On the recordRead 11 Oct 202617 facts
Quimb
Plans and prices
quimb
Free
Python library; no paid plans or usage limits stated
Read 11 Oct 2026 · quimb.readthedocs.io
On the record
- Algorithms
- The tensor module includes MPS, PEPS, MERA, and quantum-circuit algorithms such as DMRG and TEBD.quimb.readthedocs.io · read 11 Oct 2026
- Analysis
- Quimb can compute quantities including entanglement measures and stochastically estimate Tr f(X) quantities.quimb.readthedocs.io · read 11 Oct 2026
- Array backends
- The tensor module can use backend array libraries including JAX and PyTorch through autoray.quimb.readthedocs.io · read 11 Oct 2026
- Assessment tools
- Noquimb.readthedocs.io · read 23 Sep 2026
- Authoring tools
- Noquimb.readthedocs.io · read 23 Sep 2026
- Circuit support
- The documentation includes a quantum-circuit guide and a guide for importing OpenQASM circuits.quimb.readthedocs.io · read 11 Oct 2026
- Delivery mode
- desktopquimb.readthedocs.io · read 23 Sep 2026
- Distribution
- Quimb is available from PyPI and conda-forge, and the installation guide recommends Pixi for setup.quimb.readthedocs.io · read 11 Oct 2026
- Exact calculations
- The core module supports quantum calculations using NumPy arrays or SciPy sparse matrices, including finding ground and excited states and performing time evolution.quimb.readthedocs.io · read 11 Oct 2026
- Lesson library
- Noquimb.readthedocs.io · read 23 Sep 2026
- Optional acceleration
- The guide describes optional SLEPc and PETSc packages, with MPI dependencies, for accelerated and optionally distributed partial eigensolving, SVD, and exponentiation.quimb.readthedocs.io · read 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Quimb is a Python library for quantum information and many-body calculations, with a primary focus on tensor networks.quimb.readthedocs.io · read 11 Oct 2026
- Requirements
- The documented core requirements include Python 3.11 or newer, NumPy, SciPy, Numba, cytoolz, tqdm, and psutil.quimb.readthedocs.io · read 11 Oct 2026
- Research audience
- The documentation says quimb is published in the Journal of Open Source Software and asks researchers to cite it when useful in research.quimb.readthedocs.io · read 11 Oct 2026
- Tensor networks
- Its tensor module can construct and manipulate arbitrary tensor-network graphs, then contract, optimize, and draw networks.quimb.readthedocs.io · read 11 Oct 2026
- 3D visuals
- Noquimb.readthedocs.io · read 23 Sep 2026
