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Jan

Open-source, privacy-first desktop app for running AI models locally.

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What is Jan?

Jan is an open-source ChatGPT-alternative desktop app that runs entirely on-device, letting people download and chat with open-source LLMs without an internet connection or sending data to a cloud provider, with an extension system for adding cloud models too if wanted.

Key features

  • Fully offline, on-device AI chat
  • Open-source and self-hostable
  • Optional cloud model extensions if needed

Pricing

Free

Free and open-source

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Jan use cases

  • 1Private, offline AI chat
  • 2Running local LLMs with a friendly UI
  • 3Avoiding sending data to cloud AI providers

Who is Jan for?

Privacy-conscious individualsDevelopersOpen-source AI enthusiasts

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