Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure. On January 9, 2026, Rigetti Computing, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing it is revising its roadmap and adjusting the date for general availability of its 108-qubit quantum computing system, Cepheus™-1-108Q. Cepheus-1-108Q is now expected to reach general availability around the end of the first quarter of 2026.…
Filed Jan 9, 2026Accepted Jan 9, 2026, 8:20 AM ESTCIK 1838359Accession 0001104659-26-002328
Rigetti is a pioneer in full-stack quantum computing. Rigetti quantum computers are based on superconducting qubits, which are widely believed to be the leading qubit modality given their maturity, clear path to scaling, and fast gate speeds. Rigetti quantum computing systems achieve gate speeds of 50-70 nanoseconds, which is about 10,000 times faster than trapped-ion systems and 100 times faster than neutral-atom systems.
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Item 7.01Item 7.01 - Regulation FD Disclosure
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On January 9, 2026, Rigetti
Computing, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing it is revising its roadmap and adjusting the date for general
availability of its 108-qubit quantum computing system, Cepheus™-1-108Q. Cepheus-1-108Q is now expected to reach general availability
around the end of the first quarter of 2026. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K
(this “Current Report”) and is hereby incorporated by reference.
The information included
in Item 7.01 of this Current Report (including Exhibit 99.1 hereto) is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for
purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to liabilities
of that section, and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 8.01Item 8.01 - Other Events
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On January 9, 2026, the Company
announced that it achieved a median two-qubit gate fidelity of 99% on our 108-qubit system, 99.7% on our 9-qubit system, and 99.6% on
our 36-qubit system.
Filed exhibits (1)
EX-99.1 (by filename) tm262713d1_ex99-1.htm
Exhibit 99.1
Rigetti Computing Provides Update on 108-Qubit
System
Berkeley, California -- Rigetti Computing, Inc. (Nasdaq: RGTI) (“Rigetti”
or the “Company”), a pioneer in full-stack quantum-classical computing, today announced that it is revising its roadmap and
adjusting the date for general availability of its 108-qubit quantum computing system, Cepheus™-1-108Q. Cepheus-1-108Q is now expected
to reach general availability around the end of the first quarter of 2026.
“While we are making strong progress with Cepheus-1-108Q, we
are taking more time to test and optimize the system to ensure the performance is up to our standards,” says Rigetti CEO Dr. Subodh
Kulkarni. “We have a clear understanding of what we need to do to achieve 99.5% median two-qubit gate fidelity, and are well on
our way. Building higher qubit count systems can uncover new challenges. We encountered
complexities with our tunable couplers and have decided to run another iteration of our chip to further optimize the system and improve
fidelity.”
“We continue to improve our system performance, achieving a median
two-qubit gate fidelity of 99% on our 108-qubit system, 99.7% on our 9-qubit system, and 99.6% on …