D-Wave Quantum Inc. launched the fast-anneal feature, available on all of D-Wave?s quantum processing units (QPUs) in the Leap? real-time quantum cloud service. The fast-anneal feature has been a key part of D-Wave?s research milestones, including work published in Nature Physics (2022) and Nature (2023), demonstrating the advantages of annealing quantum computing over classical algorithms for solving complex optimization problems. With this feature now widely accessible, users can perform quantum computations at unprecedented speeds, greatly reducing the impact of external disturbances such as thermal fluctuations and noise that often hinder quantum calculations.

By offering extended control for notably faster annealing times than previously available, the feature paves the way for customers to reproduce and build on D-Wave?s landmark optimization results using full-scale coherent annealing quantum computing available through D-Wave's Advantage? systems and the Advantage2? prototype, the company?s most performant system to date.

Growing customer demand for D-Wave?s latest annealing quantum computing technology is clear from the usage of the two next-generation Advantage2 experimental prototypes, which together have solved nearly eight million customer problems since they were made available in 2022 and 2024. The fast-anneal feature is anticipated to draw attention from commercial and academic researchers eager to build applications, expand benchmarking studies, and connect increased coherence to better performance.