Orion is an AI coding assistant that plugs into a local Jupyter notebook via the browser, reading live cell outputs, tracebacks, and execution order to deliver context‑aware code suggestions and edits. It keeps all notebooks and data on the user's machine, offering a privacy‑first experience with a flat $5 /month subscription and support for the user's own ChatGPT API keys.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Data scientists and analysts often work in Jupyter notebooks where code suggestions from generic AI assistants lack awareness of the notebook’s execution state, cell outputs, and data context, leading to inaccurate or irrelevant recommendations.
Solution
Orion is an AI coding assistant that integrates directly into a user's local Jupyter environment through the browser, requiring no installation or environment changes. By reading live cell outputs, tracebacks, and execution order, Orion provides context‑aware code suggestions, explanations, and edits that align with the current data and notebook state. The assistant scales from small CSV files to large databases while keeping all notebooks and data private, as no information is sent to external servers for training. Pricing is transparent with a flat monthly fee and no API markup or token limits, allowing users to leverage their own ChatGPT accounts or API keys for AI‑powered data workflows.
Target Audience
Primary users are data scientists, analysts, and researchers who develop and explore code in Jupyter notebooks and need AI assistance that respects their execution context and data privacy.
Features
- Real‑time access to live cell outputs, tracebacks, and execution order for accurate, stateful code assistance
- Browser‑only connection to the local Jupyter kernel; no software installation or environment modification required
- Data‑aware operation that handles datasets ranging from small CSVs to large databases
- Privacy‑first design: notebooks, code, and data never leave the user's machine or are used for model training
- Compatibility with existing notebook workflow; suggestions appear inline within the familiar Jupyter interface
- Flexible pricing model with a flat $5 / month plan and optional use of the user's own ChatGPT API keys