{"categories":[{"label":"Scientific/Engineering","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/scientific-engineering/3"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Aer is a high-performance quantum circuit simulator for Qiskit that executes quantum algorithms with realistic noise models and supports both CPU and GPU backends.","skillfed_tags":["quantum-computing","simulator","gpu-accelerated"],"use_cases":["Prototype and debug quantum algorithms locally before submitting to real quantum hardware.","Study how noise models from specific quantum processors affect circuit outcomes.","Run parameter sweeps and variational optimization loops efficiently on classical hardware.","Simulate Bell states, GHZ states, and other entanglement patterns for educational purposes.","Benchmark quantum algorithms across different noise configurations and circuit depths."],"what_it_does":"Qiskit-aer is a simulator backend that executes quantum circuits defined in Qiskit on classical hardware. It models quantum state evolution using statevector, density matrix, or unitary representations, and can inject realistic noise based on actual quantum hardware characteristics. The package depends on qiskit, numpy, scipy, psutil, and python-dateutil, and provides both low-level simulator access and high-level primitives (EstimatorV2 and SamplerV2) for variational and sampling workloads.\n\nDevelopers use Aer to prototype and test quantum algorithms before running them on real quantum processors, to study the effects of noise on circuit performance, and to run parameter sweeps over large circuit families. It is the reference simulator for the Qiskit ecosystem and is widely used in quantum algorithm research and education.","worth_installing":"Yes. Aer is the standard simulator for Qiskit, actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, and carries a permissive Apache 2.0 license. Install friction is moderate due to C++ compilation, but prebuilt wheels cover modern Python versions and common platforms. Essential if you are working with Qiskit; optional only if you have no need to simulate quantum circuits locally."},"id":"qiskit-aer","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/qiskit-aer","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/qiskit-aer.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/qiskit-aer/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2025-09-17","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"qiskit-aer","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"Aer - High performance simulators for Qiskit"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":853066,"position":4898,"tier":"top_5000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"0.17.2"}