ORION is a voice assistant that lives on your Mac, with a small team behind it. Ask out loud, and it answers, looks things up, reminds you, and drafts the follow-ups, posts and plans you never get to. Nothing goes out without your yes. No coding. No tech skills.
Orion, what needs me today?That's all it takes.
Orion, what's on my plate?Say its name and ask. It answers out loud, hands-free.
Remind me to call the bank at three.It remembers what you tell it, too.
“Free” assistants make it up with upgrades and charges at every stage. Here is the whole deal, up front.
One fee to us. No subscription.You pay once for the setup. No monthly fee from us and no paid upgrades.
You pay the AI companies directly, for what you use.We show you each one's current price before you sign up, and you choose.
It runs on your Mac, with your own accounts.Your voice is turned into text on your Mac. Your keys stay in your Mac's Keychain. No middleman servers in between.
Nothing happens behind your back.ORION never sends, posts, buys or deletes anything without your OK.
One-time fees. Your AI usage is paid to the AI companies directly (see What you need). Full refund if we can't get ORION running on your eligible Mac.
Not sure? Reserve a spot and tell us your Mac. We check for free before you pay anything.
A Mac with an Apple chipM1, M2, M3, M4 or newer. Intel Macs and Windows PCs don't work yet.
macOS 14 (Sonoma) or newerApple menu › About This Mac shows yours. Plus about 10 GB free.
A microphoneA USB microphone, headset or speakerphone. A Mac mini has none built in. ORION understands English for now.
Internet and your Mac's passwordFor the install, and for ORION's brain while you use it.
An Anthropic API account (required)ORION's brain. Pay as you go: start with about $20 of credit and set a monthly limit. Note: a Claude Pro or Max subscription is a different thing and can't be used.
An ElevenLabs account (optional)A faster, more natural "instant voice", about $22 a month. Without it, ORION uses your Mac's free voices.
No payment today. We confirm your spot and schedule first.
No. You pay a one-time fee to us, and you pay the AI companies directly for what you use. No monthly fee from us, and no paid upgrades.
Anthropic (ORION's brain) is pay as you go: you add credit, for example $20, and set a monthly limit, and ORION can never spend more than that. ElevenLabs (the optional instant voice) is about $22 a month. We show you each company's current prices before you create an account.
On your own Mac, in your own accounts. Your voice is turned into text on your Mac and isn't recorded. To think, ORION sends the text of your request to Anthropic under your account. We don't run a server in between and we don't receive your conversations.
Not in the standard setup yet. Email and calendar need a separate connection that we're still testing. If you need them on day one, tell us in the form and we'll be straight with you about what's possible.
No. ORION and its team prepare drafts. Nothing is sent, posted, bought or deleted until you approve that exact item.
Yes. Like any AI, it can be wrong. Check anything important. It isn't a lawyer, doctor, accountant or financial adviser.
No. ORION needs an Anthropic API account, which is separate from a Claude.ai subscription. We walk you through creating it, step by step.
We check your Mac before you pay. If we still can't get ORION running, you get a full refund of what you paid us.
Founders get a person. Email us, and if needed we'll do a screen share: you share your screen, we tell you where to click. We never ask for your passwords or keys.
No. ORION Protocol is independent. It connects to their services through accounts you own.