By ibm.com
Publication Date: 2026-03-16 12:00:00
Blog summary:
- The IBM Quantum Open Plan gets an update with new learning resources, new hardware, and a special promotion for eligible users.
- Log 20 minutes of compute in any 12‑month period and you can opt in to a special one-time offer: 180 minutes for the next 12 months.
- Additionally, we’re making the IBM Quantum Heron r2 ibm_kingston—one of our highest‑performing systems—available to all Open Plan users.
- With expanded runtime and new educational resources, users can run everything from introductory circuits to advanced hybrid workflows.
- These efforts reflect our committment to open access, open education, and open science in quantum computing.
When IBM put the first quantum computer on the cloud in 2016, we wanted to give anyone with an internet connection the chance to experiment with real quantum hardware—for free. Ten years later, we’re still committed to open access, open education, and open innovation in quantum computing, and we still allow anyone to use IBM…
