IBM ibm_aachen vs IBM ibmq_sydney

Side-by-side comparison over the metrics both devices report. Values come from different sources with different methodologies — mind the provenance badges; vendor-reported figures are manufacturer claims.

Metric IBM ibm_aachen
IBM · Apache-2.0
IBM ibmq_sydney
IBM · Apache-2.0
Best 2Q fidelity (higher better) 0.999308 0.994424
Median 2Q error (lower better) 0.00141979 0.00912811
Median readout error (lower better) 0.00738525 0.0316
Median T1 (µs) (higher better) 232.35 µs 106.86 µs
Median T2 (µs) (higher better) 255.43 µs 112.93 µs
Captured: 2026-04-17 (ibm_aachen) · 2021-03-15 (ibmq_sydney). Full histories: ibm_aachen · ibmq_sydney · leaderboard.