cirq-aqt
A Cirq package to simulate and connect to Alpine Quantum Technologies quantum computers
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you have access to AQT quantum devices and want to run Cirq quantum circuits on them. The package is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, installs easily, and is licensed permissively. If you need quantum circuit development without AQT hardware access, plain Cirq alone may be sufficient; verify that AQT device access and authentication are available before installing.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires valid AQT authentication credentials and access to an AQT quantum device; see the package documentation for access and authentication setup.
- Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel.
- The package is actively maintained with a recent release (46 days old) and depends only on requests and cirq-core, both stable libraries.
License · maintenance · safety
Apache-2.0 (permissive) — Apache-2.0 is a permissive license; you can use this package in commercial and private projects with minimal restrictions, provided you include a copy of the license and note any modifications.
last release 2026-06-29 (46 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-14 · 5,046 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 138,723 downloads/mo, #11,321 on PyPI
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pip install cirq-aqt
import cirq
import cirq_aqt
# Create a simple circuit
q = cirq.LineQubit(0)
circuit = cirq.Circuit(cirq.H(q), cirq.measure(q, key='m'))
# Submit to AQT device (requires authentication token)
service = cirq_aqt.AQTServiceProvider()
result = service.run(circuit)- Whether the package supports offline circuit simulation or requires live device access for all operations.
- Specific performance characteristics or latency expectations when submitting circuits to AQT devices.
- Whether additional system dependencies (beyond Python) are required for the requests library on all platforms.
What it is and what it does
Cirq-AQT is a Cirq integration module that bridges quantum algorithm development in Python to Alpine Quantum Technologies' quantum hardware. It builds on top of Cirq, which is a framework for writing and manipulating quantum circuits designed for NISQ (noisy intermediate-scale quantum) computers. The module provides an interface to authenticate with and submit quantum circuits to AQT devices, allowing researchers and developers to run quantum algorithms on real quantum hardware rather than just simulators.
The package depends on cirq-core for quantum circuit abstractions and requests for HTTP communication with AQT services. It is actively maintained, supports modern Python versions (3.11 through 3.14), and installs with low friction as a pure-Python wheel. The project is part of the broader Cirq ecosystem maintained by Google's quantum team.
Use it for
- Running quantum algorithms on AQT quantum computers for research or production quantum computing tasks.
- Prototyping NISQ algorithms in Cirq and testing them on real quantum hardware without managing low-level device details.
- Integrating AQT quantum backends into larger quantum computing workflows or applications.
- Benchmarking quantum circuits on AQT devices to evaluate performance and noise characteristics.
- Educational projects exploring quantum computing with access to real quantum hardware via AQT.
Worth the install?
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Yes, if you have access to AQT quantum devices and want to run Cirq quantum circuits on them.
The package is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, installs easily, and is licensed permissively. If you need quantum circuit development without AQT hardware access, plain Cirq alone may be sufficient; verify that AQT device access and authentication are available before installing.
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cirq-aqt on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel. The package is actively maintained with a recent release (46 days old) and depends only on requests and cirq-core, both stable libraries. Supports current Python versions (3.11–3.14).
Requires valid AQT authentication credentials and access to an AQT quantum device; see the package documentation for access and authentication setup.
License in practice
Apache-2.0 is a permissive license; you can use this package in commercial and private projects with minimal restrictions, provided you include a copy of the license and note any modifications.
Quickstart
pip install cirq-aqt
import cirq
import cirq_aqt
# Create a simple circuit
q = cirq.LineQubit(0)
circuit = cirq.Circuit(cirq.H(q), cirq.measure(q, key='m'))
# Submit to AQT device (requires authentication token)
service = cirq_aqt.AQTServiceProvider()
result = service.run(circuit)Verify before relying
- Whether the package supports offline circuit simulation or requires live device access for all operations.
- Specific performance characteristics or latency expectations when submitting circuits to AQT devices.
- Whether additional system dependencies (beyond Python) are required for the requests library on all platforms.
Package facts
| License | Apache-2.0 permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.11.0 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 2 packagesrequestscirq-core |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 46 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 138,723 / month, #11,321 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 5 - Production/StableIntended Audience :: DevelopersIntended Audience :: EducationIntended Audience :: Science/ResearchOperating System :: MacOS :: MacOS XOperating System :: Microsoft :: WindowsOperating System :: POSIX :: LinuxProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Quantum ComputingTopic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python ModulesTyping :: Typed |
Evidence: cirq_aqt-1.7.0-py3-none-any.whl
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