Oracle partners with Quantinuum to bring quantum computing to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

Quantum computing firm Quantiuum and Oracle have announced a multi-year strategic partnership to bring quantum computing to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).

Under the agreement, OCI customers will have direct access to Quantinuum’s commercial cloud-hosted quantum computer Helios, alongside OCI’s high-performance computing and GPU infrastructure. 

The arrangement will give customers access to quantum computing hardware without requiring them to procure, install or operate dedicated quantum systems or specialised facilities.

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Helios was launched commercially in November 2025 and is Quantinuum’s third-generation quantum computer. It was designed for hybrid integration with classic HPC and AI environments. 

According to Quantinuum, the 98-physical-qubit trapped-ion system has been used in demonstrations involving 48 logical qubits and achieves an average two-qubit gate fidelity of 99.92%.

“We believe the next phase of enterprise computing will be shaped by bringing quantum, AI, and high-performance computing together,” said Quantinuum President and CEO Rajeeb Hazra. 

“Deploying Helios inside OCI gives Quantinuum and Oracle an opportunity to create a unique and deeply integrated environment for hybrid workloads, explore enterprise use cases with customers, and accelerate commercial adoption.”

Oracle and Quantinuum partnership aims

The pair will also explore how hybrid quantum-AI infrastructure could address computationally intensive challenges for enterprises and expand access to quantum computing for universities and research institutions.

The companies said the technology could be applied to areas including materials discovery, drug development, logistics, energy and financial modelling.

“AI has changed what organisations can imagine, and we believe quantum computing can expand what they’re able to solve,” said Mahesh Thiagarajan, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Executive VP. 

“By bringing Quantinuum’s Helios to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, we want to give developers a practical and secure way to explore how quantum computing could complement their existing AI and HPC workloads on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure while improving compute efficiency and energy use.”

Oracle said it will preview its OCI quantum service in the coming months. Helios is expected to operate on-premises within OCI infrastructure, where it can integrate with existing compute, networking, storage, identity and data services under the same governance and access controls used by customers.

The planned service is expected to combine Quantinuum’s development stack with support for open-source hybrid programming frameworks, allowing developers to move from simulation to execution on real quantum computing hardware and build, test and refine quantum-classical applications.

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