Origin Quantum officially launched the Origin Wukong-180, marking the fourth generation of its domestically developed superconducting quantum computing line. Headquartered in Hefei, China, the company has integrated the system into its global cloud platform to process external computational tasks. This release succeeds the 2024 third-generation “Wukong” system, which achieved China’s first commercial export of quantum computing power in 2025 and has recorded over 50 million remote accesses to date. The Wukong-180 is positioned as a programmable and deliverable platform, with the company asserting full-stack independence across its hardware, chip fabrication, and software layers.
Hardware Architecture and Superconducting Chip Specifications
The core of the system is a superconducting quantum chip featuring 180 computational qubits and 251 coupling qubits. The inclusion of a high coupler-to-qubit ratio is a technical design choice intended to mitigate parallel gate execution errors and improve multi-qubit gate reliability. Performance benchmarks for the 180-bit chip include an average T1 coherence time of 40 μs and an average T2 echo coherence time of 20 μs. The device achieves an average single-qubit gate fidelity of 99.90%, with two-qubit gate and readout fidelities also specified at 99.90%. These metrics are designed to provide the stability required for deeper circuit depths and the eventual transition toward logical qubit operations.
Integrated Control and Cryogenic Support Systems
The Wukong-180 operates through four primary self-developed core systems that manage the full execution pipeline. The Quantum Computing Measurement and Control System provides the precise pulse sequences required for qubit manipulation and analyzes feedback signals for state readout. This is supported by an Environmental Support System comprising an ultra-low temperature dilution refrigeration unit and electromagnetic shielding, maintaining the chip at millikelvin-class temperatures. These hardware pillars are orchestrated by the Origin Sīnán operating system, which handles automated chip calibration, task scheduling, and resource management to enable parallel execution of multiple user jobs.
AI Large Model Fine-Tuning and Hybrid Neural Networks
A significant technical milestone reported with the Wukong-180 is the execution of fine-tuning for a billion-parameter AI large model on actual quantum hardware. This demonstrates the system’s capacity for hybrid classical-quantum workflows, particularly in optimizing large-scale neural network parameters. Research conducted on the platform has expanded into classical-quantum hybrid neural networks for information security applications, such as the detection of AI-generated images. By offloading specific high-dimensional optimization tasks to the 180-qubit processor, the system aims to provide a computational advantage in training and refining complex machine learning architectures.
Multidisciplinary Research and Clinical Applications
The platform has been utilized for a range of peer-reviewed research across medicine, engineering, and physics. In early 2026, researchers utilized the system’s quantum machine learning capabilities to predict radiation esophagitis in esophageal cancer patients, identifying metabolic biomarkers that classical models struggle to isolate. Further applications include the development of variational quantum nonlinear solvers for complex fluid dynamics and the implementation of maximum entropy principles for quantum state preparation. To support continued academic output, Origin Quantum has established a Research Incentive Program providing free computing time to international researchers focused on biochemistry, fintech, and engineering design.
You can access the official launch announcement from China Daily here and view detailed technical specifications or apply for the research incentive program at the Origin Quantum Cloud portal here.
May 14, 2026
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