D-Wave Quantum Inc. has launched a beta program for its gate-model quantum computing simulator. The company announced the program on Oct. 1, 2026, saying that leading commercial and research organizations will get early access to the technology.
The simulator is designed to support error-aware programming capabilities, with the goal of delivering more efficient quantum error correction. This marks a step beyond D-Wave's traditional annealing-based systems into the gate-model space, though the announcement focuses on the simulator rather than a full gate-model processor.
The beta program is intended to let early users test and refine error-correction approaches before broader availability. No further technical specifications or timeline details were provided in the announcement.