platforms.
Quantum Computing Cloud Platform, Institute of Quantum Information and Quantum Science and Technology Innovation, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Website: https://quantumcomputer.ac.cn/
The Quantum Computing Cloud Platform was established in 2017, at the "2017 Hangzhou-Yunqi Conference", the Institute of Quantum Information and Quantum Science and Technology Innovation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Shanghai) jointly announced the launch of the "Quantum Computing Cloud Platform" with AliCloud. In 2020, the Institute of Quantum Information and Quantum Science and Technology Innovation of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Shanghai), together with KUGS Quantum Technology Co. The 12-bit superconducting quantum computer is now available.
Quantum Computing Cloud Platform is a public platform information system integrating experiment (the platform has physical quantum computing physical machines), communication (key quantum computing technologies and cutting-edge research results), and sharing (quantum computing knowledge popularization). The Photon Box is currently housed in the platform.
Quafu Quantum Computing Cloud Platform
Website: http://quafu.baqis.ac.cn/
Quafu is a quantum computing cloud platform jointly developed by Beijing Institute of Quantum Information Science, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Tsinghua University, aiming to provide a convenient and fast channel for the public to use real quantum computing machines. Three superconducting quantum computers are currently available for users, including 10 bits, 18 bits and 50 bits, with average T1 of 33.896 microseconds, 34.578 microseconds and 9.685 microseconds, average T2 of 6.267 microseconds, 3.507 microseconds and 11.795 microseconds, and average double quantum bit gate (CZ) fidelity of 0.955, 0.975 and 0.899.
Coolara Quantum Cloud
Website: http://qc.cascoldatom.com/
Cool Plains Quantum Cloud is developed by CSC Cool Plains Technology (Wuhan) Co. The core team of the company originates from the Institute of Precision Measurement Science and Technology Innovation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and is one of the first teams in China to start research on neutral atom quantum technology. It currently offers a neutral atom quantum computing simulator and, as previously reported, will offer a 100-bit neutral atom quantum computer in the future.
Ontogenetic Quantum Cloud
Website: https://qcloud.originqc.com.cn/
In September 2020, Hongyuan Quantum went online with a completely independent intellectual property superconducting quantum computing cloud platform, which is based on Hongyuan Wuyuan, a superconducting quantum computer independently developed by Hongyuan Quantum. The platform currently offers two quantum computers, Hongyuan Wuyuan 1 and 2, both with 6 bits.
Baidu QuantumEvol
Website: https://quantum-hub.baidu.com/
Baidu's QuantumEvolt quantum cloud platform currently provides a Baidu's own 8-bit quantum computer "Qian", providing services from 14:00 to 20:00 every day, the main parameters are shown in the figure below. In addition, the cloud platform also shows a 1-bit ion trap quantum computer from the Institute of Precision Measurement Science and Technology Innovation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and a 10-bit superconducting quantum computer from the Institute of Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, but both are "under maintenance". In addition to the quantum computers, QuantumEasy also offers seven simulators.
Huawei HiQ Quantum Computing Cloud Platform
Website: https://hiq.huaweicloud.com/
Huawei HiQ quantum computing cloud platform provides a variety of online development environments, including open-source software-based interactive development environment Jupyter Notebook, cloud-based native development environment CloudIDE and quantum line graphical programming environment HiQ Composer, no real quantum computer. The development environment has pre-integrated quantum computing programming framework, developers can choose any environment for programming experience.
Quantum Spin Technology Taurus Quantum Computing Cloud Platform
Website: https://cloud.spinq.cn/
Taurus Quantum Computing Cloud Platform is a cloud service platform built by Quantum Spin Technology to open up the physical substrate control and link a variety of real quantum computing systems. It is equipped with a superconducting chip quantum computer with 8 bits, as well as a nuclear magnetic resonance quantum computer with 6, 4 and 2 bits, and a high-performance simulation platform with 22 bits.
State Instrument Quantum Computing Cloud Platform
Website: http://qcloud.ciqtek.com/
Yiwei Quantum Simulation and Computing Cloud Platform
Website: https://www.ywquantum.com/
Taiyuan-1 Quantum Cloud Platform
Website: Not yet public
In 202277, Jianwei Yin's team in the School of Computer Science and Technology at Zhejiang University developed the first user-oriented superconducting quantum computing cloud platform that supports parallel scheduling of multiple quantum computers - "Taiyuan1", which uses a visual programming The platform uses a visual programming environment to lower the threshold of quantum computer use, and allows remote access to the "Tianmu-1" quantum chip, laying a solid foundation for the wide application of quantum computers in multiple industries.
Alibaba Cloud Quantum Development Platform ACQDP
Website: https://github.com/alibaba/acqdp
Alibaba Cloud Quantum Development Platform ACQDP is not strictly a quantum computing cloud platform, it is a simulator-driven quantum computing algorithm and hardware development toolset, and is currently open source on github.
