Qiskit Dynamics

Spec sheet

Purpose

Qiskit Dynamics is an open-source project for building, transforming, and solving time-dependent quantum systems in Qiskit.Read 11 Oct 2026 · pypi.org

Audience

PyPI classifies the package for developers and science or research audiences.Read 11 Oct 2026 · pypi.org

Free plan

YesRead 24 Sep 2026 · qiskit-community.github.io

Security

The project page does not state security certifications or compliance claims.Read 11 Oct 2026 · pypi.org

License

Qiskit Dynamics is licensed under the Apache License 2.0.Read 11 Oct 2026 · pypi.org

Array backends

NumPy is the default array backend, and JAX is optional for just-in-time compilation, automatic differentiation, and GPU execution.Read 11 Oct 2026 · pypi.org

Authoring tools

YesRead 24 Sep 2026 · qiskit-community.github.io

Compatibility limit

Version 0.6.0 requires Qiskit at version 1.3 or earlier, and DynamicsBackend works only with Qiskit Experiments 0.8 releases.Read 11 Oct 2026 · qiskit-community.github.io

Delivery mode

desktopRead 24 Sep 2026 · qiskit-community.github.io

Installation

The package can be installed with pip, with an optional extra for installing the CPU version of JAX alongside it.Read 11 Oct 2026 · pypi.org

Lesson library

NoRead 24 Sep 2026 · qiskit-community.github.io

Maintenance status

The maintainers state that the repository is no longer actively maintained, and the 0.6.0 release notes call it the last release for the foreseeable future.Read 11 Oct 2026 · pypi.org

Numerical methods

It provides different numerical methods for solving differential equations and automates processes such as frame transformations and rotating wave approximations.Read 11 Oct 2026 · pypi.org

Pulse simulation

DynamicsBackend provides a BackendV2 interface for pulse-level simulations and can simulate Qiskit Pulse schedules.Read 11 Oct 2026 · qiskit-community.github.io

Quantum system modeling

Its systems module provides high-level interfaces for building abstract quantum-system models and performing calculations.Read 11 Oct 2026 · qiskit-community.github.io

Support channels

The project directs users to GitHub issues for bugs and requests, the Qiskit Slack channel for discussion and simple questions, and Stack Exchange for forum questions.Read 11 Oct 2026 · pypi.org

Plans and prices

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Where Specifiction places it

• Physics Simulation Software#51 of 897.6