KPI Sim 3: Performance: available simulators
KPI observatory / Quantum Simulation
Available EU quantum simulators (QPUs) giving results that available classical computers cannot obtain, on any problem whose solution clearly benefits academia or industry.
Official values: survey results of the Quantum Flagship Strategic Advisory Board, as published. Trajectory and live measure: calculations of this portal, not the assessment of the SAB.
Official values
| Year | Value (definition page 14) | Scorecard (page 5) |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | - | - |
| 2022 | - | - |
| 2023 | - | - |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 |
| Progression per year | - | |
| 2030 target | n/a* | n/a* |
Definition: Official KPI values and 2030 targets
Remarks and method
- These indicators were recently defined; the 2030 target is under review (booklet notes, page 20).
Method as stated: Publications named in the booklet (reference Simulation 3).
Trajectory (calculated by the portal)
simulators
Not assessed
Not assessed: The 2030 target is not set or under review.
The booklet rates each indicator on its own four-level scale (ahead of schedule, on schedule, needs progress, behind schedule); that assessment is not reproduced here.
Definition: Trajectory towards the 2030 target
Live measure of the portal
A proxy calculated by the portal from its own data; it is not the official value and measures something related, not the same thing.
Quantum simulators in the infrastructure catalogue
2 simulators Quantum simulators inaugurated or in operation
| Planned or under procurement | SOL (IT) |
|---|
Counted
- JADE (DE)
- Ruby (FR)
Data as of 2026-10-27. Assembled on 2026-11-02.
How it is calculated
Quantum simulators of the infrastructure catalogue that are inaugurated or in operation, with those planned shown apart.
Coverage: The source-verified infrastructure catalogue.
Limitations:
- Availability is not quantum advantage: the SAB counts simulators giving results classical computers cannot obtain.
- The catalogue has no history, so there is no yearly series.
Where the data comes from:
Definition: Sim 3 live measure: quantum simulators in operation
Sources
Attribution: Quantum Flagship Strategic Advisory Board, KPI booklet March 2025. The 2024 values were measured in early 2025 through surveys of SAB, QCB, QuIC and QUCATS members and verified and validated by the SAB (booklet page 2).
No reuse licence in the PDF or on qt.eu; the values are quoted as facts with attribution and the booklet is linked, not copied.