Product
Jan
Jan is an open-source AI app, launched in 2023, made for people who don't write code and developers.
A desktop app for downloading and running open models offline, with optional cloud models.
Main jobs: Chat and Q&A, Run models locally. It is open source and free to use. You can use it as a desktop app, offline on your own machine, through an API and on your own server.
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At a glance
- Type
- Product
- Launched
- 2023
- Galaxy
- Assistants
- Pricing
- Open source, free
- Open source
- Yes
- Source code
- github.com/janhq/jan
- GitHub stars
- 44,633
- How you run it
- Desktop · Runs offline · API · Self-host
- Made for
- No-code users · Developers
- Protocols
- Model Context Protocol
- Website
- jan.ai
What it can do
Chat and Q&Amain jobunconfirmed
“Ask Jan anything”— jan.ai, 2026-09-24
Run models locallymain jobunconfirmed
“Run open-source AI models locally or connect to cloud models like GPT, Claude and others.”— jan.ai, 2026-09-24
Find and share modelssupportedunconfirmed
“Download and run LLMs (Llama, Gemma, Qwen, GPT-oss etc.) from HuggingFace”— github.com, 2026-09-24
LLM APIsupportedunconfirmed
“OpenAI-Compatible API : Local server at localhost:1337 for other applications”— github.com, 2026-09-24
unconfirmedproposed by a machine, awaiting calibration
Alternatives
- ChatGPTFree plan + paid upgradesAlso does: Chat and Q&A
- LM StudioFreeAlso does: Run models locally, Chat and Q&A, Find and share models
- PhiOpen source, freeAlso does: Chat and Q&A, Run models locally, LLM API
- TextGenOpen source, freeAlso does: Chat and Q&A, Run models locally, LLM API
- LlamaOpen source, freeAlso does: Chat and Q&A, LLM API, Run models locally
- QwenOpen source, freeAlso does: Chat and Q&A, LLM API, Run models locally
- GLMOpen source, freeAlso does: Chat and Q&A, LLM API, Run models locally
- MixtralOpen source, freeAlso does: Chat and Q&A, LLM API, Run models locally
- WebLLMOpen source, freeAlso does: LLM API, Run models locally, Chat and Q&A
- DeepSeek-V3Open source, freeAlso does: Chat and Q&A, LLM API, Run models locally
- DeepSeek-V2Open source, freeAlso does: Chat and Q&A, LLM API, Run models locally
- gpt-ossOpen source, freeAlso does: Run models locally, Chat and Q&A, LLM API
Connections
- Built with
- llama.cpp
Questions
What is Jan?
Jan is an open-source AI app, launched in 2023, made for people who don't write code and developers. A desktop app for downloading and running open models offline, with optional cloud models.
Is Jan free?
Yes. Jan is open source and free to use.
Is Jan open source?
Yes. The source code is at https://github.com/janhq/jan.
Can Jan run locally?
Yes. Jan can run offline on your own machine. It can also be self-hosted on your own server.
What can Jan do?
Main jobs: Chat and Q&A, Run models locally. It can also do: Find and share models, LLM API.
What are open-source alternatives to Jan?
Open-source ones: Phi, TextGen, Llama, Qwen, GLM, Mixtral, WebLLM and DeepSeek-V3. Others: ChatGPT and LM Studio.
Sources
- www.jan.ai/checked 2026-09-24
- github.com/janhq/janchecked 2026-09-24
- jan.ai