Q Deep Outlines Quantum Computing Initiatives

Insider Brief

• Russian firm Q Deep announced plans to accelerate the country’s quantum computing timeline and expand access to quantum tools during the recent NVIDIA GTC Quantum Day.
• Its Qonquester Cloud platform will offer free access to optimization capabilities for problems up to 2^3,000 in size, with higher limits for countries lacking advanced quantum infrastructure.
• Q Deep also introduced QGPT, a language model designed to solve optimization problems using quantum resources, with both products set for release in March 2025.

PRESS RELEASE — Russian firm Q Deep, in collaboration with the Tatarstan Quantum Consortium, announced a series of developments last week aimed at expanding the country’s quantum computing capabilities, coinciding with NVIDIA GTC Quantum Day.

Q Deep, a founding member of the consortium, is leading an initiative to advance Russia’s quantum market timeline, moving its target from 2030 to 2027. In remarks delivered during the event, Q Deep founder Hadi Salloum said the company is working to accelerate domestic infrastructure and capabilities across the Volga region.

Central to this effort is Qonquester Cloud, a hybrid solver designed to tackle Quadratic Unconstrained Binary Optimization (QUBO) problems. The system is intended to function similarly to platforms developed by D-Wave, supporting problem sizes up to 2 to the 10,000th. Q Deep has announced free public access for computations up to 2 to the 3,000, with expanded capacity for countries without access to advanced quantum infrastructure, reaching up to 2 to the 5,000th.

The company also unveiled QGPT, a large language model developed to assist in solving optimization problems by leveraging Qonquester Cloud’s quantum-enhanced computing environment. Both Qonquester Cloud and QGPT are scheduled for release on March 25, 2025.

Analysts have noted the timing and positioning of these announcements as part of a broader effort to assert influence in the emerging quantum computing landscape. By offering access to high-performance quantum resources and tools, Q Deep appears to be targeting sectors such as logistics, finance, and pharmaceutical research, where optimization challenges are common.

The Tatarstan Quantum Consortium, which is expected to broaden its geographic scope, plays a coordinating role in uniting regional stakeholders around these efforts.