Welcome to Quantum Cloud Services

Quantum Cloud Services (QCS) is Rigetti’s quantum-first cloud computing platform. With QCS, our quantum processors (QPUs) are tightly integrated with classical computing infrastructure and made available to you over the cloud.

If you don't already have a QCS account, you can request one. See How to Use Rigetti QPUs for an overview of all the platforms on which Rigetti QPUs are available.

Quil SDK

The Quil SDK is a set of software tools that allows you to write quantum programs in Quil, then compile and run them on a simulator, or on a real Quantum Processor via QCS.

The SDK is comprised of the following:

• pyQuil: A Python library for building and executing Quil programs

• quilc: An optimizing Quil compiler

• QVM: A quantum virtual machine (quantum computer simulator)

When you're ready, continue on to learn how to start using QCS and the Forest SDK.