Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Chion, text-to-SQL analytics, and how we keep your data safe.
What is text to SQL?
You type a question in English, you get back SQL that answers it. The hard part isn't generating the SQL — it's making sure it's right. We use a 13-phase pipeline with contract enforcement to catch the errors that simpler tools miss. PostgreSQL today, BigQuery and Snowflake next.
What is conversational analytics?
Instead of building a dashboard or writing SQL, you ask a question and get a chart with an explanation. Follow up with another question and the system remembers context from the last one. That's it.
What is a natural language query (NLQ)?
A question in plain English — like "What were our top 10 products by revenue last quarter?" — that gets converted into SQL. We resolve the entities in your question against your actual schema before writing anything.
How do I use Chion?
Sign up, connect your database with read-only credentials, ask a question. Setup takes about two minutes.
Watch tutorials on our YouTube channel
How does Chion generate SQL from natural language?
We profile your schema, build a contract that limits what the model can reference, generate SQL inside those bounds, validate it, run it read-only, and render the chart. The contract decides what the model can touch before it writes a single line. Full walkthrough on our How It Works page.
Is my data safe with Chion?
Yes. Read-only SQL only — no INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE. Credentials encrypted with AES-256-GCM. Row-level security enforced on every query. The LLM never sees your actual data rows, only metadata.
What databases does Chion support?
PostgreSQL today. BigQuery, Snowflake, and MySQL are next.
How is Chion different from ChatGPT for SQL?
ChatGPT writes SQL if you paste in your schema. It can't connect to your database, run the query, check if the output is right, or make a chart. We do all of that — connected to your live database with read-only enforcement and contract-based verification at every step.
What visualizations does Chion create?
Eight D3.js chart types: single-line, multi-series line, dual-axis line, stacked area, standard bar, grouped bar, stacked bar, and animated bar race. All support zoom, pan, filtering, and data labels. Every data point traces back to the SQL that produced it.
How do I contact Chion?
Email us at contact@chion.ai, or reach out on our socials:
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