How to cut AI agent hallucinations 45x: GitLab Orbit is GA

AI coding agents often operate without a connected view of the software lifecycle. They iterate through files, consume tokens, and still return partial or incorrect answers. GitLab Orbit addresses this by giving agents a continuously updated context graph across code, merge requests, work items, pipelines, and vulnerabilities. Softprom is the official partner of GitLab.

What was announced

On October 29, 2026, GitLab Inc. announced the general availability of GitLab Orbit, a context graph for the software lifecycle. In GitLab testing, agents running with Orbit completed the same agentic tasks with up to 45x fewer hallucinations and up to 4.5x fewer tokens. Since its introduction, more than 3,500 organizations have used Orbit, running over 280,000 agent queries.

AI agents are only as accurate and efficient as the context they work from. Orbit gives every agent in the governed software factory the full record of how an organization builds and ships software

Why this matters

For CIOs, CISOs and procurement leaders, unpredictable AI spend is a growing concern. Each wrong agent answer triggers retries and more token consumption. Orbit reduces iterations, makes AI budgets more predictable at scale, and lets teams answer questions that previously took hours of manual research, such as the impact of a proposed change or which production systems a vulnerability affects.

Technical details

• Context graph: connects code, merge requests, work items, pipelines, and vulnerabilities in one continuously updated view.
• Efficiency: up to 45x fewer hallucinations and up to 4.5x fewer tokens in GitLab testing.
• Native integration: works with GitLab Duo Agent Platform.
• Third-party agents: supports Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and OpenCode via MCP or GitLab CLI.
• Governance: applies existing GitLab access permissions; no extra integrations required.
• Availability: GA for Premium and Ultimate on GitLab.com, with Self-Managed and GitLab Dedicated following in weeks.

FAQ

What is GitLab Orbit?

GitLab Orbit is a context graph for the software lifecycle. It connects code, merge requests, work items, pipelines, and vulnerabilities into a single, continuously updated view for AI agents and engineers.

How much can agent token usage drop with a context graph?

In vendor testing, agents running with Orbit completed tasks with up to 4.5x fewer tokens and up to 45x fewer hallucinations, reducing retries and lowering per-task cost.

How is GitLab Orbit licensed?

Orbit is sold in query packs shared across all users and AI agents in an organization, available to Premium and Ultimate customers. A 30-day free trial is available via the GitLab account team.

Softprom and GitLab

Softprom is the official partner of GitLab and supports customers with licensing, deployment, and enablement for DevSecOps and AI-driven software delivery.

Prepared by the Softprom editorial team based on vendor materials (Softprom DistriFlow). Source: original article.