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Jan

Open-source desktop app for chatting with local or remote language models.

Jan is an open-source desktop assistant. It can run models locally or point at remote APIs, with an interface that feels like a private ChatGPT.

Jan is free and open source. Optional hosted cloud models may be billed separately.

Evaluate Jan for your workflow

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Provider website
jan.ai
Listed pricing
Free plan available
Categories
AI Assistants, AI Search, AI Productivity
Access model
Free · free plan listed

A useful trial checklist

  1. 1. Choose a small task that matches Jan’s listed purpose: Open-source desktop app for chatting with local or remote language models..
  2. 2. Use non-sensitive test input and decide what a correct result should contain. Check the provider’s supported formats and account limits.
  3. 3. Review the result, export options and remaining manual work. For a paid plan, confirm current billing, cancellation and data controls directly with the provider.

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Key features

✓ Local and remote models
✓ Open-source desktop app
✓ Offline mode
✓ Extension-friendly setup

Use cases

Private assistantsOffline writingLocal RAG experiments
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