Anthropic assistant for long documents, writing, coding and multi-step workplace tasks.
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
Use the listing facts below to build a shortlist. Imported provider information can change; confirm availability, plan limits and data terms on the official destination before committing.
- 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. Choose a small task that matches Jan’s listed purpose: Open-source desktop app for chatting with local or remote language models..
- 2. Use non-sensitive test input and decide what a correct result should contain. Check the provider’s supported formats and account limits.
- 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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|---|---|---|
| Claude | From $20/mo | AI Assistants |
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