Quantinuum and Oracle partner to bring quantum computing to OCI

Quantinuum (NASDAQ: QNT) and Oracle announced a multi-year strategic partnership to make quantum computing available through Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), according to a press release dated Aug. 11, 2026.

Under the agreement, Quantinuum's Helios quantum computer will be deployed in a U.S.-based OCI data center, allowing OCI customers to access the system alongside OCI's high-performance computing and GPU infrastructure as a managed cloud service.

Helios, launched commercially in November 2025, is Quantinuum's third-generation quantum computer. 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 99.921%. The company states the system draws less than 1% of the power reported for leading supercomputers.

Oracle plans to preview its OCI quantum service in the coming months. The planned service is expected to combine Quantinuum's development stack with support for open-source hybrid-programming frameworks.

"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," said Dr. Rajeeb Hazra, President and CEO of Quantinuum.

Mahesh Thiagarajan, Executive Vice President of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, said the partnership aims to give developers "a practical and secure way to explore how quantum computing could complement their existing AI and HPC workloads."

The two companies said they intend to support applications in drug discovery, materials science, financial modeling, and large-scale optimization, targeting enterprise, academic, and research customers.

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