Commercial gate-model quantum computers remain several years and 100 logical qubits away
Dr. Alan Baratz · Live From D-Wave Qubits: CEO Dr. Alan Baratz on Quantum's Impact, Now and Into The Future · Feb 6, 2026 · at 13:14
Dr. Alan Baratz, CEO of D-Wave, lays out the timeline required for gate-model quantum computers to reach commercial viability.
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“Not until we get to the hundred logical qubits will these systems actually become commercial. So we still have a few years to go before we say that.”
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