# Claude Mythos 5 Cuts Quantum Gates by 17-Fold

> Claude Mythos 5 reduces quantum circuit Toffoli gates by 17-fold with fewer qubits.
- Title: Claude Mythos 5 Cuts Quantum Gates by 17-Fold · TokenPost
- Summary: Claude Mythos 5 reduces quantum circuit Toffoli gates by 17-fold with fewer qubits. Claude Mythos 5 uses 4 million Toffoli gates and 935 qubits for…
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- Source: TokenPost — https://tokenpost.com/news/technology/33768
- Published: 2026-10-17T05:37:20+00:00
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- Topics: claude mythos 5, quantum circuits, elliptic-curve calculations, toffoli gates, qubits, quantum computing, crypto, finance
## Claude Mythos 5 Research
Anthropic published research Oct. 16 showing Claude Mythos 5 cuts Toffoli gates by 17-fold for elliptic-curve calculations.
## Resource Comparison
The new circuit uses 4 million Toffoli gates and 935 qubits versus 70 million gates and 838 qubits in earlier designs.
## Quantum Impact
Elliptic-curve point addition is a core step in quantum algorithms that could run on large quantum computers.
## Key takeaway

Claude Mythos 5 uses 4 million Toffoli gates and 935 qubits for elliptic-curve calculations, cutting gates by 17-fold versus earlier designs.