No accounts needed. No signup. No nonsense. No strings attached.
Download Calliope AI Lab and start working immediately. Use it for personal projects, professional work, or commercial applications — completely free.
Bring your own API keys — Use your existing Claude, OpenAI, or other AI subscriptions. No markup, no middleman.
The actual analysis? That’s the 20% they squeeze in between firefighting.
Runs entirely local — Your code, your data, your machine. Nothing sent anywhere except to your chosen AI provider.
Bring Your Own Keys. Use your existing AI subscriptions.
Already paying for Claude, OpenAI, or other AI APIs? Use those same keys in AI Lab. No markup. No middleman. No vendor lock-in.
AI Chat Assistant
One-Shot Notebook Generation
Multi-Model Support
Data Sources Integration
Purpose-Built Interface
Local-First Privacy
What is Calliope AI Lab?
Calliope AI Lab is a desktop application that brings the power of AI directly into your coding workflow. Built on JupyterLab, it combines the industry-standard notebook environment with an intelligent AI assistant that understands your code, your data, and your goals.
Available for macOS, Windows, and Linux — plus a cloud-hosted version for teams.
How It Works
- Launch the app — Download, install, open. No account required.
- Configure your AI provider — Add your API key for Anthropic, OpenAI, or others.
- Start creating — Chat with AI, generate notebooks, or write code manually.
- Iterate — The AI learns from your context and helps you refine.
Use Cases
| Who | What They Do With AI Lab |
|---|---|
| Data Scientists | Rapid EDA, visualization prototyping, ML experimentation |
| Analysts | SQL queries with AI, automated reporting, data cleaning |
| Developers | Code generation, debugging assistance, documentation |
| Students | Learning with AI guidance, homework help, concept exploration |
| Researchers | Literature analysis, statistical modeling, reproducible research |
The Question-Answering Machine
Hook AI Lab up to your data and ask questions.
“Show me sales trends by region for Q4” → AI writes the SQL, executes it, visualizes the results.
“Which customers churned last month and why might that be?” → AI queries the data, correlates with other signals, provides analysis.
“Generate a correlation matrix for these variables” → AI writes the pandas code, creates the visualization, explains the results.
You stay in control. The AI shows you what it’s doing. But the friction of translating thoughts into code disappears.
Deployment Options
| Option | Best For |
|---|---|
| Desktop App | Individual users, offline work, maximum privacy |
| Hosted (Cloud) | Teams, organizations, managed infrastructure |
Tech Stack
- JupyterLab 4 — Industry-standard notebook environment
- Electron — Cross-platform desktop packaging
- jupyter-ai — AI integration framework
- Python ecosystem — Full access to pandas, numpy, scikit-learn, and 400,000+ packages
Cloud Features (Teams & Enterprise)
The cloud-hosted version of AI Lab adds:
- Connect data sources — Databases, files, APIs, data lakes
- Curate and document — Define schemas, add descriptions, set permissions
- Register for Chat — Expose datasets to Chat Studio with one click
- Enable business users — Non-technical users chat with data in plain English
Data scientists do the plumbing once. The entire organization benefits.
Enterprise-Grade Security (Cloud)
AI Lab cloud runs within your security perimeter:
- Role-based access — Users only see data they’re authorized to access
- Query auditing — Every query logged for compliance
- Secrets management — Database credentials managed centrally, never in notebooks
- Data residency — Deploy on-premise or in your cloud
- Policy enforcement — Zentinelle policies govern what can be accessed and how
How We Compare
| Features | Calliope | Standard JupyterLab |
|---|---|---|
| AI Chat Assistant | Built-in | Manual setup |
| One-shot notebook generation | Yes | No |
| Multi-model support | 6+ providers | DIY |
| Desktop app | Yes, free | DIY with Electron |
| BYOK | Yes | N/A |
| Enterprise connectivity | Native (cloud) | Custom |
| Governance integration | Yes (cloud) | No |
| Telemetry | Disabled | Default Jupyter telemetry |
| Features | Calliope | Amazon SageMaker Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free (BYOK) | Pay-per-use (expensive) |
| AI Assistant | Built-in, multi-model | CodeWhisperer only |
| Local/Desktop | Yes | Cloud only |
| Model Choice | 6+ providers + Ollama | AWS Bedrock only |
| Vendor Lock-in | None | AWS ecosystem |
| Setup Time | Download and run | Complex AWS setup |
| One-shot Generation | Yes | No |
| Offline Capable | Yes | No |
| Features | Calliope | Google Vertex AI Workbench |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free (BYOK) | Pay-per-use |
| AI Assistant | Built-in, multi-model | Gemini only |
| Local/Desktop | Yes | Cloud only |
| Model Choice | 6+ providers + Ollama | Google models only |
| Vendor Lock-in | None | GCP ecosystem |
| One-shot Generation | Yes | Limited |
| Privacy | Local-first | Cloud-based |
| Enterprise Deployment | Self-hosted option | GCP only |
| Features | Calliope | Observable |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Python (full ecosystem) | JavaScript/Observable |
| AI Integration | Deep, multi-model | Limited |
| Desktop App | Yes | Web only |
| Notebook Format | Standard .ipynb | Proprietary |
| Package Ecosystem | 400,000+ Python packages | npm ecosystem |
| Offline | Yes | No |
| Pricing | Free (BYOK) | Free tier + paid |
| ML/Data Science Stack | Native (pandas, sklearn, etc.) | Limited |
| Features | Calliope | Kanaries (RATH/Pygwalker) |
|---|---|---|
| Scope | Full notebook + AI | Visualization focused |
| AI Assistant | Multi-model chat | Limited AI |
| One-shot Generation | Full notebooks | Charts only |
| Code Generation | Yes | Visualization code |
| Model Training | Full ML stack | No |
| Desktop App | Yes | Web/embedded |
| Enterprise Features | Governance, audit | Limited |
| Features | Calliope | Databricks Notebooks |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free (BYOK) | Enterprise pricing |
| Local Development | Yes | Cloud only |
| AI Assistant | Built-in, BYOK | Databricks Assistant |
| Model Choice | 6+ providers | Limited |
| Setup Complexity | Download and run | Cluster management |
| Vendor Lock-in | None | Databricks ecosystem |
| Individual Use | Yes | Team/enterprise focus |
| Features | Calliope | Hex |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free (BYOK) | $20+/month |
| Desktop App | Yes | Web only |
| AI Integration | Multi-model, BYOK | Built-in (limited) |
| Offline | Yes | No |
| Notebook Format | Standard .ipynb | Proprietary |
| One-shot Generation | Yes | Limited |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Enterprise only |
Calliope AI Lab is for data professionals who want...
- Freedom — No vendor lock-in, no cloud dependency, no subscription
- Privacy — Local-first, BYOK, your data stays yours
- Power — Full Python ecosystem, multi-model AI, one-shot generation
- Flexibility — Desktop or cloud, offline or connected
- Simplicity — Download, add your API key, start working
AI Lab isn’t replacing Jupyter — it’s making it AI-native and enterprise-ready.
Calliope AI Lab — available for macOS, Windows, and Linux. No accounts, no signup, no nonsense. Free for personal, professional, and commercial use.
