Operational Quantum Performance Certification
Measure what matters: workload success, reproducibility, and operational stability. Not vendor claims — empirical evidence from your actual executions.
Important: QCOS Bench does not measure physical qubit properties (T1, T2, gate fidelity). We measure observable operational performance — what you can actually verify from job execution.
Operational Metrics
These metrics measure observable execution outcomes — what you can empirically verify from your quantum jobs.
Operational Fidelity Score (OFS)
Workload success rate under real execution conditions
Measures actual job success, not theoretical gate fidelity
Reproducibility Index (RI)
Variance when repeating identical workloads
Statistical consistency across multiple runs
Drift Coefficient (DC)
Performance stability over time
Detects degradation before SLA violation
Effective Circuit Depth (ECD)
Maximum useful depth before output collapses
Practical depth limit for your workloads
Queue Volatility (QV)
Wait time predictability
Operational scheduling reliability
Cost-to-Success Ratio (CSR)
Economic efficiency per successful execution
FinOps metric for budget planning
Standardized Workloads
Versioned, reproducible benchmark circuits. Same tests, any backend, comparable results.
GHZ Scaling Suite
5q → 200qTest backend scaling characteristics
Depth Stress Test
Variable depthFind effective circuit depth limit
Noise Sensitivity Probe
ParameterizedMeasure noise sensitivity under variation
Reproducibility Battery
Identical rerunsValidate determinism and consistency
Methodology
Execute → Measure → Analyze → Certify. All evidence cryptographically signed.
Standardized Workloads
Execute predefined benchmark circuits across backends. GHZ scaling, depth stress, noise probes — all versioned and reproducible.
Execution Telemetry
Capture success probability, variance, queue time, and runtime. Every data point timestamped and signed.
Temporal Drift Analysis
Track performance over time. Detect degradation against historical baselines. Alert on threshold crossings.
Evidence Generation
Produce cryptographically signed artifacts. ML-DSA post-quantum signatures. SLSA Level 3 provenance.
Evidence Durable
Store, sign, and verify benchmark evidence with cryptographic integrity. Built for procurement, audit, and regulatory compliance.
- Ed25519 signatures (ML-DSA post-quantum ready)
- Tamper-evident storage with hash chains
- Offline verification — no SoftQuantus dependency
- SaaS, VPC, or sovereign deployment options
✓ Signature valid • Hash chain intact
What QCOS Bench Is Not
Scientific honesty matters. Here's what we cannot and do not measure.
QCOS Bench measures T1/T2 coherence times
We measure operational success rates, not physical qubit properties. T1/T2 are vendor calibration metrics — we measure what you actually care about: does your workload succeed?
QCOS Bench certifies quantum hardware quality
We certify operational performance from the user's perspective. We cannot access or measure physical qubit properties — only observable execution outcomes.
QCOS Bench replaces vendor benchmarks like Quantum Volume
QV is a vendor-defined metric. We provide complementary operational metrics based on real workloads, not synthetic protocols.
Built for Evidence-Driven Teams
Enterprise R&D Teams
Validate backend performance before committing production workloads. Make data-driven backend selection decisions.
Procurement & Due Diligence
Independent evidence for hardware acquisition decisions. Not vendor-provided benchmarks — empirical data from your workloads.
QA & Release Engineering
Continuous monitoring of backend performance. Detect drift before it affects production. Automated alerting on SLA thresholds.
Research Publications
Reproducible benchmarks with signed evidence bundles. Third-party verifiable for peer review.
Add-on to QCOS Platform
QCOS Bench is available as a subscription add-on or pay-per-run for existing QCOS customers.
Pay-per-Run
For occasional benchmarking needs
- All standardized workloads
- Signed evidence bundles
- Comparison reports
Continuous Monitoring
For production environments
- Automated scheduled runs
- Drift detection & alerting
- Historical trend analysis
- SLA threshold enforcement
Evidence-based quantum performance
Stop relying on vendor benchmarks. Start measuring what actually matters for your workloads.
Get benchmarking insights
Operational quantum performance data, methodology updates, and industry comparisons.