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How Superstaq Works

Quantum computers are specialized, resource-constrained, and sensitive to noise. Superstaq translates high-level algorithms into hardware-aware instructions and applies cross-layer optimization to help teams get more from each machine. By reducing the hardware resources some applications require, Superstaq can deliver the effect of hardware progress through software while helping teams determine whether results are meaningful, repeatable, and ready to scale.

Superstaq is the translation and optimization layer between user intent and improved performance on quantum hardware.

Superstaq Compilation, Compatibility, and Benchmarks

  • Cross-layer optimization down to device-native operations

  • 10x or greater gains demonstrated on standard benchmarks

  • Qiskit, Cirq, OpenQASM, and OpenAPI support

  • One interface for multiple quantum backends

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Software & Services

Infleqtion brings compilation, application development, and quantum-inspired machine learning together to improve today's workflows and build toward fault-tolerant quantum computing.

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Software

Superstaq

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  • Physics-aware compilation
  • Cross-layer optimization
  • Multi-backend execution
  • QCVV and benchmarking
  • 10x+ Benchmark gains
Service

Applications Development

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  • Problem framing
  • Algorithm exploration
  • Prototype implementation
  • Resource estimation
  • Co-Design with Quantum Experts

Why Infleqtion

Hardware and Software Expertise for Quantum Applications

Integrated hardware and software expertise turns quantum progress into practical tools and applications.

  • Optimize Across Layers

    Superstaq considers the algorithm, compiler, native operations, architecture, connectivity, and noise to improve effective performance on real hardware.

  • Work Across Hardware

    Use familiar frameworks and a common interface to compile and execute circuits across multiple quantum systems without rebuilding each workflow.

  • Start With the Problem

    Our applications team works from domain needs to algorithms, prototypes, benchmarks, and resource estimates, creating a credible path to adoption.

  • Prepare for Fault Tolerance

    Open-source resource estimation and quantum error-correction tools help teams test assumptions and plan applications for emerging fault-tolerant systems.

How We Engage

Evaluate Your Quantum Use Case

Infleqtion combines domain discovery, algorithm design, measurable prototyping, and resource planning to help teams decide where quantum belongs and what it will take to scale.

Discuss Your Use Case
  1. Frame the Problem

    Define the business, scientific, or mission objective, the available data, and the performance threshold that would justify adoption.

    Domain Discovery
  2. Design the Approach

    Compare classical, quantum, hybrid, and quantum-inspired methods, then select an approach suited to the problem and available systems.

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  3. Build and Benchmark

    Implement a prototype and evaluate it with measurable benchmarks on simulators or real hardware, including Supermarq and QCVV where relevant.

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  4. Plan for Scale

    Estimate resources, identify hardware requirements, and refine the application for today's systems and future fault-tolerant machines.

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Superstaq Features

Features and Supported Workflows

Get more from each circuit and each quantum system.

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  • Hardware-Aware

    Exploit native operations with compilation informed by device architecture, connectivity, and noise.

  • Framework Flexible

    Build with Qiskit, Cirq, or OpenQASM, or connect through OpenAPI to fit existing developer workflows.

  • Backend Flexible

    Use one interface to target Infleqtion Sqale and other supported quantum backends as needs and hardware evolve.

  • Measured Performance

    Benchmark systems and characterize devices with Supermarq and QCVV experiments on simulators or live hardware.

Results

Real-World Results

Superstaq is delivering results on quantum hardware across research and industry.

  • Internal expertise across the full stack (algorithm ↔ hardware) to deliver utility as early as possible.
  • Proven on real systems (superconducting, trapped ion, neutral atom) with published results.
  • Community and partners: Researchers and hardware providers leverage Superstaq to accelerate time-to-market and boost device performance.
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Superstaq's low-level quantum programming primitives unlock significant advances in performance for applications such as Toffoli gates and Hamiltonian simulation algorithms. The access to native gates and pulse-level controls is important for optimizing execution on quantum hardware.”

Ji Liu

Postdoctoral appointee, U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory

Frequently Asked Questions

Superstaq is Infleqtion’s quantum software platform for compiling, optimizing, and running quantum programs. It translates a user’s circuit into operations tailored to the selected device, including low-level, physics-aware optimizations. The goal is to improve effective hardware performance and make different quantum systems easier to access through a consistent workflow.

Quantum compilation converts an algorithm or circuit into the native instructions a specific quantum processor can execute. A strong compiler accounts for the device’s qubits, connectivity, gates, controls, noise, and timing constraints. Superstaq optimizes across these layers so a workload can use the underlying hardware more effectively.

Superstaq supports common quantum development formats and frameworks, including Qiskit, Cirq, and OpenQASM, plus custom integrations through OpenAPI. It can target Infleqtion’s Sqale systems and supported third-party backends through one interface. Specific backends and access conditions may change, so developers should consult the current Superstaq documentation for the latest compatibility list.

Superstaq applies device-aware circuit, gate, and pulse-level optimization, along with tools for noise suppression and error management. Infleqtion reports performance improvements of at least 10 times on selected standard benchmarks, but gains vary by circuit, hardware, and comparison method. The relevant measure is whether optimization improves fidelity, depth, runtime, or resource use for the user’s actual workload.

Yes. Infleqtion’s applications team works with organizations to identify suitable problems, estimate quantum resources, design hybrid quantum-classical algorithms, and build credible prototypes. Current research areas include energy, finance, materials, life sciences, AI, and national security. This work helps teams test value and prepare workflows while quantum hardware continues to advance. Contact us to discuss your quantum application project.

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